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Historical Items

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Item 14494

John Olson in Bangor and Aroostook engine 210, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Oakfield Historical Society Date: circa 1910 Media: Photographic print

Item 88023

Mansion House, Robbinston, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Penobscot Marine Museum Date: circa 1910 Location: Robbinston Media: Glass Negative

Item 28907

Cushman-Hollis Company, Auburn, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Seashore Trolley Museum Date: circa 1910 Location: Auburn Media: Postcard

Online Exhibits

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Designing Acadia

For one hundred years, Acadia National Park has captured the American imagination and stood as the most recognizable symbol of Maine’s important natural history and identity. This exhibit highlights Maine Memory content relating to Acadia and Mount Desert Island.

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Extracting Wealth

Maine's natural resources -- granite, limestone and slate in particular -- along with its excellent ports made it a leader in mining and production of the valuable building materials. Stone work also attracted numerous skilled immigrants.

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Making Paper, Making Maine

Paper has shaped Maine's economy, molded individual and community identities, and impacted the environment throughout Maine. When Hugh Chisholm opened the Otis Falls Pulp Company in Jay in 1888, the mill was one of the most modern paper-making facilities in the country, and was connected to national and global markets. For the next century, Maine was an international leader in the manufacture of pulp and paper.

Site Pages

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Site Page

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Railroad into the Village

"… to render them comparatively harmless when they strike the pilings upon which the structure rests."

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Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahock House and The Sagadahoc Block

"… pound piece of pine wood when he heard the board strike the ground. He immediately turned and saw Haley stuck, then raised the alarm."

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Bath's Historic Downtown - Merchants' Row

"This striking architecture tends to be found only on the front of buildings. The Greek Revival buildings on Merchants' Row were actually quite simple…"

My Maine Stories

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Story

John Coyne from Waterville Enlists as a Railroad Man in WWI
by Mary D. Coyne

Description of conditions railroad men endured and family background on John Coyne.

Story

The Oakfield Inn
by Rodney Duplisea

This is a summarized article about the opening of the Oakfield Inn. It appeared in the Bangor Daily