Maine Memory Network

Lubec, Maine - Klondike: Lubec's Gold from Sea Water Hoax

"… Prescott Ford, A Sketch of the Discovery of a Commercially Profitable Process for the Extraction of Gold and Silver from Sea Water, Robinson Press…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Early Settlements

"… was the Islesboro’s second wharf following the commercial wharf built next to the lime kiln in Pripet."

Life on a Tidal River - Bass Park: A History of Fillies, Fame, and Fun

"Norman Martin, a Bangor commercial artist, designed the 31-foot-high statue of the mythical lumberjack On the 250th anniversary of Bangor, people…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 3 of 4

"… in the early 1800s by Beza Blanchard, began commercial operations under Frank Blanchard after his service in the Civil War, and still sells milk…"

Lubec, Maine - Canning Sardines in Lubec: Technology, the Syndicate and Labor

"… there were were additional large canneries on Commercial Street. American Can with its factory on that newer waterfront street had brought change…"

Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"Curtis was an American commercial businessman and was mainly known for his chewing gum. John Bacon Curtis was born on October 10,1827 in Bradford…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - "Main Streets" of North Yarmouth and Cumberland

"Here, a busy commercial and residential area developed in the 1790s and beyond. There is a distinctive triangular “heater” intersection where Route 9…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"… for the science courses, and additional space for commercial courses for business, including typing."

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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