Maine Memory Network

Western Maine Foothills Region - Peru

"… In 1805, riders brought official papers from Boston to Paris proclaiming the founding of Oxford County, and Paris Hill as the county seat."

Mercy Hospital - Mercy & the Community

"… treatment took him to Portland and then to Boston. His insurance providers would not pay for the experimental treatment he needed, and his family…"

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

"It was developed gradually, at first connecting Boston to Kittery and York, then extending to Portland (then called Falmouth)."

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"Father Rasle was shot dead and his scalp taken to Boston for display. Thirty natives died that day and half that many were wounded."

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"… being transported from Halifax, Nova Scotia, to Boston, Massachusetts. According to newspaper reports, “Long-time residents of Lincoln said the…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Brothers of the Civil War

"… managing a clothing store for a time in Boston. In 1869 he married Ellen Maria Marston, daughter of the sea captain Levi Marston."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"… shipped surplus produce such as potatoes back to Boston on the same vessels. The first regular packet (small sailing craft) line was established in…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"But those same folks coming from Boston or New York could enjoy the fineries provided by fresh linen on both tables and beds, because Farmington also…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"… clapboards, and laths were shipped to the Boston market while boards and 2’ X 4’s were sold locally."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Soldiers Of The Civil War

"He married Elizabeth Winslow of Farmington in Boston, Massachusetts in 1850, and worked as a brick mason in Saco, Bowdoinham, and Freeman."

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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