Maine Memory Network

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - Biddeford's Movers & Shakers

"Lausier, Esq. From "The Franco-Americans of the state of Maine" (1915) X Every town and city has their prominent citizens, their town fathers…"

Historic Hallowell - Our Work and Our Team

"A city historic project, The Museum in the Streets, served as a impetus to this effort. The nineteen-sign, illustrated walking tour, reminded us…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - ABOUT US

"… as the Biddeford Public Library in 1863; it was a city department and located in the City Building. In 1894, the Mayor recommended that a private…"

Biddeford Historical Society

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Life on a Tidal River - The Bangor Fire of 1911 - Page 1 of 2

"Firefighters were forced to dynamite the Universalist Church on Park Street to keep the fire from spreading further along the side of the hill, but…"

Westbrook Historical Society

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Historic Hallowell - Important Buildings and Institutions

"Impressive homes and a stellar hotel fill the city. In the 1960s an urban renewal proposal and a highway construction plan threatened to demolish…"

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"The city operated a city hospital, almshouse (which provided housing and daily meals), and a city farm in an effort to care for and meet the needs of…"

South Portland Historical Society

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Life on a Tidal River - Bangor Site Resources

"Reilly, Wayne E. Remembering Bangor: the Queen City before the great fire. Charleston, SC: History Press, 2009. Print."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - EXPLORE the history of Biddeford, Maine...

"1900McArthur Public Library City Building commemorative cup, Biddeford, ca. 1905McArthur Public Library Biddeford High School &…"

Portland Water District

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Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs

"The convention was held at Portland City Hall (Merrill Auditorium), and officially began on July 13, 1925."

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Ice Storm Poem

"Droplets became plastic wrap and encased the city, but the purpose was not to preserve. This woven web of flashing silver was deadly."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 452-534

"… politics, including his failed bid to become city clerk. Martin noted that "the evil one" followed him as he constantly felt cheated by employers…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - V. A Cascade of Booms & Busts (1790-1865) - Page 2 of 3

"The war years in the city were difficult; high taxes, city debt, mill layoffs & the ensuing joblessness and poverty took their toll."

Historic Hallowell - History Celebrated, Threatened and Preserved

"A State highway construction plan proposed widening Water Street to a four-lane highway, by razing all the buildings between the Kennebec River and…"

Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 2 of 3

"Sparrow. The view up Middle Street ends with City Hall in Market Square, now the site of the statue in Monument Square."

Architecture & Landscape database - Frederick A. Tompson

"… trucker who transported goods and produce in the city. Frederick Tompson graduated from Portland High School in 1876 and immediately entered the…"

Historic Hallowell - Eastern Illustrating Company

"… project purchased all the photographs of our city in the collection and donated them to the Hubbard Free Library Collection."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Arriving in Bar Harbor

"Desert, Little Buttercup, Acadia, and Queen City of Bangor all running to and from this port.” City of Richmond steam ship, ca."

Walker Memorial Library

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Historic Hallowell - History of The Cotton Mill

"Hallowell Cotton Mill, Academy Street, ca. 1885Hubbard Free Library In 1844, The Hallowell Cotton Mill was constructed."

Lubec, Maine - Lubec's 1911 Centennial Celebration - Page 1 of 2

"Water Street decorated for Centennial, Lubec, 1911Lubec Memorial Library Centennial on Water Street, Lubec, 1911 Lubec Historical Society The…"