Maine Memory Network

Life on a Tidal River - Early Railroads in Bangor - Page 1 of 2

"… Bangor was one of the first places in the country to have a railroad. Its railroad ran in 1836, only six years after the very first run on the…"

Lincoln, Maine - Telegraphs & Telephones

"Different places, towns, countries that do not have this kind of communication are, in some ways, kind of in trouble."

Lincoln, Maine - Other Early Hospitals

"… who had just got back from an excruciating cross country practice with Mr. Cox, complaining that their muscles hurt."

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… that trading was as “free” as anywhere in the country. A warrant for the first Town Meeting was issued on July 7, 1811."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… tourists passing through on their way to the “up country” where fishing and hunting would be the draw."

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

"… Yarmouth There Were Two Villages Along the two country roads that passed through North Yarmouth, two village centers eventually developed."

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… the War of 1812, Bath and the rest of the country experienced a lengthy period of expansion of international trade and therefore of maritime…"