Maine Memory Network

John Martin: Expert Observer - Scrap & Sketch Book 2: 1864-1866

"… Part 5, pages 77-96 Lincoln's assassination, national debt, Bangor Democrats, Mutual Store "scam"   Part 6, pages 97-113 July 4, 1865…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Columbian Block

"… this fire were Columbia Hall, candy and meat stores, grocery stores, and a restaurant. One of the buildings that needed considerable reconstruction…"

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"… in the state." In 2006, the hospital won national recognition from the Wellness Councils of America (WELCOA) for "promoting healthy living among…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"Along with these national chain stores, two local department stores (Senter’s and Bath Department Store), several men’s clothing stores and beauty…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"This store, located at 782 Washington Street (the southwest corner of the intersection), did very well, surviving for more than 20 years despite…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Allen Building

"… the first organized bank called the Presque Isle National Bank. The next change for the building happened when it became law offices again."

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

"With the Sagadahock House getting all the attention, the focus was also going to the stores in the hotel. Smith's was a laundry facility and A.G."

Stockholm Historical Society

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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - V. A Cascade of Booms & Busts (1790-1865) - Page 1 of 3

"… in Biddeford during these years and had a large store until he removed from the area in 1796. There was no customs collector on the Saco River…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VI. The deluge of industrial expansion & immigration (1865-1900) - Page 1 of 2

"… were built along the river, and the harvest was stored packed in hay as well as sawdust, which would have been available in quantity from the…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 9 of 13

"It was first put in the lobby of the new Northern National Bank building in 1946. It remained in the bank until it was acquired by the City of…"

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 2 of 5

"… was a hardware store on the first floor and the First National Bank on the second floor. John Scales & Sons became the firm name on January 20…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Cheese Factory

"Large round blocks of cheese were stored in round wooden boxes. These boxes were often used as pantry storage boxes. Return to Student Research"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 2 of 4

"In the late-1800s, this store was operated by Albert and Washington Daggett, and was known as Daggett Bros. store."

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 1 of 5

"The first floor contained a French and Elliot IGA store. Later the store was changed into Worthen’s Market."

L'Heritage Vivant Living Heritage

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Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Architecture

"In 2001, this building was named to the National Register of Historic Places. In 1888 a new United States Post Office had been established in…"

Old York Historical Society

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Native Americans

"… current Maliseet, Passamaquoddy, and Penobscot Nations. They called the Mikmaqs Souriquois, and the English called them Tarrantines."

Guilford, Maine - The Next Fifty Years 1916-1966

"… Store, two beer parlors, Weatherbee’s Hardware Store, The Community Movie Theater, the “Five & Dime” Variety Store, Haley’s Construction Company…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Peru

"They had the first clearing, the first house, the first room for Plantation meetings in their upstairs room, the first school, gave an acre of land…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - III. Boom, bustle, bust: The Steamboat Years to WWII

"The nation turned to coal, iron, and oil. Maine’s decreased role in the national trend toward industrial growth would later become an attraction when…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 1 of 4

"… Society Not all Strong businesses were stores or mills. According to 1909 records, the railroad carried 70,000 passengers and 70,000 tons of…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 3 of 4

"… and oranges in midwinter, along with their store catalogs and other commodities. Bringing Water To The Town Water and continuous access to it has…"