Maine Memory Network

Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln Center Baptist Church, Lincoln, ca. 1900

"… Historical Society Description The first clergyman associated with the Lincoln Center Baptist Church was Stephen Chase who came to the…"

Lincoln, Maine - Telegraphs & Telephones

"… of a few paragraphs" There is evidence that the first telegraph lines in Lincoln were installed some time in the 1850s, after the Maine Telegraph…"

Lincoln, Maine - Ira Fish

"In 1826, Ira built the first house on West Broadway. He used the house as a boarding house for men working at the sawmill and working in lumbering."

Lincoln, Maine - Jeremy Nelson

"In the winters of 1824-1826, Jeremy taught the first school in the area. He had to ride to school on horseback and his home was 6 miles away from the…"

Lincoln, Maine - Mattanawcook Academy

"The first instructor, Joseph True, wouldn’t have been the first instructor if the school was never built."

Lincoln, Maine - Mills & Paper Industry - Page 1 of 2

"… Lakes from the collection of Roger Morrison The first thing to be built was a flume to send lumber along to the Penobscot River to market."

Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln Memorial Library

"The books at first were 2 cents a book for a two week loan. Librarians made $25 per year. A year of change for the library took place in 1895, when…"

Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln Historical Society - Page 1 of 2

"The first official meeting of the Lincoln Historical Society was July 8, 1935. At the time, Gertrude Mills was the secretary and Addie Pinkham was…"

Lincoln, Maine - Catholic Church

"The Native Americans were the first recorded people to have the religious faith of Catholicism in this area."

Lincoln, Maine - Ballard Hill School, Lincoln, ca. 1930

"The following is a list of the first teachers: Mrs. Burr, 4th grade; Mrs. Whittier, 5th grade; Miss Fairly, 6th grade; Miss Graves, 7th grade; Miss…"

Lincoln, Maine - Steamboats

"navigated the first steamboat. Also, the first steamboat came to Lincoln on May 27, 1847 and continued to run for ten years."

Lincoln, Maine - Osgood's Store

"It was first a horse stable. Then it became Porter Tailor Shop, which was tailoring for men. Then on November 12, 1943, Mr. Bennie F."

Lincoln, Maine - Post Office

"The first mail carrier went by the last name of Moor. He drowned in the Mattawamkeag River. The body was found in Babcock’s Boom in what now is…"

Lincoln, Maine - Workman's Hospital

"Workman was a nurse and the first owner of the Workman’s Hospital that was built in 1932. The first Workman’s hospital was actually in the upstairs…"

Lincoln, Maine - MacGregor's Spool Mill

"… really started on February 28, 1876, when the first carload of spools was shipped. The business was doing well until August 21, 1885 when the mill…"

Lincoln, Maine - Carney's Store

"The store was first located on the south end of Main Street where the new building called “Lake View Senior Housing” is now being built."

Lincoln, Maine - Gateway Motors

"The first way is, one time my mom’s car had to be fixed there and it had to stay there a few hours. I had school, so I had to walk that day when I…"

Lincoln, Maine - Gordon's Fox Farms

"… his family owned all of them in Lincoln for the first sixteen years. Some of them were the fox farms on the Military Road, Transalpine Road, Route…"

Lincoln, Maine - Masonic Hall

"The first meeting was held March 25, 1904 by the Freemasons. The hall also held a pool hall, family theater, and a gymnasium in which they had…"

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"… of Lincoln's downtown business district." The first fire "destroyed two buildings and displaced four businesses." The second fire "displaced six…"

Lincoln, Maine - Ferries

"When the bridge first came, I didn’t like it, but it was a lot safer than the ferry. The ferry could rock you off of it, but the bridge stays still."

Lincoln, Maine - Solomon's Store

"I walk into the store on Main Street and the first person I see is Sam Solomon, the owner of the store. “Where are the new shoes, Mr. Solomon?” I ask."

Lincoln, Maine - Other Early Hospitals

"… arrived in the small town of Lincoln where he first helped operate two hospitals, on West Broadway."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Depression, War, and Fire

"But the growing income tax began to cut into its excesses, and the 1929 stock market crash accelerated its decline. It was really World War II that…"