Maine Memory Network

Western Maine Foothills Region - Our Partners

"… Society Nghia Ha–Rumford Historical Society/Site Co-Administrator Irene Hutchinson–Byron Historical Society/Mexico Historical Society Gloria…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico Corner

"… educated physician, whose residence occupied the site of the Henry Parks house. Dr. Arad Farwell was another early physician, as well as Dr. Tracy."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 3 of 4

"… Rumford Community Center” and continues to be a site for recreational events. The Chisholm Ski Club, founded in the early 1920s, offered winter…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield's Tuscan Opera House

"… Opera House was sold in the 1970s and became the site of several commercial ventures including an antique store and restaurants."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford High School Basketball - 1970s - Page 1 of 2

"… basketball court at the old Stephens High was the site of many legendary games pitting the up-and-coming youngsters of the 70’s playing with and…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - II. Pinkies, wherries, skiffs and chebaccos: Early Settlement

"… families) to cultivate the land and work his mills. Coasting vessels transported the island’s lumber, and the fishing business began to expand."

Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln Primary School, ca. 1910

"The school was located on School Street, now the site of an apartment building. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - West New Portland Village

"… Strickland purchased the site and built a smaller mill, this mill operated for many years and emplyed many local people."

Lincoln, Maine - South Lincoln schoolhouse, Lincoln, ca. 1930

"… house was built about five hundred feet below the site of the first one. In 1896 it was decided to move this building into a more central location…"

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Iron Foundry

"Even though they had a blacksmith on site, they needed additional parts. The Hallowell Iron Foundry was formed by P.J. Flagg."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Maps

"… Cultural Interest Sites Farmington Mill Sites Titcomb Family Sites Farmington Agricultural Sites Farmington Early Settler Sites Farmington Industry…"

Historic Hallowell - The Opening & Closing of Hallowell's Shoe Companies

"The Cotton Mill sold the machinery to a mill in Georgia. In 1903, the Cotton Mill was sold to Kennebec Realty Company."

Acton-Shapleigh Historical Society

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Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 2 of 3

"Hussey's Woolen Mill, Guilford, ca. 1920Guilford Historical Society In 1917, Herbert Gray of Old Town Woolen Company purchased the south side mill…"

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

"The site selected was a small hill not far from the Penobscot River, called Ballard Hill. The townspeople did most of the work themselves."

Pittsfield Historical Society

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Lincoln, Maine - About Our Project

"… student history projects, online tools that allow site visitors to create and share their own albums, and much more."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion

"… recent Stearns mill was built on the original site of the old mill in East Hampden where the business remains."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Baird's Quarry

"The largest and most well known of the Swan's Island quarries is Baird's quarry, and it is that site which we will explore in this exhibit."

McArthur Public Library

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Strong Historical Society

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Maine's Paper & Heritage Museum

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Early Wharves and Yards - 1795 to 1825

"… arrived from Dover, NH around 1795, settling on Mill River as a tanner and shoemaker, then branching out into several businesses."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Representative Industries of Cumberland and North Yarmouth

"Wilson's mill on the same stream is on the site of an old saw mill which was owned and run by many of the farmers in the neighborhood, each running a…"