Maine Memory Network

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

"… first time from Bangor to Portland, and points south. On November 1, 1856 the Waterville to Bangor line was leased to and operated by the…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Economic History of Main Street, Northeast Harbor - Page 1 of 3

"… old marine store, near the cove at the South of the present wharf, smelling of all tarry seafaring things…” Kimball’s story sold hardware, dry…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Elusive Championship

"1 seed Bangor and No. 2 seed Oxford Hills of South Paris. They also beat No. 13 Brewer to become Eastern Maine Champions. Up next was the State Final."

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - Bridges of West New Portland

"Col. F. B. Morse who lived on the South road, came forward with the idea of a suspension or wire bridge."

Lubec, Maine - The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head

"… in Lubec, he served to 1930 then retired up on South Lubec Road. Lightkeeper Eugene Larrabee X Eugene Larrabee occupied the post from 1930 to…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 2 of 4

"… cotton from India to England, and bird guano from South America to Europe. The stately federal-style houses that grace the shaded village streets…"

Otisfield Historical Society

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Bangor Public Library

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Guilford, Maine - BUSINESSES - Page 3 of 3

"… including: Guilford, Dover, Alton, Pea Cove, South Lagrange, Lagrange, Boyd Lake, Milo, Sebec, Abbot, and Blanchard."

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"Portaged canoes over Carrying Place bog to reach ocean travel routes. Harvested smelts and sweet grass. Ox Cart at N.W. Marston's Store, South…"

Lincoln, Maine - Other Early Hospitals

"We also had a nursing home located in South Lincoln. This was originally not a nursing home, so it was repaired in the spring of 1956 and on April 1…"

Guilford, Maine - Modern History: 1966 to Present

"Still, hope was not lost. Instead of listening to the usual economic indicators, the resilient people of Guilford kept forging new roads and in fact…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Emerson Letter

"History of Thomaston, Rockland, and South Thomaston, Maine. Vol. II. Hallowell, 1865. This brook briefly explains about Fales' life."

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

"The shipyards of South Portland were a destination for many able-bodied workers, who helped with the construction of Liberty Ships."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Railroad into the Village

"… of acting upon the question of accepting a road, or roads, laid out to the new depot grounds by the selectmen."

Colby College Special Collections

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Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… shell middens along the shores of Mill Creek and South Bay. The very word “Passamaquoddy” means “pollock plenty place” in the tribal language."

Acadian Archives

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Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"… Lincoln, a torrent of water swept down upon the south of the town of Lincoln, inundating stretches of the highway running to Enfield, washed out…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"… Minot, Middle, Job, Lime, Lasell, Ensign to the south; Ram and Seal to the west. The Precambrian rocks of 700 Acre, Lime and Lasell Islands are…"

Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"… of Bloomfield was established in 1814 and it lay south and west of the area of Canaan. The town of Milburn, east of the Kennebec, was separated…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"… owned a ferry business that went from Portland to South Portland until 1896. He was even in the silver and coal mining business in Maine."