Maine Memory Network

Western Maine Foothills Region - Leonard Trask, the Wonderful Invalid

"… and could see no more than two or three feet in front of him without leaning back. Leonard TraskPeru Historical Society Over the years he saw…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Lowell's General Store, Commerce, & the Railroad

"By 1879, this standard gauge railroad connected with the Sandy River Narrow Gauge Company rail system."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks - Page 1 of 2

"… Black Point on the Nonesuch River and the Libby River.(1) By the 1840s, a railroad drawbridge across the Scarborough River narrowed clearance for…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1920-1930 - Page 3 of 3

"… trimmings and a knife pleated knee length skirt front; Anne F. Wilson's red long sleeved early rayon dress featuring pieced art deco design…"

Margaret Chase Smith Library

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: The Old Church on the Hill

"… of the two projecting wings or porches in the front, between which was an open court leading to the main entrance."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 3 of 3

"1908 Front Row, L-R: Winthrop L. Guile, Fred E. McLeary, Leslie A. Vining, Charles Pease, Abner W. Mayo, Horatio N. Luce, John W. Durrell, W."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 1 of 3

"1947 Front (l-r): Clarice Cox, Reta Cook, Bob Worthley, Glenda Worthley, Ruby Pillsbury. Middle (l-r): Rosalind Lambert, Queda Huff, Stella Huff…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - "Fly Rod" Crosby - Page 1 of 3

"1895 Fly Rod fishing in front of Mt. Kineo along the shores of Moosehead Lake.Maine Historical Society The pen name “Fly Rod” first was printed in…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Grand Army of the Republic

"… means a soldier and a sailor clasping hands in front of a figure of Liberty. Members of the G.A.R."

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

"He chiseled D.H. 1783 on the front and E.H. on the back. Also recorded this account in town records so future generations would know the history of…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Emerson Letter

"The 3rd and 4th Maine did not go right up in front but went around to the enemies ‘ right to prevent them from flanking us, which he was on the point…"

Malaga Island: a story best left untold - Explore photos from the "Malaga Island: A Story Best Left Untold" documentary

"… for the construction of pleasant summer houses.” Front page, Bath Independent and Enterprise, 1903. In this context, the Malaga mixed-race…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Riverside Park

"… the elite set, there were reserved chairs in the front rows covered by an awning, and the remaining seating consisted of settees, for the common…"

Guilford, Maine - BUSINESSES - Page 3 of 3

"… was made of bedrock and the pillars on the front porch are Douglas fir, imported from Washington State and Oregon."

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

"… is to be forty two feet deep, with a street front of fifty feet. This is a step in the right direction and we know of no better men to make the…"

Guilford, Maine - Veterans Tributes - Page 1 of 2

"… entire operation, he went on numerous patrols in front of the lines and succeeded in destroying several machine guns and killing numerous enemy…"

Guilford, Maine - Historic Buildings - Page 2 of 2

"… with an awning over the entire length of the front of the building. Flood, Guilford, 1936Guilford Historical Society THE PREBLE FARM AND…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - 1790s: A Growing Movement

"… put forth an effort to place a separation bill in front of the General Court in Massachusetts. In haste, only a small delegation showed up at a…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"… building today, still retains its boardwalk style front. One side of Lowell's was devoted to dry goods such as: overalls, Aunt Lydia’s carpet…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks - Page 2 of 2

"… ashore and the boat washed onto a small beach in front of what is now Piper Shores. At that time, many holes in the hull could be seen."

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

"Someone who made his way to the front during the Civil War was a Mr. Charles Knapp of New Portland. During his time fighting, he earned many…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Early Settlers

"Lillian is shown on the settee in the front row with her then-husband, George Young. And the little man standing directly behind Madame Nordica was…"

Colby College Special Collections

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