Maine Memory Network

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - The Abbott School

"Hippach Field has seen years of flooding during spring, but it remains as one of Farmington most prominent features."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Riverside Park

"… offered a choice of Penobscot River salmon, roast spring lamb, cold boiled ham, sandwiches, lobster salad, boiled or mashed potatoes, and peas…"

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 3 of 5

"The covered bridge was first washed away by the spring flood of 1843. Many years later in 1857, due to Mother Nature, the bridge had been destroyed…"

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

"Work began and by the next spring Harold was back fishing from the Cappy. In a later diary entry, Queenie commented on the Cappy being repaired."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Roads: From Footpaths to Super Highway

"… a clear summer day; but in stormy winter or foggy spring weather, he could ride only a few miles a day."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 2 of 4

"Fall and spring it traveled on wheels and in the winter on runners.The number of school children riding school buses in Scarborough has risen…"

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

"Vessels fit out in early spring, fished for mackerel in southern waters, and returned around the first of July."

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

"… in 1969, with the first class graduating in the Spring of 1970. Prior to that date, high school students in Rumford attended Stephens High School."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… to move mammoth chunks of ice and snow during the spring flood season. View of Farmington from Titcomb Hill Farm, ca."

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"… 1899 The defeat of the Confederacy in the spring of 1865 brought the Civil War to a close, and allowed the United States to focus on the…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Interviews - Page 2 of 2

"As spring came and as the snow melted there were just branches everywhere, just all over as a result of the Ice Storm."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"It is estimated as of spring 2009 that the church will require a 1.8 million dollar repair for it to be functional."

Guilford, Maine - Pre-Settlement And The First 100 Years

"In the spring of 1808 Deacon Robert Herring moved his family into the settlement and from that time forward religious services were held on more or…"

Lincoln, Maine - Other Early Hospitals

"… not a nursing home, so it was repaired in the spring of 1956 and on April 1, they were ready to accept patients."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Peru

"In the spring of 1795 Mr. Knight returned to his land with some workers, or two of his sons, burned some of the felled trees in preparation of a…"

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

"Spring 1871: Wednesday of last week, the damage sustained by the Railroad bridge at this place during the late freshet was repaired and that night…"

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

"16) on the farm known as part of the Cold Spring Ranch. Clark Brook was named for this family. A good brickyard was located near the Clark homestead…"

Lubec, Maine - Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello - Page 1 of 3

"… of the concrete deck was scheduled later in the spring. The temporary trestles have been removed, transforming the long-held vision of vaulting the…"

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"Spring gives birth to the many wild animals that frequent the hills, valleys, and woods that make up Lincoln’s 76.8 square miles: black bear…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"Beginning in the spring of 1816, town meetings on Islesboro included discussions of separation from the State of Massachusetts."

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… at Seward’s Neck (North Lubec) during the spring smelt run, gathered sweet grass and harvested shellfish, the remains of which have been discovered…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"In the spring of 1906, building began on a power plant at Aroostook Falls in New Brunswick to supply much-needed power to northern Maine and New…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Educating Blue Hill

"… in March of 1803, and was finished that same spring; the doors were opened to students in November."