Maine Memory Network

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - The Shaping of the Borderlands: Arcane Deeds and Failed Colonies - Page 4 of 5

"The Shaping of the Borderlands: Arcane Deeds and Failed Colonies Boundary between United States and New Brunswick, undatedMaine Historical…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Northeast Airlines DC-3, Presque Isle, ca. 1945

"… Air Terminal Building on outer Mechanic Street bordering Presque Isle Army Air Field. Northeast Airlines DC-3s (as redesignated C-47s) and…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - HISTORY

"Biddeford is bordered by Saco to the north, Dayton and Arundel to the west, Kennebunkport to the south, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The Mall on West Main Street

"Today the Mall is bordered by houses that were built for influential citizens and sea captains of the 19th century."

Historic Clothing Collection - Outerwear 1830-1860

"… embroidered with a vine and trapunto-like grape border; and a heavy black wool with tab toggle closures, with a 1850s-1860s burnoose style…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Annie Martin Snow casket, Bangor, 1889

"… No 1 & 2 also a Splendid Square tablet with heavy border similar to a deep gilt frame inscribed in black letters / Annie (which is marked 3) this…"

Lincoln, Maine - Aroostook War

"… Maine (U.S.), over exactly where the Northeastern border was between the two countries. Luckily, no one was killed by combat in this war and the…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Maine Railroads

"… Bangor, went north to Houlton, and then to the border of Canada at New Brunswick. The rail continued north to Madawaska, running through Presque…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Summer Street

"… 19th century past than that of Summer Street, bordered on the east by the Penobscot River and on the west by the Main Road (Rout 1A)."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Introduction

"… sketches 1882) The Penobscot River forms the east border of the town for just over six miles. The Sowadabscook Stream is the outlet for three ponds…"

William Fogg Public Library

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West Quoddy Head Light Keepers Association

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Charles K. Savage (1903-1979): The View from Asticou - Page 4 of 6

"… trees near Hadlock Pond above Asticou and on land bordering Route 198. Aghast at the prospect of a logging operation along the main road into…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"Lubec History Lubec: A Border Town Shaped by the Sea Text by Jennifer Multhopp With images from Lubec Memorial Library, Lubec Historical Society…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 3 of 4

"… & Portsmouth Railroad tracks and the western edge bordered the marsh. It is now the site of Scarborough Industrial Park."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 4 of 5

"… put in place, the Village’s southern and western borders were assured that they would join other settlements along their banks in developing the…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - After the War: The First Victory for Separationists

"… coastal territory in the Union, and a shared a border with British Canada, Mainers largely shifted their focus from separation to the war effort."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Peru

"… located about fifty miles from the New Hampshire border on the south side of the Androscoggin River and was bordered by Township Number Two (now…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahoc County Courthouse

"… brick with wood dentils and very detailed window borders; the foundation was made of granite. In 1987, an addition made out of cement blocks with a…"

Lincoln, Maine - Jacob Stinchfield

"… Maine was arguing with Canada for parts of the border. It was a bloodless war because we settled it with a treaty before we actually started…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 2 of 4

"The border between the two towns shows how difficult it was for landowners to choose between towns! Years later, in 2007, Cumberland experienced its…"

Surry by the Bay - Early Settlement

"1880Maine Historical Society Border Dispute Originally, Surry extended to the Union River and north to Ellsworth Falls."

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

"… and politically distinct Maine, it places Maine's borders along the Magaguadavic River to the east (and a non-existent range of hills to the…"

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

"It is bordered on the north side by Kingfield and Lexington, and on the east by Embden. On the south it joins Anson and New Vineyard and on the west…"