Maine Memory Network

Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 2 of 3

"… and Preble Streets prior to its expansion into a hotel in 1859. This photograph was taken between the completion of Mussey’s Row in 1852 and the…"

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 1 of 5

"… Fire Station 3) Guilford High School, Braeburn Hotel, Low's Covered Bridge 4) Guilford Memorial Library, Chase-Em-In Tea Room, Masonic Hall 5)…"

Bar Harbor Historical Society

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 3 of 4

"… houses attracted motorists; and large guest hotels on the coast, such as the Checkley and Atlantic House, lured tourists who often arrived by train…"

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

"Wethern's Hotel and the other was called Jenkin's Carrabassett House. In 1883 the Quint brothers maintained a hotel on the corner called the Dirigo…"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Taverns, People, and Scenes

"… Gorham This handsome sign marked the tavern hotel of Allen Davis (1770-1818) in Gorham. X Image of Jeremiah Berry (detail), ca."

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Quenching the Thirst

"… from thirst," he wrote until a waitress in his hotel told him about, or rather hinted about, a gin-mill in nearby Robinhood, "I must say, regarding…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 3 of 4

"All of these buildings are works of art in themselves. Waldo Street Fire, Rumford, 1923Greater Rumford Area Historical Society The history of…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Customs House

"… home was moved to Vine Street where it became a hotel. The primary purpose of the Customs House in 1858 was to house the Collector of Customs for…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston Expands - 1805 to 1846

"The Knox Hotel, a wood structure with a stable, and Thomaston Bank, housed in a granite building, joined several small dry goods stores."

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

"The stable and shed and the hotel was a total loss. With the high winds and lack of firefighting equipment it was a miracle that more of the business…"

Lincoln, Maine - Telegraphs & Telephones

"And, if there was an emergency, like a fire, you couldn’t call the fire department. Before telephones came to Lincoln many people wrote letters to…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"A third fire in February of the same year nearly destroyed Bath Iron Works, Ltd. on Water Street south of downtown, and a fourth fire struck the west…"

Surry by the Bay - Surry Opera Company

"… they were serenaded back to their state-run hotel where Soviet citizens were not allowed to join them in their rooms."

Lincoln, Maine - Newspapers

"The hotel is not here today, but a new Lincoln House Motel is here. Lincoln sold the papers and Bangor sold them; those towns are still here today."

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"… run by William Chaloner who also kept a hotel in Lubec • First Christian Church built in Lubec • Brush weirs for the capture of herring came into…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"Typical of this era, a railroad and hotel built in 1816 named the Commercial Hotel were present on the northwest corner of the intersection."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"The Corporation also subsidized the fire department and police department. Eventually it provided the first street and traffic lights."

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

"No hotels. No spas. No second homes or cottages. Nothing. Ironically, a few descendants now store some of their lobster traps and fishing gear there."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Peru

"… factory, doctors’ offices, a rake factory, a hotel, and many other businesses came and went. On the banks of the Androscoggin River, bounded by the…"

Lincoln, Maine - MacGregor's Spool Mill

"I was helping Mama at the hotel, serving guests, when the door blew open. A huge man filled the doorway and his voice was a bellow, but yet a kind…"

Scarborough Historical Society & Museum

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Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… 1859, Presque Isle grew large enough to support a hotel, a school, newspapers, churches, and various stores; moreover the extension of the military…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"Business flourished with drug stores, grocers, hotels, department stores, a movie theater, bowling alley, shoe stores and other retailers providing…"