Maine Memory Network

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 3 of 5

"… holds that Aaron Severy, who felled the first tree in the area, learned that he had a new neighbor only by hearing the sound of an axe on a distant…"

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

"… peavey and pick-pole handles, whiffle-trees, snowshoes and perforated chair seats. It was later converted to a long lumber mill."

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

"“The orchards had 1,000 or more trees and each fall Lowell bought up Spies and Baldwins (apples) from others and shipped them by the carload to…"

Lubec, Maine - The Blizzard of '34 - Page 1 of 2

"… that Lubeckers were cutting down their fruit trees to keep neighbors from freezing to death and that “business was at a standstill.” However, that…"

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 1 of 3

"… Goulette From the earliest days when the first trees were felled, crude cabins erected and gardens started, Guilford residents have been noted for…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Cumberland's Prince Memorial Library : Evolution of a Community Institution

"… to the library will be between two venerable elm trees that have stood there since the early Colonial days." Contractor F."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 2 of 5

"… large slate headstone is engraved with a willow tree and an epitaph and reads: Peter Holman Born October 16, 1769 in Sutton, Massashusetts Married…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 1 of 5

"… up a house 18 feet square, have 50 living apple trees on the land within six years from the first of this month, or to forfeit to the Proprietary…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 4 of 5

"… fiercely across these plains before buildings and trees obstructed it progress. It was the most impassable section between Weld and Dixfield in…"

Skowhegan Community History - Abenakis in the Norridgewock/Skowhegan Area

"Spring - They would use tree bark that was peeled from trees to make containers, wigwam sheathing, and moose horns made for calling moose."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Stephen Titcomb and the Settlement of the Sandy River Valley

"… spent more time exploring the area and felling trees to clear the land. They returned to Topsham a different way this time by following the Sandy…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - The Abbott School

"… bridges throughout the world, added shrubs and trees creating a virtual arboretum on the 10 acres of the school grounds."

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

"Certain signs cut on trees marked paths from one home to another; and if marks were cut just right, the traveler could find his way after dark."

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…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Champlain Society - Page 2 of 2

"… of animals and birds encouraged; the growth of trees, shrubs, plants, ferns and mosses cared for."

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

"… 1953 when Charles learned of the clearcutting of trees near Hadlock Pond above Asticou and on land bordering Route 198."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Bryants and Rockefellers: Two Seal Harbor Families

"His family tree can be traced back through some of the first families to ever set foot on Mt. Desert Island and the outlying crops of lands."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Beginnings

"Everyone cleared land and planted fruit trees and grew vegetables. They hunted. They made their clothing at home, beginning with raising the sheep…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook

"These houses were often located under evergreen trees or other shady locations. After spring, the ice was shipped in sawdust to the south, Central…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook

"These houses were often located under evergreen trees or other shady locations. After spring, the ice was shipped in sawdust to the south, Central…"

Skowhegan Community History - Benedict Arnold's March

"The floor of the swamp was covered by tree branches, which ripped up their shoes and their feet. The men were catching various diseases, like…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Maps

"… signs were posted at the base of plants and trees by Dr. Drew Barton and a walking tour was created."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Summer Resorts

"… Gift Shop, Blue Heron Restaurant, The Pub, Big Tree Boating, The Dark Harbor Shop Ice Cream Race, July 4th Parade and Chicken Barbeque, Sunset…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - RESOURCES

"Web. 1 Jan 2010. (N) Maine: The Pine Tree State from prehistory to the present. Ed. Richard W. Judd, Edwin A. Churchill, Joel W. Eastman."