Maine Memory Network

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

"… portion that remained was moved approximately 150 feet up the road. In 1916, Guilford citizens joyously celebrated the town’s 100th anniversary."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - In the beginning, there were the Wabanaki…

"After 150 years of these conflicts, barely 1,000 Wabanaki men, women, and children remained in Maine."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Movies Come To The Island

"McKay raised somewhere between $150,000 and $250,000 (through a combination of stock sales and bootlegging ventures) and within five short months he…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Maine Farmer's Exchange (MFX) Building

"Forgotten Times: Presque Isle's First 150 Years. Presque Isle, 2006. Graves III, Richard A. Forgotten Times: A Walk Though History."

Guilford, Maine - RESOURCES

"… GUILFORD, MAINE, SESQUICENTENNIAL, 1916-1966 – 150 YEARS 1966 – Sesquicentennial Book Committee – Charlotte White, Hazel Moulton, Alfred Race…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Long Island: The Forgotten Community - Page 3 of 3

"… on the island was granite quarrying--reportedly 150 workers were employed at a mine called the Brown & McAllister Mine which was in operation from…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Ada Martin, Bangor, 1865

"… books and primmers and giving the names of a 150 pictures before she could read a word as early as from 3 to 4 years old she made books her friend…"

Guilford, Maine - MANUFACTURING - Page 2 of 2

"The mill is over 150 years old. It is located on Route 15 in the center of Guilford, on the right coming from Dover before the green bridge."

Lincoln, Maine - Mills & Paper Industry - Page 2 of 2

"The closure of these two mills left over 1,150 out of work. June 24, 1968: The people of Lincoln rallied together and independently raised $350,000…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VIII. Changing course and new beginnings (1955-Present) - Page 1 of 2

"… closed in entirety in 2009, a final end to over 150 years of production. McArthur Library, 2010. Photograph by Devin Ouellette, Biddeford High…"

Mercy Hospital - Growth & Expansion - Page 1 of 2

"The new facility opened with 150 beds and 36 bassinets in 1943, hailed as one of the most advanced of its kind in northern New England."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Beyond Borders: A Wabanaki Perspective - Page 3 of 4

"… from the Tribal funds they were 'managing' for 150 years), and with a diminishment of Tribal sovereignty based on clauses in the Act treating…"

Skowhegan Community History - Skowhegan: "A Place To Watch"

"… the predominant regional business for more than 150 years. Milburn and Bloomfield were established on opposite banks of the river."

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Patten Free Library

"Mildred C. Wright donated $150,000 to the library for its construction. The second addition was built built in 1998."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Bath Savings Institution and Hyde Block

"The bank has been around for more than 150 years. It has never been successfully robbed. That is one of the reasons why people go there. David C."

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

"By 1902 they had 150 men working with a daily output of 50,000 shingles and 15,000 other lumber. There were many crews working in the woods in the…"

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 2 of 5

"… a 1941 Diamond T Truck with a 500 gallon pump and 150 gallon tank. When they first bought that truck Alfred Hammond was the fire chief and he kept…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor: Healthcare Center of Eastern and Central Maine - Page 1 of 2

"Amazingly, the hospital had treated over 150 patients within their first year of service. The doctors and nurses continued to impress as more…"

Caribou Public Library

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Seashore Trolley Museum

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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Businesses and Cottage Industries

"For over 150 years, local ladies have been meeting to create and fashion the very best ideas from their whirring sewing machines heard from within…"

Scarborough Historical Society & Museum

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Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Skyline Farm - Making and Preserving History

"… another 15 acres from the original 83 for $150 in 1830. Together with his wife Marjana, they raised six sons and three daughters there, attended…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad

"III. Forgotten Times - Presque Isle’s First 150 Years. Presque Isle, Maine: Northeast Publishing, 2006. Hall, Oliver L. The Man from East Corinth."