Maine Memory Network

Maine's Road to Statehood - Maine in the 17th Century

"Maine in the 17th Century Map of New England and New York, ca. 1676 Largely an unexplored territory by European settlers, 17th century Maine…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - Overview: Road to Statehood

"Maine's population grew over the next century, particularly in coastal towns. After the American Revolution achieved independence for the United…"

Music in Maine - Civil War drum, ca. 1861

"While in the 17th Maine, Green served as instructor of the regiment’s drum corps. On the battlefield, drummers provided a visual location for the…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Population Decline in Maine's Coastal Counties

"The initial seasonal stations established in the 17th century by fishermen and fur traders were supplanted by more stable farming settlements."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield's Tuscan Opera House

"… together to help one another; later during the 17th century when guilds began to fade away, and industry made people less connected, some wished to…"

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

"… government, much like the distant proprietors of 17th and 18th centuries, as primarily fighting to preserve its control over its own interests."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Farewell appearance of Lillian Nordica, London, ca. 1913

"… and most likely this was the year for the June 17th concert. Later that year she was on a voyage when the steamer Tasman struck a reef of the coast…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Soldiers Of The Civil War

"He enlisted from Strong in Company G, 17th Maine Infantry, on August 18, 1862. Thomas was taken prisoner at Chancellorsville, Virginia, on May 3…"

Abbe Museum

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Life on a Tidal River - Three Civil War Letters - Page 3 of 4

"… A Philladelphian) The 3 Regts were the 3d 4th & 17th In a little over three months the Fourth Maine Regiment would face some of the fiercest…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - About MCHP

"… range of themes and topics in Maine history; Maine History Online, a comprehensive survey of Maine history organized by time period and theme…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Resources

"Judd, Edwin A. Churchill, and Joel W. Eastman, University of Maine Press, 1995 Fly Rod Crosby, Julia A. Hunter and Earle G."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - About Us - Page 2 of 3

"Larissa Vigue Picard, Maine Memory's Community Partnership Coordinator for the three teams, has guided the teams' website development."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Lincoln Block

"He built the Bath Bank in 1810 and died on June 17th, 1852. Francis Henry Fassett was born June 25, 1823."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - "Fly Rod" Crosby - Page 1 of 3

"She was engaged by the Maine Central Railroad to help market the Rangeley Lakes as a popular destination for tourism."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Cheese Factory

"Located on Upper Main Street, the cheese factory operated for several years, starting in 1871. This factory had been organized by local farmers, and…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - "Fly Rod" Crosby - Page 2 of 3

"Strong Historical Society The Maine Central employed Crosby as a writer and sent her all over the east coast to represent the Maine Woods at…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Student Research

"So many Maine soldiers perished or migrated as a result of the War that the rural population was affected."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - About Us - Page 1 of 3

"… Strong Historical Society received a grant from Maine Historical Society, through the Maine Community Heritage Project, to develop a web-based…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - III. An undercurrent of danger: Colonial Biddeford

"The area of modern Maine was the crossroads of English and French North America, and all the old hatreds and arguments crossed from the Old World…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Railroad

"… were large amounts of untouched woods in Western Maine, but the only way to effectively transport the harvested timber to southern markets was by…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 3 of 3

"… in 1848 on a knoll overlooking Depot Street and Main Street. The church was dedicated in 1849. For more than 100 years, it served its members, but…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Other Recreation

"Before motors were made the Maine guides had to row wooden boats and canoes a lot around the local ponds and lakes."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Prominent Women

"… school in Kentucky for a time they returned to Maine. The sisters operated a private school for girls in Farmington, known as Wendall Institute…"