Maine Memory Network

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - 1940 to Present Day

"The town retains a handful of 18th century structures and about 400 original 19th century structures - including Federal, Greek Revival, Gothic…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… transporting of lumber for building ships in the 18th and 19th centuries, as a conduit for national and international commerce, as a watery road to…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Shipbuilding

"… being constructed in Thomaston until the late 18th century. However, there is a high probability that a few industrious men with ability built…"

Historic Hallowell - History Celebrated, Threatened and Preserved

"… district 85 per cent were built during the 18th and 19th centuries. Neither fire nor flood nor urban renewal have altered significantly this…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The Fales Edgarton House

"… ranging in construction dates from the late 18th century to the mid 19th century. It was a comfortable and proven style with which builders were…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Montpelier

"Bullfinch’s travels to Europe in the late 18th century acquainted him with the Scottish architect Robert Adams, who popularized the Adamesque style…"

Historic Hallowell - Historic Hallowell Resources and Links

"… primarily on cartography of the Americas from the 18th and 19th centuries, but also has maps of the World, Asia, Africa, Europe, and Oceania."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 65-83

"… include: Abraham Lincoln Jefferson Davis 18th century Bangor announcements 1837 profile of Bangor Samuel Budge Nath Harlow Joseph Carr Phillip H…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Water Transportation

"… Historical Society SInce arriving in the 18th century, Islesboro's early settlers depended on privately owned boats for transportation to the…"

Washburn-Norlands Living History Center

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Old York Historical Society

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Sanford-Springvale Historical Society

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Highlighting Historical Hampden - Shipyards

"… River was very important to Hampden during the 18th and 19th centuries, providing resources and jobs."

Skyline Farm

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William Fogg Public Library

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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - IV. Engulfed by nationalism: Revolutionary Biddeford

"By the end of the 18th century the logs were being sent down from Fryeburg and points north. Before 1800 there were 17 sawmills around the falls…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion

"… River was very important to Hampden during the 18th and 19th centuries providing resources and jobs."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield's Tuscan Opera House

"This society became official in the 18th century in England, but its structure has roots that can be traced back to 13th century Europe."

Davistown Museum

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Savage Family of Mount Desert

"… family clans, most who settled in the mid-18th century and were immigrants of European descent."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Indian Encampment: Behind the Scenes

"… for land obtained from them in the 17th and early 18th centuries. Fishing weir, Bar Harbor, 1903Jesup Memorial Library Some of the pots that…"

Skowhegan Community History - Kennebec River Log Drive

"… driving began in Maine on the Saco river in the 18th century. It was a way of transporting a large amount of logs to mills by floating them down…"

Caribou Public Library

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Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion

"… River was very important to Hampden during the 18th and 19th centuries providing resources and jobs."