Maine Memory Network

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 3 of 4

"… the tracksNorth Yarmouth Historical Society Steam Rail Present day Route 9 was an important artery that joined Cumberland and North Yarmouth."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - III. Boom, bustle, bust: The Steamboat Years to WWII

"Steam power ushered in a golden age of sorts for the island, with growth on all fronts. The first steam powered seiner, the Novelty, was commissioned…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 4 of 4

"This steam could be used for producing electricity and, as a byproduct, could be sold for use in the paper plant."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Arriving in Bar Harbor

"… to and from this port.” City of Richmond steam ship, ca. 1882Maine Historical Society In 1884, a railroad extension from Bangor through…"

Lubec, Maine - The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head

"Dual Steam WhistlesWest Quoddy Head Light Keepers Association By 1887 an enlarged building housed machinery for two whistles."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Summer Resorts

"As each generation of summer people comes of age, some traditions continue and some become memories: Peg’s Gift Shop, Blue Heron Restaurant, The Pub…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Shipbuilding: An Important Early Industry

"… and the new technologies of the ironclads and the steam engine. Blue Hill could not adapt to building these new boats at that time, but today the…"

Skowhegan Community History - Abenakis in the Norridgewock/Skowhegan Area

"In the life cycle of the Abenakis, the way doctors and people delivered babies was very different from today."

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"A group of businessmen formed a committee to build wharves that would accommodate the new ships. On August 31, 1893 the S.S."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"Granite left behind after the ice age formed much of the landscape. In the distance, Mt. Blue stands as a sentinel overlooking Farmington."

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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