Maine Memory Network

Bath's Historic Downtown - Lincoln Block

"They stored the ice in big barns with hay and sawdust. The hay and sawdust preserved the ice for long periods of time."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Atticus: A Fugitive Slave

"… persuaded him to move to another location (Swan’s barn). Instead, they led him to East Thomaston, where he was soon rushed onto a ship and…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Jonathan Fisher: Unlocking the Person Beyond the Parson

"… which was to include 5 acres of cleared land, a barn built by the town (thirty feet by forty feet in size and having 13 1/2 foot studs) as well as…"

Lincoln, Maine - Mills & Paper Industry - Page 1 of 2

"… all the lumber was used in Lincoln for homes, barns, businesses, and other needed buildings. In later years, after all the timber around the lake…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 2 of 4

"… of Dow’s farm; Dunstan, near the Dunstan trolley barn; and Bryants, the Scarborough-Saco town line. Trolleys carried both passengers and freight."

Old York Historical Society

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NPS, Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters Historic Site

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Islanders At Play

"… island" and Doug would have them play music in a barn at his home that he had converted into a small performance area."

Windham Historical Society

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Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - The Coming of the Swedes, 1870-73

"A survey of the Colony in 1873 found that a population of 600 had cleared 1500 acres of land and built 130 homes and nearly 130 barns."

Life on a Tidal River - The Bangor Fire of 1911 - Page 1 of 2

"… players may have caused the fire in the hay barn, perhaps from a carelessly discarded cigarette."

Blue Hill, Maine - The Musical Culture of Blue Hill

"Mary Martin stepped forward and offered a barn that had been recently built on her property. The offer was gratefully accepted."

Lincoln, Maine - Ira Fish

"He had three large barns and two great orchards. In Patten, he had a street named after him called Dearborn Street."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks - Page 1 of 2

"… in the larger section that was like a one-story barn. Bickford built five more lobster boats between 1937 and 1945."

Seashore Trolley Museum

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Leonard Trask, the Wonderful Invalid

"He contracted someone to build him a barn one year and a house the following summer, where he and his bride, Eunice Knight, whom he married in 1830…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 2 of 3

"… and hauled my load up to the hill beyond Babcocks barn when his steers swung and broke my sled tongue."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 3 of 3

"Barn raisings were the first social events, consisting of fiddle playing, dancing, and plenty of good food."

Otisfield Historical Society

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

"Stephen built his first barn in April 1785 and his framed house in 1788. Stephen Titcomb's Frame House Built in 1788.Farmington Historical…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 2 of 4

"… in blue hill] and other public buildings, 15 barns and sheds, 10 stern mouldings and heads, 230 coffins and 5 stores….” Fishing."

Guilford, Maine - BUSINESSES - Page 3 of 3

"He was then taken to a nearby barn and died three days later. Switcher Engine #22, Guilford, ca."

Guilford, Maine - Historic Buildings - Page 1 of 2

"… between the two buildings, is a large carriage barn. This was later the home of Attorney John P. White."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks - Page 2 of 2

"… the island such as clam cove, ringbolt, and barn run. Sagamore Wreck of the Sagamore, January 14, 1934Scarborough Historical Society & Museum…"