Maine Memory Network

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - HISTORY

"Biddeford is bordered by Saco to the north, Dayton and Arundel to the west, Kennebunkport to the south, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The Mall on West Main Street

"Today the Mall is bordered by houses that were built for influential citizens and sea captains of the 19th century."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Annie Martin Snow casket, Bangor, 1889

"… No 1 & 2 also a Splendid Square tablet with heavy border similar to a deep gilt frame inscribed in black letters / Annie (which is marked 3) this…"

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

"… Bangor, went north to Houlton, and then to the border of Canada at New Brunswick. The rail continued north to Madawaska, running through Presque…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Charles K. Savage (1903-1979): The View from Asticou - Page 4 of 6

"… trees near Hadlock Pond above Asticou and on land bordering Route 198. Aghast at the prospect of a logging operation along the main road into…"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Quenching the Thirst

"… backdrop of liquor smuggling among the Acadian border population in Aroostook County. An earlier book, The Ramrodders, 1910, satirized Maine…"

Lubec, Maine - Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello - Page 1 of 3

"… the start of the world’s longest international border, this art in engineering opened in 1962 between Lubec, Maine and Campobello Island, New…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… Biographical Sketches, originally published 1888, Border Historical Society, 2003. Lawrence, E.M., “A History of Sardine Canning”, The Canning…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - After the War: The First Victory for Separationists

"… coastal territory in the Union, and a shared a border with British Canada, Mainers largely shifted their focus from separation to the war effort."

Lubec, Maine - Lubec's 1911 Centennial Celebration - Page 2 of 2

"… Knights of Pythias Hall on Pleasant Street bordered Monument Lot with its share of streamers."

Lincoln, Maine - Jacob Stinchfield

"… Maine was arguing with Canada for parts of the border. It was a bloodless war because we settled it with a treaty before we actually started…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - 1790s: A Growing Movement

"… and politically distinct Maine, it places Maine's borders along the Magaguadavic River to the east (and a non-existent range of hills to the…"

Surry by the Bay - Early Settlement

"1880Maine Historical Society Border Dispute Originally, Surry extended to the Union River and north to Ellsworth Falls."

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future

"It is bordered on the north side by Kingfield and Lexington, and on the east by Embden. On the south it joins Anson and New Vineyard and on the west…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Founding of the Farmington State Normal School

"… itself possessed fourteen schools within its own borders! The system was repealed by the Legislature in 1862, who also ordered the Superintendent…"

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"… of Cold Stream Pond that lies within Lincoln’s borders is counted. With all that water, it is no surprise that the town has had flooding problems."

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"… war break out along the Maine-New Brunswick borders. The state built an armory in Bangor and mustered troops there."

Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"… of the Skowhegan Area by Lee Granville Near the border of Skowhegan lies a fertile piece of land along the Kennebec and Sandy Rivers."

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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