Maine Memory Network

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

"After 1900, when the first permanent bridge across the stream in the community was constructed, settlement and development of Stockholm (in both…"

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

"In 1924 a fine concrete bridge was finally built over the Madawaska Stream in Stockholm to replace the wooden one washed out in the flood of 1923."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Chester Greenwood

"Zina was a bridge builder, a wagon & carriage builder and a businessman in the Corn Canning Industry."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Shipbuilding Industry Expands - 1850 to 1857

"… of the river northwest of the Wadsworth Street bridge) near John Paine’s original wharf, in what was earlier General Knox’s pasture."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston is Incorporated - 1777

"… River with a meeting house on the hill above, a bridge across the river, a post office, a few traders and some unpainted houses scattered about…"

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

"… overhead, looking down into the river from the bridge on West Broadway. The Lombard Steam Log Hauler Text by George King, Lincoln Historical…"

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

"… in 1901, but difficulties in constructing a bridge over Stuart’s Brook delayed the anticipated opening."

Surry by the Bay - Surry Village School

"Hopscotch and London Bridges, marbles and ball games filled the play area adjacent to the school at recess time."

Great Cranberry Island Historical Society

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 1 of 3

"… the Backingdom Road went across the Thad White Bridge, past York Hill, and on to Poplar Hill. There was a county road that went from Dixfield up to…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico Corner

"In 1901 the Red Bridge was built near this location. Isaac Gleason was considered the pioneer of Mexico Corner."

Maine Conservation Corps

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Architecture & Landscape database - George Coombs

"… at Harvard and working as a structural and bridge engineer in New York. George M. Coombs’s thirty-seven-year career as an architect ended with his…"

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

"… the stone was prized for the construction of bridges and large buildings in fast-growing American cities."

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"So great was the pressure under the bridge that the water burst through the road surface, leaving a hole a yard in diameter."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad

"… was 5 miles north of Presque Isle near the metal bridge which spanned the Aroostook River. It provided a reduction in voltage for the electric…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Community and Commerce

"The island had no bridge until 1837, so at first the mail carrier had to ford the waters at the Narrows or ride Captain Thompson's ferry."

Historic Hallowell - A Post-Revolutionary Generation

"… trade, turnpikes, physics, brick machines etc., bridges, bank stock, Society To Direct Foreigners, aquaducts etc., etc., etc."

Historic Hallowell - Commerce on the Kennebec Citations

"… Staff Photographer Catches Richmond-Dresden Bridge Collapse.” Kennebec Journal, 13 Mar. 1936, Maine Flood Disaster of Friday, the 13th of March…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Summer Resorts

"… and indoor card and board games, especially Bridge, Canasta and jig saw puzzles. St. Mary of the Isles and Christ Church provided places of worship…"

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

"It was so light when we got [to] the tin bridge that we didn't need head lights and when struck there the flames looked miles high in front of us and…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor Man Rats Out Brady Gang - Page 1 of 2

"… poker, reading, singing, playing tennis, and bridge. He was also physically fit and was a very hard worker."

Life on a Tidal River - The Great Bangor Floods: 1902 and 1976

"Part of this money went to rebuilding two bridges that were swept downstream. Other damaged items include about $1850.00 in meats and other goods…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 3 of 4

"… a summer kid by his feet off the Mill Stream bridge because he would not give way to others on a sidewalk in the center of town."