Maine Memory Network

Presque Isle: The Star City - Presque Isle’s Historic Fire Station

"The 1912 building served as the municipal court (top floor), fire house (main floor) and jail (cellar)."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Mark and Emily Turner Memorial Library

"Thomas Phair provided the building site. The first librarian was Mrs. Lou Marten. The Mark and Emily Turner Memorial Library was originally called…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Riverside Park and Arboretum

"With the opening of the Forum Building in 1975, ice skating was moved to that facility. Sources: Haskell, William V."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Early Wharves and Yards - 1795 to 1825

"… Thomaston’s earliest shipbuilders, credited with building at least two ships. General Henry Knox built coasters as early as 1796, according to…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Additions and New Wing - 1824 to 1843

"A small building was erected to house women. Their disposition and employment continued to be a “troublesome affair” for several years."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: The Funeral

"… Dunton, the housewright Knox had hired in 1793 to build Montpelier). On October 27th, 1806 Dunton charged the Knox estate for the making of a…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The End of Wooden Shipbuilding - 1910 to 1950

"Several draggers built by the Morse Boat Building Co. were put into use during the war effort, later being converted back to fishing vessels."

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

"… and Knox Streets, along with several historic buildings, were placed on the National Register of Historic Places, which will help provide continued…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - The Colony Continues to Grow, 1874 - 1900

"Buildings included the Capitol, one church, five school houses, three mills, 163 houses, and 151 barns."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: The Old Church on the Hill

"The completed building was about 50 feet in width, and about the same length, exclusive of the two projecting wings or porches in the front, between…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Early History - 1719 to 1740

"… if families were enticed to clear the land and build permanent homes, and various offers were often made to entice future landowners."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Emerson Letter

"Many of the buildings were filled with wounded and dead rebel soldiers. The most of the male portion of the inhabitants were in the army, either…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Raymond Wallace

"… remembered I broke out all kinds of windows in a building and my father made me go and redo all of them so I learned to cut glass."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Northeast Airlines DC-3, Presque Isle, ca. 1945

"… the post World War II Presque Isle Air Terminal Building on outer Mechanic Street bordering Presque Isle Army Air Field."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad Trestle, ca. 1910

"The substation buildings can be seen on the opposite side of the river. The Aroostook Valley Railroad began in 1909 as an electric trolley line…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: Lime Works

"… the wood for home consumption, the care of the buildings, and everything for the care and promotion of my interest… You will please to observe…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Grant Memorial United Methodist Church

"A committee was founded to figure out where to build a new church and to oversee the building. Two prominent leaders in the committee were Reverend…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Wilder's Jewelry

"The Wilder Jewelry Building goes back to 1885 and has survived two devastating fires, one in 1884 and another in 1923."

Presque Isle: The Star City - State Street Theater

"The building was sold to the New England Telephone and Telegraph Co. It is now used as a parking lot for Maine Public Service employees."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad

"… raised $20,000 from the people of Presque Isle to build a railroad building. The Articles of Association for the Aroostook Valley Railroad were…"

Lincoln, Maine - High Street Bridge, Lincoln, ca. 1903

"The large white building on the right is the Plumly Building, home of the Post Office in Lincoln. The home in the center belonged to Ira Fish."

Historic Hallowell - The Opening & Closing of Hallowell's Shoe Companies

"The value of the building at that time increased. The building, now the Cotton Mill Apartments, is located at 2 Academy Street, Hallowell, ME."

Lincoln, Maine - Main Street, Lincoln, ca. 1920

"The beautiful building on the right was the Litton House. The next building is Gateway Motors which is now Cole Whitney."

Lincoln, Maine - Lower Main Street looking north, Lincoln, ca. 1948

"Next was Carney's clothing store and the third building was Grindell's Mens Clothing Store. On the right is Milt Knight's Variety Store."