Maine Memory Network

Mercy Hospital - Growth & Expansion - Page 2 of 2

"… Cumberland County, including Gorham, Portland, Falmouth, Yarmouth, and Windham. Mercy programs, such as McAuley Residence fills a need for a…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - The American Revolution and Early Attempts at Separation - Page 1 of 2

"The burning of Falmouth in 1775 by the British was a final straw for many of those undecided about separation."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 1 of 4

"North Yarmouth’s boundary with Falmouth was reestablished and marked by a large boulder known as the “white rock”."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - "Main Streets" of North Yarmouth and Cumberland

"In 1739 the laying out of a public highway from Falmouth through North Yarmouth to Brunswick was ordered."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 3 of 3

"In October, 1775, the town of Falmouth was attacked, and more than half the town was burned. Over 400 buildings were destroyed and more than 1,000…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 2 of 4

"… with the Indians and destroyed the settlement of Falmouth. Anticipating enemy advance on Scarborough, the settlers fled to Portsmouth and beyond…"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Taverns, People, and Scenes

"The most colorful was owned by Alice Ross Greele (Grele). Located on the corner of today's Congress and Hampshire streets, the tavern served as…"

Home: The Wadsworth-Longfellow House and Portland - The Wadsworth-Longfellow House and Portland

"By the early 1800s, the house was at the center of a thriving New England city. Since then Portland has expanded, burned, and undergone dramatic…"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - A Call to Temperance

"… Newspapers 1-32 This report of an incident in Falmouth, by riders of the stage between Augusta and Portland, suggests the rather callous regard…"

Surry by the Bay - Early Twentieth Century

"… fires occurred in 1939 when the old Grange Hall burned at the site of the present Grange Hall and then, of course, the Bar Harbor fires in 1947…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Peru

"… Gloucester, Massachusetts in 1789; Daniel Lunt of Falmouth in 1790; John Fox of Portland in 1792; in 1794 to Isaac Thompson, Joshua Eddy, and…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Fires in Rumford

"… to both sides of Waldo Street and to houses on Falmouth and Hancock Streets, that additional help was needed to contain the blaze."