Maine Memory Network

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Women in Colonial Economies - Page 2 of 4

"… British colonies, Massachusetts, including the district of Maine, derived its legal system from its mother country."

Lincoln, Maine - Mattanawcook Academy

"… legislator that approved the forming of a school district wouldn’t have because the school wouldn’t be here."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 2 of 4

"… general in the militia in charge of the Maine district. Also, as a colonel in the United States Army, he led recruiting efforts for the regular…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Economic History of Main Street, Northeast Harbor - Page 1 of 3

"Today, much of the Main Street business district is devoted to summer visitors and tourists. There remains one grocery store but the theater, the…"

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"… whose purpose and visage within their exclusive districts distinguished them from the others.” (Anne Dolan) Due to its unusual geography, the town…"

Hamlin Memorial Library and Museum

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Island Postmistresses

"… was established in what was formerly school district No 4 and was named Minturn Mrs Arwilda Newman was appointed postmistress After the mails…"

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

"… the hill,” as the town folks referred to the ill district were many different businesses, such as a sawmill, grist mill, salt box factory, starch…"

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

"… East New Portland has a site known as “The Mill District.” It has been the site of a sawmill, gristmill, electric-power plant, novelty wood turning…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 1 of 4

"… into the subsequent Rumford/Mexico Water District (with its Mt. Zircon Reservoir); the International Paper Company; the Rumford Falls Sulphite…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Fires in Rumford

"… Waldo Street had become a secondary business district to the Congress Street business area and had spurred the growth of a collection of…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"In the 1860’s, the town had as many as 31 Districts. Each district had an agent, and that agent was responsible for obtaining and paying a teacher…"

Otisfield Historical Society

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Westport Island History Committee

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - II. Pinkies, wherries, skiffs and chebaccos: Early Settlement

"… Coat Island” in 1786, three years after the district of Maine became a part of Massachusetts. Native Scotsman, author, merchant, politician, Son of…"

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"… appointed first collector for customs District of Passamaquoddy, office at Flagg’s Point (Lubec) • John Allan settles on Treat’s Island (Allan’s…"

Bangor Public Library

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Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"… as possible..." Henry David Thoreau, 1846 The District of Maine, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, became its own state as a result of the Missouri…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… appointed the first Customs Collector for the District of Passamaquoddy by George Washington. With the end of the war in 1783 and formation of the…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"As the town grew, the downtown business district began to thrive. Farmington became a busy hub for noted doctors and attorneys."

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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