Maine Memory Network

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - IV. Transitions and troubles: Private enterprise shoulders an island’s needs

"IV. Transitions and troubles: Private enterprise shoulders an island’s needs Left with no reliable connection to the mainland and few secure sources…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Early Shipbuilders - 1780s

"… time Thomaston was incorporated in 1777, several enterprising men had started businesses in the “Crick Village” section, a cluster of buildings…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Shipbuilding

"… time Thomaston was incorporated in 1777, several enterprising men had started businesses in the “Crick Village” section, a cluster of buildings…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Gorham L. Boynton, Bangor, ca. 1867

"… so tangled up in the principles of reducing our enterprising yankees to a serfdom is more than any man can solve."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox

"… lime burning, brick making, and ship building enterprises, how much he was producing, who he was selling his products to, and how he was delivering…"

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 1 of 3

"Barker Lumber and Box Co. was another such enterprise. Guilford Lumber Company Mill, ca. 1900Guilford Historical Society Guilford Lumber…"

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 2 of 3

"… the two Guilford mill properties, and two other enterprises, Sangerville Woolen Co., and Carleton Mill were acquired."

Historic Hallowell - Our Journey Home

"The qualities they brought -- a spirit of enterprise, a respect for education and a recognition of the importance of living by example -- were the…"

Historic Hallowell - Solid Foundations - Lasting Legacies

"The qualities settlers brought -- a spirit of enterprise, a respect for education and a recognition of the importance of living by example -- were…"

Lisbon Historical Society

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Historic Hallowell - Hallowell House

"Men of enterprise and capital formed the Hallowell House Company to finance the project. The hotel hosted legislators and famous visitors: Phillips…"

Lincoln, Maine - Solomon's Store

"Print. The Old Town Enterprise. "Solomon-Grindell Clothing Company Inc. Lincoln, Maine." Print. Murphy, Marilyn."

Lincoln, Maine - Steamboats

"Vol. 1. Enfield: Down East Enterprises, 1983. Print. Fellows, Dana W. History of the Town of Lincoln. Lewiston: Dingley, 1822. Print."

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

"Brig Enterprise and the British Brig Boxer off of Monhegan Island. The separation movement stood at a standstill during the War of 1812, as…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Postscript: More Moving Buildings

"… out to summer guests as part of the Asticou Inn enterprise. Rose Lane has survived as a year round home in the Asticou neighborhood but has…"

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

"… but as many received little mail interest in the enterprise soon waned and the burden of carrying the mails fell mostly to the lot of the…"

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"… Historical Society Shipbuilding Seafaring enterprises played a major role in Surry's economy during the nineteenth century."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - John Crosby

"Among the enterprises he was involved with were a brick store that he built and a share in Wheeler’s mills and the Long Wharf, located at the end of…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Champlain Society - Page 2 of 2

"… “practice” science and contribute to scientific enterprise), the Champlain Society members were unique because they were the first ones who stayed…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Railroad into the Village

"… to our door fresh evidence of the energy and enterprise of our people. So far the work has been well done, by railroad company, town and village…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"Photo courtesy of KodaYoda Enterprises, LLC. X Sources: Adams, Frank P., “Notes on the Maritime History of Lubec Maine”, The American Neptune…"

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

"The Buxton enterprises included an early post office, cooperage, and blacksmith shop. Samuel B. Chase built a brick Federal style house in 1831 that…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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