Maine Memory Network

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Overview & Introduction

"The drive to reform the abuse of alcohol was one of the great moral and social controversies of the 19th and early 20th centuries."

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 1 of 3

"River drives continued into the 1950’s and were not without perils. Boom Chain, Guilford, 1908Guilford Historical Society It was dangerous work…"

Historic Hallowell - Day 8

"Going outside was often dangerous and driving was not recommended because of tree branches falling. Day eight was a happy day for most families…"

Kennebec Valley Community College Archive

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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Our Resources

"… Islesboro Central School PO Box 118 159 Alumni Drive 734.2251 www.islesboro-central.k12.me.us Alice L."

Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"The last drive was in 1976, and huge logging trucks have replaced the river in the transporting of logs to the mills."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 1 of 4

"… a Red Sox game in Boston—easy, hop in your car, drive to Boston via high-speed roads, see the game, and return home the same day."

Historic Hallowell - Lineman's Journal

"We had an ice storm in progress. I was driving to work when I saw a lot of fallen trees in the woods and branches on the road."

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 2 of 4

"A survey of the steam power to drive the steam engines of each paper machine, dry the paper, cook the pulp, and heat the buildings found a need for a…"

Mercy Hospital - Growth & Expansion - Page 2 of 2

"… several efforts, including the Catholic Charities Drive, which collected around $40,000. In 1968, Mercy marked its Silver Jubilee, commemorating a…"

Early Maine Photography - The Vickery-Shettleworth Collection

"Never learning to drive, he relied on his older brother Eric, his longtime teaching colleague Ruth Slater, and in later years James Mundy and Earle G."

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"The commercial district expanded along Main, Central, State, and Harlow Streets. Norumbega Hall on Central Street was completed in 1855 to meet the…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad

"… piers are still visible today from Riverside Drive between State and Main Streets. During World War II, an extension was built to the Presque Isle…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Skyline Farm - Making and Preserving History

"… Farm,” perhaps originating from the view as one drives down The Lane from the center of town. The Semmes converted the farm from a dairy farm to a…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"… Bay freezing over and islanders walking or driving over the ice for necessities. This happened frequently in the 19th century, but only four…"

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"… located on the corner of what is now Riverside Drive and State Street along the edge of the Prestile Stream."

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

"… at 363 Main Street, at the corner of Hillcrest Drive, dates to 1799. It was formerly a birthing house, where women came to deliver their babies."

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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