Maine Memory Network

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Lowell's General Store, Commerce, & the Railroad

"West Farmington, the terminus of the Maine Central Rail Road, developed a cattle yard, creamery (Pictur-of W. Farm."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"The Town Hall was centrally located, and oftentimes, southern islanders would see their northern counterparts once a year at Town Meeting."

Guilford, Maine - WELCOME

"… Society Welcome to Guilford, a small central Maine mill town with an industrial heritage reaching back two hundred years; young, as far as towns…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Railroad

"The Central Maine Railroad stopped at Farmington, so several communities north of Farmington decided to build a railroad to open the region for wood…"

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 1 of 3

"… of cotton tipped applicators was erected, centralizing all the medical production. Foam tipped applicators under the trade name of PurSwab were…"

Skowhegan Community History - Early Settlement in Skowhegan

"… when people started to come up to the woods of central Maine to claim land that King Charles III was giving to anyone that would settle on it."

Lincoln, Maine - South Lincoln schoolhouse, Lincoln, ca. 1930

"… it was decided to move this building into a more central location and it was moved to a lot across the road from the cemetery."

Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"One natural resource that has always been, and remains today a major economic force is wood. Skowhegan, being central in its location along the…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 4 of 4

"… then compile a list for the doctor to pick up at central office prior to making his rounds. When the Somerset Telephone Company offered dial…"

Historic Hallowell - The Blizzard - Works Cited

"… those days of the great blizzard Kennebec Journal Central ME: 2002 Chicago Blizzard of 1979. n.d. 10 Feb."

Historic Hallowell - Natural Resource to Finished Product

"… Free Library A site between Winthrop Street and Central Street became home to Hallowell Granite Works."

Historic Hallowell - The City of Hallowell

"City Office workers were communicating with Central Maine Power and the food bank to get power to the area and get food to the elderly and needy."

Historic Hallowell - The "World of Mirth" Carnival in Hallowell

"… usually go to Augusta because it is more central and larger, but they are not brought in by train."

Historic Hallowell - One of Many Monuments

"… 1877Hubbard Free Library The statue "Faith," the central figure, 36 feet tall, is 216 times life size, and took one year to carve."

Historic Hallowell - A Chosen Place ~ Once Again

"… its modest way (because just about everything in central Maine is modest), Hallowell is a state of mind, an apostrophe not to some rigamarole…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Day 2

"… to safe shelter there were over one hundred Central Maine Power line crews and many other tree crews and other cleaning crews about trying to…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook

"… thing was demolished in 1911 to make room for the Central Maine Power Plant. Arthur Moore Ice House, Hallowell, ca."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook

"… thing was demolished in 1911 to make room for the Central Maine Power Plant. Arthur Moore Ice House, Hallowell, ca."

Historic Hallowell - Police and Fire Citations

"… Family In Hallowell, Built In 1819 Long a Central Maine Attraction, n.d., City Council, Hallowell. ed. City of Hallowell, Maine. n.d. 13 Apr."

Historic Hallowell - Lineman's Journal

"… were an estimated 600 telephone poles down in central Maine. It got harder and harder to get work done."

Historic Hallowell - Hurricanes Of 1954 - Stories and Timelines

"It had a minimum central pressure of 940 Mb (millibar). Also Brunswick got 8.5 inches of rain. Hurricane Carol came just 1 day before Hurricane Edna."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Third Parish Church, Bangor, 1865

"… west end of Third Parish Church, also known as Central Congregational Church, in Bangor are shown in this illustration by John Martin (1823-1904)…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Potato Harvest Memories - Page 1 of 5

"… my grandmother, told me about working in the Central Aroostook County potato fields. Edwena has lived in The County all her life."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - "Fly Rod" Crosby - Page 1 of 3

"… prominent place in Strong’s history and played a central role in the town’s early development. Fly Rod Crosby left behind a legacy of conservation…"