Maine Memory Network

City of Brewer

Brewer is the gateway to coastal communities and Acadia National Park. The city along with Bangor also serves as a trading and distribution center for the coastal areas and towns and cities to the north with the total region having a population of approximately 250,000 people.

Bath's Historic Downtown - Old Town Hall and Grant Building

"The purpose of the Old City Hall was to house the city government, including a mayor's office, a treasurer's office, assessor's office and the police…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Davenport Memorial and City Hall

"Many of the earlier uses of City Hall for specific organizations have been relocated to their own buildings."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Regional and Town History

"The earliest settlers in the Western Foothills were of predominantly English extraction, and most arrived in the late 1780’s and early 1790’s, many…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"Steen's Auto Shop and Terry's Chevron station served local people as well as other people passing through the city."

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Politics and Enforcement

"… laws to regulate drinking by immigrants and big city folks, they were against the regulation of cider, a major cash industry."

City of Portland Department of Public Works

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Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahock House and The Sagadahoc Block

"They told the town that they would give as much water as they could. The gauge at New Meadows told them they had 75 pounds of pressure but in the…"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Reform and Repeal

"… We have a State Liquor Store in our Town (or City)?, 1936 Waterville Collections of Maine Historical Society, a gift from Charles E. Burden Coll."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Entertainment- Alameda and Opera House

"These included the Music Hall, Uptown Theater, Columbia Hall, and our focus, the Bath Opera House, and its precursor, the Alameda."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Bath Savings Institution and Hyde Block

"… Lawrence was the only police officer in the City of Bath to ever be shot and killed on duty. According to the almanac in the September 5, 1883…"

Historic Hallowell - City Marshals

"Police, City Marshal and Officers, Hallowell, 1888Courtesy of Sumner A. Webber, Sr., an individual partner One of the men in this picture was City…"

Historic Hallowell - Protect and Serve - Hallowell Fire and Police

"… enforcement structure and created the position of City Marshal, a position that evolved over the years into our present Police Department."

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

"In many of Maines small towns and cities, taverns were the center of social and political life. William McLellan Sr., Portland, ca.1800Maine…"

Historic Hallowell - Uniforms and Expenses

"Police officers wore light undershirts and a heavier warmer jacket to cover them, and these two items were normally tan and brown.The fabrics were…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Dreamland and Liberty

"Bringing entertainment to the community and bringing business to Bath and surrounding areas were two of the most important."

Historic Hallowell - Carvers and Quarrymen

"The cutters and blacksmiths in the city joined the national Granite Cutters Union in 1888. The quarrymen and engineers later joined the Quarrymen's…"

Historic Hallowell - Police and Fire Citations

"ed. City of Hallowell, Maine. n.d. 13 Apr. 2011 <http:// hallowell.govoffice.com/>. City of Ellsworth History. 2011. Ellsworth City Hall. 27 Mar."

Historic Hallowell - The City of Hallowell

"The City of Hallowell City HallHubbard Free Library Ice storm' Hallowell House, Hallowell, 1998Hubbard Free Library During the Ice Storm…"

Historic Hallowell - Disasters - Natural and Man-made

"Webber's suitcase X Mr. Sumner Webber, the City Historian and a retired Hall-Dale teacher, brought a suitcase full of resource materials to the…"

Historic Hallowell - Our Work and Our Team

"… Area Board of Trade striving to make our city a great place to live, learn and do business and the Firemen’s Association committed to not only…"

Historic Hallowell - Important Buildings and Institutions

"Impressive homes and a stellar hotel fill the city. In the 1960s an urban renewal proposal and a highway construction plan threatened to demolish…"

Historic Hallowell - History Celebrated, Threatened and Preserved

"A State highway construction plan proposed widening Water Street to a four-lane highway, by razing all the buildings between the Kennebec River and…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Student Exhibits

"… Block The Customs House Davenport Memorial and City Hall Entertainment Venues - Dreamland and Liberty Entertainment Venues - The Alameda and The…"