Maine Memory Network

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Charles K. Savage (1903-1979): The View from Asticou - Page 5 of 6

"Curtis purchased 40 acres of land on the Eastern bank of Northeast Harbor, built three houses by the time of his death, and forged a close…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 4 of 4

"A Poem, “A Town in Maine” by Ethel West, with permission from her daughters, Elizabeth West Poland and Marilyn West Curtis; A Poem, “Pennacook Falls”…"

Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"Curtis was an American commercial businessman and was mainly known for his chewing gum. John Bacon Curtis was born on October 10,1827 in Bradford…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - John Crosby

"In his dealings with Jacob Curtis’ blacksmith shop, Crosby’s trading business is evident. Crosby often bartered with Curtis for work done for him…"

Baldwin Historical Society

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Friends of the Kotzschmar Organ

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Early Settlement

"Curtis of Boston. The Savages granted the cemetery property with a reservation of a 50 foot square Savage family plot under a deed of trust recorded…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 3 of 4

"In 1929 Curtis Wright Corporation built a nearby log cabin intended as a barracks for a summer flight school."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico Corner

"… early years was mainly a farming community with Curtis Howe operating the first general store. There was a fording place on the Swift River between…"

Rumford Area Historical Society

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

"Curtis Dolloff, the wife of Oscar Fitzland Dolloff. It was the end of an era after nearly a century of Loring ownership! Dolloff Family…"

Prince Memorial Library

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Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"signed [into law] by Governor Kenneth Curtis, and then went to referendum in the 16 towns” (Lincoln News, July 1967)."