Maine Memory Network

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"At one time, the town boasted 32 school districts, mostly one-room schoolhouses. In John S.C. Abbott’s History of Maine, Farmington was touted as a…"

Hamlin Memorial Library and Museum

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New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - North New Portland Village

"… persistent hard worker and the New Portland Water District still serves part of the North Village. New Portland has had many doctors over the years…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox

"… to promote the settlement and prosperity of the District of Maine," as he wrote to his friend Joseph Peirce in 1795."

Historic Hallowell - Commerce on the Kennebec Citations

"Hunton, F. D., Kennebec River Flood, Business district, Hallowell, 1870, Hallowell ME, 1870, http://www.mainememory.net/bin/Detail?ln=29193…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston is Incorporated - 1777

"Thomaston is Incorporated - 1777 District of Maine map, 1795Maine Historical Society Local settlers cultivated potatoes and vegetable gardens…"

Historic Hallowell - A Post-Revolutionary Generation

"… one of the first classical academies in the District of Maine (a distinction shared with Berwick Academy, which was chartered the same day)."

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"… as possible..." Henry David Thoreau, 1846 The District of Maine, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, became its own state as a result of the Missouri…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - East New Portland Village

"… East New Portland has a site known as “The Mill District.” It has been the site of a sawmill, gristmill, electric-power plant, novelty wood turning…"

Skowhegan Community History - Abenakis in the Norridgewock/Skowhegan Area

"I'm in the district that lies between Acadia and New England. By mixing berries with an equal quantity of tallow, you can make beautiful candles that…"