Maine Memory Network

Presque Isle: The Star City - Native Americans

"Fired ceramic pots, possibly an outgrowth of earlier soapstone bowls, appear in southern Maine, suggesting the beginning of agriculture and a more…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"… well, surviving for more than 20 years despite fires and other setbacks. Owner of Swett Drugstore, Lewis B. Swett helped build Bath's economy."

Lincoln, Maine - MacGregor's Spool Mill

"… mill, on their first day of work since that awful fire. It was almost like a parade, with people laughing and smiling, thankful for the steady job…"

Lincoln, Maine - Other Early Hospitals

"… the home until it was shut down because of State fire regulations in 1990. Medical implements from the Lincoln Historical Society collection X…"

Prince Memorial Library

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Scarborough Historical Society & Museum

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Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… end of the nineteenth century, the Presque Isle Fire Department had been incorporated and Presque Isle had its first water company, the Presque…"

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

"Across Tuttle Road from the Fire Station stands a house that was once an important business established in 1793."

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"These challenges included freshets (floods), fires and weather. A freshet is described as a flash flood or flood resulting from a spring thaw."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Brothers of the Civil War

"… the Scene On April 12, 1861, Confederate forces fired on Fort Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina’s harbor."

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Railroad into the Village

"If ice freshets do not disturb them, and fire and other forces leave them alone, the present railroad company and all concerned in the construction…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… for the manufacture of Christmas wreaths, cutting fire wood and raking blueberries offers seasonal employment."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"… gone, his mill had been completely destroyed by fire. Instead of boarding his train that day, he immediately began making plans to restore the…"