Maine Memory Network

Rum, Riot, and Reform - 1620 to 1820: New England's Great Secret

"In 1630, the Puritan first ship Arabella carried 10,000 gallons of wine and three times as much beer as water."

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Politics and Enforcement

"… Between 1905 and 1911, Maine government made the first serious attempt to give teeth to the Dry laws."

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Drinking: Elegance and Debauchery

"… Federal and Temple streets, just below the First Parish Meetinghouse, was a stagecoach depot and popular watering place for the likes of critic…"

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

"… house.Robinson built and operated Falmouth's first large distillery. X J. Cutters Inn Tavern Sign, New England, ca."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Permanent Settlement

"Richardson in The Creation and Growth of Acadia National Park, “Abraham Somes and James Richardson not only started the development, but were leaders…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Welcome and Introduction

"… Robyn King, and Maureen Fournier (Acadia National Park); Sydney Roberts Rockefeller (Great Harbor Maritime Museum); Catherine Schmidt (Maine Sea…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - A Short History of Mount Desert Island

"… as a vacation resort and as the home of Acadia National Park. The extraordinarily beautiful and abundant natural environment, the deep and…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Bryants and Rockefellers: Two Seal Harbor Families

"The final push was when Acadia National Park was formed, putting Mount Desert Island on the map as an official tourist destination."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Old North Church

"… Through General Knox’s involvement, a Town Meeting House was constructed in 1796 on High Street, and was the first house of worship in the town."

Skowhegan Community History - Bloomfield Academy

"They first met in 1812. The first building was built in 1814 and was very plain. It was really an accomplishment to get this school going especially…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Rustication

"By 1879 Bar Harbor had 30 hotels, a national reputation and telephone service linking four hotels, a livery stable, Bee's Store, and the local doctor."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Captain Samuel Watts House

"… to the extent they became two of the nation’s first millionaires. Both owned large properties in New York, where they spent a good deal of time…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Early Shipbuilders - 1780s

"… both sides of the Creek in close proximity to the first shipyards in the area. Vessels were needed for both importing and exporting goods."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The Fales Edgarton House

"The first homes built in 1719 were crude log cabins and did not withstand the early hostile attacks."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Champlain Society - Page 2 of 2

"It was this organization which acquired the first landholdings that eventually became Acadia National Park."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Tillson Testimonial

"On July 21st Henry was among the soldiers at the first battle of Bull Run. Henry was among the soldiers killed when the Confederates drove the Unions…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The Edward O'Brien House

"Full-length windows carried to the floor on the first floor of both houses. Each house had decorated vergeboards along the eaves, and porches…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - P.H. Tilson Death Notice

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Prison Industries

"At first, the quarry was the main source of labor that provided income to help defray the cost of keeping a prisoner fed and clothed."

Skowhegan Community History - The Skowhegan Island

"… the island accepted new buildings, such as the first bank, the high school, two churches, the fire station, a dairy treat -- one of the first in…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Movies Come To The Island

"The building is listed on the National Registry of Historic Places and continued restoration efforts are in progress."

Skowhegan Community History - Skowhegan: "A Place To Watch"

"… "A Place To Watch" Thousands of years before the first white men discovered the area, the Kennebec was a throughfare for traveling bands of…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - General Henry Knox Museum

"… the American Revolution and George Washington’s first Secretary of War. Housed primarily in Montpelier, an elegant reconstruction of the nineteen…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Greenleaf Cilley

"It discusses the history of the Cilley family, including how Greenleaf Cilley was one of the first casualties of the Civil War."