Maine Memory Network

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - IV. Engulfed by nationalism: Revolutionary Biddeford

"Men and women built small farms along the fertile banks of the river, grew crops and raised livestock for themselves and to trade."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Notable Residents

"… Main Streets, in which the new George's National Bank and Georges Insurance Offices were installed. Throughout the years this building housed…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Andrew Anderson

"He says, “I’m not gunna tell you why but get your money out. Put it in the Nationals. Fast. That’s all I’m gunna say.” My father, I guess he thought…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston Expands - 1805 to 1846

"Thomaston Bank, Stereo View, Thomaston, ca. 1865Thomaston Historical Society The Thomaston Bank was established in 1825 at the Lower Corner on the…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Prison Fires - 1849 to 1924

"… next door, location of the George's National Bank at the time. Prison Fire, Thomaston, 1923Thomaston Historical Society There was no plumbing…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Lincoln Block

"After that, Freeman's Barbershop (1963-1977) and The Vamoo Barbershop (1973-2005) were on the first floor. X"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - V. A Cascade of Booms & Busts (1790-1865) - Page 2 of 3

"… to Boston!), the first "block" built, the first bank, the first fire company, first fraternal lodge, first high school, first newspaper, first city…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - II. Ripples of change: European exploration & settlement at Winter Harbor - Page 1 of 2

"… gentlemen, including a tract along the western banks of the "Swanckadocke" River to Richard Vines and John Oldham, "containing in breadth by the…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Prison Industries

"… to the prison grounds, was built in 1852 as a bank. In 1957 the Maine State Prison purchased the building for use as an outlet for products built…"

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

"Twenty-first century Skowhegan now embraces new industry, modern technology, and a forward-looking future."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 11 of 17

"… of Fort Sumter, President Abraham Lincoln called nationally for volunteers, requiring Maine to raise one regiment of infantry for three months of…"

Skowhegan Community History - The Skowhegan Island

"… 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 Maine…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston Narrative

"… Thomaston, Maine is nestled on the northern bank of the St. George or Georges River, where it bends west for a short distance before heading north…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Raymond Wallace

"… much pressure? Much of our money was left in the banks. When the kids were born there wasn’t much of my mother working."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VII. Flow and ebb: the effects of industrial peak & global upheaval (1900-1955) - Page 1 of 3

"… were all available on a regular basis by nationally known stars as well as local professional and amateur organizations."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VIII. Changing course and new beginnings (1955-Present) - Page 2 of 2

"The entirety of Main Street has been named to the National Register of Historic Places, as well as the Mill district."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - RESOURCES

"(N, C) National archives project. Ships registers and enrollments of Saco, Maine, 1791-1915. Rockland, Me.: The National Archives Project, 1942."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Columbian Block

"… board, and was even the president of the First National Bank of Bath. Galen Moses was also the president of the Bath Street Railroad, Bath Gas and…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… built a home on Shaw’s Point and later the Bath Bank building, the first brick structure on the Point, on the southwest corner of the intersection…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - 94 Front Street

"… his own shipyard in 1844, and founded the first National Bank of Bath in 1861. He served as the Bank’s president until his death in 1882."

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

"… included a barber shop and The Lincoln National Bank. With the Sagadahock House getting all the attention, the focus was also going to the stores…"

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 1 of 5

"It was built in 1891 and then opened on July 25, 1892. It was first recognized in 1906 and then became Guilford Trust Company."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Allen Building

"Later the building became the first organized bank called the Presque Isle National Bank. The next change for the building happened when it became…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 16 of 17

"… the millinery shops in short metre.” The first two weeks of April 1865 represented a time of celebration that the Civil War was over."