Maine Memory Network

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VI. The deluge of industrial expansion & immigration (1865-1900) - Page 1 of 2

"Around 1861 the first two schooners specially equipped for carrying ice, were loaded in the Saco River with ice cut during the long winter and sent…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - Shipbuilding in Biddeford: Lore, Leaders, and Legacy

"During the first Congress in 1789 “An Act to regulate the Collection of Duties Imposed by law on the tonnage of Ships or vessels, and on goods, wares…"

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

"… (for barrells) and clapboards" were among the first things made for trading purposes. Courtesy of the Library of Congress X The European…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - V. A Cascade of Booms & Busts (1790-1865) - Page 1 of 3

"1840McArthur Public Library The first sawmill was built around 1853, and before the coming of Samuel Batchelder and the cotton mills, lumber was…"

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

"… Olympian, 1924McArthur Public Library During the first decades of the 20th century output was high in terms of people and products, and the busts…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The MCHP Experience: In Our Own Words

"… well, and I was very glad they could visit the First Parish Meetinghouse and do the Museum in the Streets."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - ABOUT US

"… Society President Raymond Gaudette at the First Parish Meetinghouse, 2010 X Biddeford Historical Society The Biddeford Historical Society was…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Perry Opera House

"… the building was purchased by Northern National Bank, and named the State Theater. It burned down again in 1946, and was reconstructed as the W.T."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 9 of 13

"It remained in the bank until it was acquired by the City of Presque Isle. It can be seen on the third floor of City Hall on Second Street."

Maine's Road to Statehood - Turn of the Century to the War of 1812

"[21] Banks, Maine Becomes a State, 52. [22] Banks, Maine Becomes a State, 45. The votes displayed by Banks show 12,774 votes casted considering…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - The American Revolution and Early Attempts at Separation - Page 2 of 2

"54 vol. 2). [7] Banks, Maine Becomes a State, 16. [8] Banks, Maine Becomes a State, 22-23. [9] Banks, Maine Becomes a State, 24-25."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Entertainment- Alameda and Opera House

"… Polo Team actually continued on to join the National Roller Polo League. Their names were “Billy” Leydon and Holman Dunning."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Davenport Memorial and City Hall

"… on Thursday, Patriots Day afternoon as part of a national celebration. The last time it was rung was fifteen years before in 1952 for Bath's…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Customs House

"Today, the Customs House is an historic treasure registered with the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). X"

Kings Landing Historical Settlement

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Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"In 1941, Sears opened its only small-town national chain branch on the north side of Centre Street, despite the small facility and limited parking."

Maine's Road to Statehood - The Missouri Compromise: A Moral Dilemma

"[34] For further details on this debate and the opinions of Maine politicians and national figures, see Banks, Maine Becomes a State, 188-204."

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 2 of 5

"… a hardware store on the first floor and the First National Bank on the second floor. John Scales & Sons became the firm name on January 20, 1916…"

Camden Public Library

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Architecture & Landscape database - Eaton W. Tarbell

"Eaton Tarbell was one of the first architects in post-World War II Maine to advocate for the sharp, simple lines of contemporary design."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - John Crosby

"Crosby was named the president of the First Bank in Bucksport. It was the only bank east of Wiscasset, but due to the carelessness of a cashier…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Village Schools

"The new building was built on the bank high above the Sandy River, where the Town Garage is presently located."

Guilford, Maine - Special Events

"… in 1904, a huge dedication ceremony took place in Bank Square that was attended by hundreds of people."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 4 of 4

"Upon his death, provisions in his will led to the building of Greely Institute, which opened on September 28, 1868 and held its first public…"