Maine Memory Network

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Stockholm, Maine

"In the end of 1899 a flag station was finished and the trains started transporting passengers. The Bangor and Aroostook Railroad began delivering…"

Aroostook Historical and Art Museum

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Emerson Letter

"The flag of the 4th ME was the first that was planted on he enemies’ works that day. Our Cavalry and our artillery started in pursuit immediately."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad

"… greeted very enthusiastically with bunting and flags, speeches, dignitaries, and music. Presque Isle declared the day a “holiday” with shops and…"

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

"… had the largest fleet in the world under a family flag. He came into town and got the idea that he wanted to build the hotel."

Life on a Tidal River - Early Railroads in Bangor - Page 1 of 2

"Bunting was borrowed from Boston, and British flags from Canada. Citizens and businesses were encouraged to decorate windows, and the paper carried a…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Peru

"… the days of 1812 and 1814, before the American flag was common, a Liberty Pole was the emblem of patriotism, so it was befitting that a Liberty…"

Music in Maine - Rock and Roll, Punk, and Elvis

"… posters, Radiation Hazard signs, American flags, Bonanza restaurant advertising banners, and all manner of ephemeral clutter."

Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"… gums Curtis & Son made were called "American Flag," "Yankee Spruce," "White Mountain," "200 Lump Spruce," "Licorice Lulu," "Trunk Spruce", "Sugar…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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