Maine Memory Network

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Rusticators come to MDI

"… the Vanderbilts, Astors, Rockefellers and Fords spent their summers on MDI. Locals found employment with this growing summer population."

Lincoln, Maine - Cars, Model T

"Will A. Brown brought the first Model T to Lincoln. He has probably been driving in Lincoln longer than anyone else. He was a Ford dealer from 1910…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 2 of 3

"… of the early settlers, showed them where river fording was feasible and where it wasn't. He also urged them to settle high on the hills, knowing…"

Owls Head Transportation Museum

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Economic History of Main Street, Northeast Harbor - Page 2 of 3

"However, some new businesses opened including a Ford dealership at the corner of Neighborhood and Rock End Roads."

Guilford, Maine - EVENTS - Page 1 of 3

"… Department bought their first fire truck, a 1931 Ford, which is still used in parades today. (Tom Goulette) Remains of Guilford Town Hall…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 4 of 4

"… Through the Years John Meeker's Ford, Scarborough Beach, ca. 1903Scarborough Historical Society & Museum Automobiles & Fire Trucks…"

Surry by the Bay - Sawmills of Cunningham Ridge

"… added a shingle machine which he powered with a Ford 8N tractor. Wilbur's sawmill has not been run in decades, but along with the family's wood…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico Corner

"There was a fording place on the Swift River between Mexico and Rumford that was used when the river was low in summer and on the ice in winter."

Lubec, Maine - Klondike: Lubec's Gold from Sea Water Hoax

"In October of 1897, Prescott Ford Jernegan, a Baptist minister, and Charles Fisher, both from Edgartown, Martha’s Vineyard, arrived in Lubec and…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Community and Commerce

"… until 1837, so at first the mail carrier had to ford the waters at the Narrows or ride Captain Thompson's ferry."

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

"… was the heir to the Washington Post), Edsel Ford, or various members of the Rockefeller family."

Blue Hill, Maine - Shipbuilding: An Important Early Industry

"… Allen, Lauren Doolittle, Brooklin Eaton, Abby Ford, Bennie Johnson, Brian Leger, Greggory Lynde, Michael Nevells, Cooper Smallidge, Ezra Woodye…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 1 of 4

"… to have had a Litchfield fishing rod were Henry Ford, William R. Hearst and the Duchess of Windsor."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Bridge That Changed The Map

"Fording was the only way to cross the river until 1827, when the first bridge was built by Ezekiel Porter for $750."

Surry by the Bay - Early Twentieth Century

"His family used to travel in a Model T Ford on the dirt road that was US Route 1 from Falmouth Foreside."

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor: Healthcare Center of Eastern and Central Maine - Page 2 of 2

"… in 1956, the hospital was provided a grant by the Ford Foundation for $130,000. The money was put forth to build two more sections as an extension…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - III. Boom, bustle, bust: The Steamboat Years to WWII

"Model T. Ford by E.R. Spurling's Store, Swan's Island, ca. 1925Swan's Island Historical Society Island stores received regular supplies from the…"

Guilford, Maine - Pre-Settlement And The First 100 Years

"… the Town purchased their first fire truck, a 1931 Ford which is still running today. Turner House in Winter, Guilford, ca."

Life on a Tidal River - Four Important Women of Bangor

"… of 1915-1916, she participated in the Henry Ford Peace Expedition along with many other women."

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"… River, walk the ancient Indian footpaths while fording the streams, or trek beside ox-drawn wagons over river ice."

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

"… early town centers, churchgoers had a stream to ford and brush and woods to beat back! In January 1794, a group of settlers petitioned the "Court…"

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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