Maine Memory Network

Western Maine Foothills Region - Regional and Town History

"… to the region’s many rivers, streams, and lakes. The Androscoggin, Nezinscot, Ellis, Swift, Webb, and Twenty Mile Rivers all provided water power…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford High School Basketball - 1970s - Page 2 of 2

"… State Class A Championship game in Augusta (and Lake Region in the A/B playoff). The New England Championship tournament was held in Durham, NH at…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford High School Basketball - 1970s - Page 1 of 2

"… A vs B playoff game in 1976, Rumford High crushed Lake Region by 50 points, thus ending the A/B playoff for all future Maine teams."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 2 of 3

"… Mexico, and Rumford, and then on up into the lakes is worthy of mention. Many a pioneer used the Indian route to travel from the coast, moving…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 4 of 5

"… and develop the water power that flows out of Lake Webb, down Webb River, and enters at its confluence with the Androscoggin River in Dixfield."

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… eastern shore of the Kennebec and the Clarke and Lake Post in Arrowsic. Although some colonists persevered in the coming years, additional wars and…"

Acadian Archives

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Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"… of this region from Merrymeeting Bay to Moosehead Lake in peace and security. Their cruel and tragic end was a bitter irony considering the moral…"

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"Arrived to great fanfare. Gardner Lake, 1936 1897 - 1898 • Telegraph service established • Resort hotel Ne-Mat-Ta-No built in North Lubec by…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"Opera House, Presque Isle X Mantle Lake, Presque Isle, 1887Presque Isle Historical Society Economic development led to the growth of…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… distance and provides a direct Kennebeck-Rangeley Lakes\Androscoggin canoe connection. At Farmington Falls, the Indian Village of Amascontee…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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