Maine Memory Network

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

"… Kennebec was a throughfare for traveling bands of Indians, including the Abenaki tribe of Algonquins."

Lincoln, Maine - Catholic Church

"By the mid-1800s, the Penobscot Indians had been practicing Catholicism for years, after being converted by European settlers."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - I. Canoes and Clamshells: The Pre-European Settlement Years

"A notable example of the latter category is Carrying Place, a strip of land across which Native American canoes could be portaged."

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

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

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - Biddeford's Movers & Shakers

"… in Biddeford? Where did we get many of our other place names, like Peirson's Lane, Sullivan Street or Clifford Park? What about those historical…"

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

"The tradition of Biddeford as a place of possibility for those seeking a better life for themselves and their families has been renewed, manifested…"

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

"… homeopathic hospital opened in Maine, and was named for Dr. J. Frank Trull, its founder. The Webber Hospital was opened as an alternative to the…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - III. An undercurrent of danger: Colonial Biddeford

"… and Winter Harbor became a separate town with the name of Biddeford, after the town in Devon, England."

Lincoln, Maine - Benjamin Chesley

"He came to Lincoln when he was 44 years old. He was the oldest of nine kids. His brother’s names were: Samuel, Jonathan, Nicholas, David, and William."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Works Cited

"Works Cited Eckstorm, Fannie Hardy. Indian Place Names of the Penobacot Valley and the Maine Coast. Orono: The University Press, 1941."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Wabanaki Agency in the Proprietor Records - Page 5 of 5

"Wabanaki Agency in the Proprietor Records Place Names and Continuance Plan for towns along the Androscoggin River, ca."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - …then came the settlers…

"… business,” Abraham Somes met the island’s “Indian Governor” near Southwest Harbor, “bought” land from him for a gallon of rum, and documented the…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Canoe race, Kenduskeag Stream, Bangor, 1865

"… parade and observances in Bangor, ten Penobscot Indians in five birchbark canoes engaged in a race on the Kenduskeag Stream."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Cottagers

"… Bar Harbor in the heyday of hotels, cottages and Indian encampments, 1886 Bird's-eye view maps like this 1886 panorama of Bar Harbor were popular…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 2 of 3

"… to the writing of Anna Virgin Farrington, Indians from the Pennacook tribe had a camp on the mountain in back of what is known as the Ira Wing…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston Narrative

"After Captain Smith reported his discoveries, Prince Charles replaced the local names supplied by Smith, changing North Virginia to New England and…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Blue Hill Spearheads Development on the Downeast Coast

"… the 1750’s the British won the third French and Indian War. The French, however, still claimed the territory east of the Penobscot River and…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Early Settlers

"What is most interesting is that he trades with “Indians”. One page shows the name ‘Pierpole’ and another entry shows the name ‘Plosway’ and ‘Plosway…"

Surry by the Bay - History of Surry

"A majority finally won out and they hoisted sail, turning eastward, settling in in Ellsworth, and leaving as their legacy the name “Contention Cove.”…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Native Americans

"The Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians, for example, has maintained their Maliseet language so that this region is known as the only place on earth…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Roads: From Footpaths to Super Highway

"… The first “roads” were not really roads but Indian footpaths through the woods. Generally the trails followed firm ground rather than a direct…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Basketball: From Rivals to Teammates

"… Harbor to Northeast Harbor to see the Pemetic Indians take on Gilman at Neighborhood House. They would journey to Bar Harbor to see their town’s…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… pioneers had seen hard service in the French and Indian and Revolutionary Wars, had been inured to hardship, toil, and poverty, and fully realized…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future

"… from David Hutchins were a group of Norridgewock Indians, led by Chief Pierpole. The records show that the few interactions between the two groups…"