Maine Memory Network

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - RESOURCES

"Lewiston, Me.: H.F. Roy, 1915. (N, M) Maine Democrat (Saco, Me.) newspaper, 1857-1867. (N, C, S) Maine Historical Society."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Railroad into the Village

"… invited his employees to make a trip with him to Lewiston. Arrived at that place, they all repaired to the Railroad saloon, where a sumptuous…"

Surry by the Bay - Surry Village School

"Herbert Tilden of Lewiston was the first teacher. Considered modern for its day, it was built by Jesse M."

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

"The Lewiston train should have been there a long time before both of the other trains except there was a delay with their flatbeds staying on the…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1920-1930 - Page 1 of 3

"In 1930, the Androscoggin Mill in Lewiston was equipped with new looms to handle rayon, and became one of the country’s largest rayon fabric…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1940-1950 - Page 1 of 3

"Bates Mill in Lewiston produced vast quantities of textiles for war purposes, from uniform fabric and hospital bedding, to parachutes and life rafts."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 1 of 4

"Charles Bell. The nearest hospital was in Lewiston, but Dr. Bell traveled to residences no matter what the weather."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Soldiers Of The Civil War

"In 1870 they lived in a boarding house in Lewiston, and he worked in a mill. By 1880 they returned to the area to live in Strong."

Mercy Hospital - People of Mercy - Page 1 of 2

"A graduate of the School of Nursing in Lewiston in 1918, she took vows as a Sister of Mercy in 1922, and in 1926 was appointed superintendent of the…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 2 of 4

"… 15,000 pounds of cheese, which was sold mostly to Lewiston and Portland businesses for 15¢ a pound. The cheese making business generated a need for…"