Maine Memory Network

Life on a Tidal River - The Great Bangor Floods: 1902 and 1976

"X People watch as the parking lot along the Kenduskeag Stream floods, damaging many cars. Photo courtesy of the Bangor Daily News. X"

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"By 1890, Bangor's population approached 20,000. It was indeed an era of progress. Lumber Mill on the Penobscot, Bangor, ca. 1895Bangor Public…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - The Abbott School

"… 1903Farmington Historical Society Abbott Park MapFarmington Historical Society One of the most ambitious projects was a railroad built on…"

Guilford, Maine - Special Events

"… the ball game, while hundreds of cars would also park in the outfield. It seems every town had its own team made up of local athletes but the towns…"

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"… and Campobello Island • West Quoddy Head State Park established 1965 • Lubec High School Marching Band represents Maine in the Cherry Blossom…"

Pejepscot Historical Society

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Rum, Riot, and Reform - Women Leaders and Temperance

"Originally located in Portland's Deering Oaks Park, the statue was moved to the courtyard of the Portland Public Library in 1979."

Lubec, Maine - Lubec's 1911 Centennial Celebration - Page 2 of 2

"… monument is on the Pleasant Street edge of the park, and reads “Lubec Incoporated June 21 1811 Commemorated June 21 1911."

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

"Joseph Healthcare Park. Some of these include endocrinology, rheumatology, and a nutrition center. These are recent additions to the hospital's…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… as well as the establishment of West Quoddy State Park and other conservation areas have contributed to an increasing number of visitors to Lubec…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"Warren Island became a state park in 1959 and is the only State Park that is accessible solely by water."

Music in Maine - Community Music

"The festival started in the parking lot of Rockland’s Trade Winds in 1990. It was called the Trade Winds Blues Bash."

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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