Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - Transportation

"Transportation Cotton Mill, Academy Street, Hallowell, ca. 1885Hubbard Free Library Cotton was delivered to the Cotton Mill on the Kennebec…"

Historic Hallowell - City Marshals

"… malicious mischief, one breaking and digging in street, and one disturbing public meeting . The most difficult issue was keeping an appropriate…"

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Schools

"Hallowell Schools Warren Street School, Hallowell, ca. 1890Courtesy of Sumner A. Webber, Sr., an individual partner The founders of Hallowell…"

Historic Hallowell - The Information Call Script

"… IN HALLOWELL, AND AS I REMEBER, IT WAS AN ONE WAY STREET. FROM THERE I SAW ROOFS BEING THROWN AROUND AND I SAW MR."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 84-107

"… 1876 about Bangor's failure to properly deal with streets and sidewalks. People and events discussed include: The Berger Family Dr."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 22-71

"… John French George Knowles John Pomlow Electric street railroad, Bangor Col. John Black Dr. Moses Adams Mary Adams Adams murder trial John Martin…"

Historic Hallowell - The Cyclone of 1895

"… Cotton Mill roof was torn off and thrown into the street below. The wind propelled 8 inch square cotton mill roof timbers into nearby buildings."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Chester Greenwood

"He sold Florida Boilers, a business that grew rapidly. He later sold that business because he couldn’t provide the service it required."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - II. Pinkies, wherries, skiffs and chebaccos: Early Settlement

"… transported the island’s lumber, and the fishing business began to expand. A view of the original Henry Knox mansion, Montpelier, in Thomaston…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 1 of 4

"… During the Civil War, the Oak Hill station was a busy shipping point for horses and livestock for the Union Army.(6) Scarboro Beach Railroad…"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Politics and Enforcement

"GALLERIES: Politics and Enforcement | Women Leaders and Temperance | Quenching the Thirst | Business as Usual"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 121-end

"… and changes in life -- trolleys, gas, electric street lights, and U.S. Mail boxes. He wrote again about his family's history in Ellsworth, his…"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Women Leaders and Temperance

"GALLERIES: Politics and Enforcement | Women Leaders and Temperance | Quenching the Thirst | Business as Usual"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - About Us

"… & Maureen Fournier Economic History of Main Street in Northeast Harbor - Brook Minner, Hannah Stevens, Northeast Harbor Library & Tim Garrity…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 2 of 4

"… batch of chopped clams in 1990 after 68 years in business. Thurston and Bayley Company, Scarborough, 1948Scarborough Historical Society &…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 16 of 17

"“All places of business were closed, and the mills shut down. Flags were to be seen everywhere, and the demand for red, white, and blue ribbons…"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Drinking: Elegance and Debauchery

"1849 Middle Street near Exchange Daguerreotype Collections of Maine Historical Society Militia and fire musters such as these were cause for heavy…"

Mercy Hospital - McAuley Residence

"… earned a college degree, and started her own business. She later expressed gratitude to “the original staff for their uncommon strength and…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Village Schools

"… owner, donated a parcel of land on Upper Main Street, which was more than adequate for a school. Project trustees were appointed November13, 1947."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VI. The deluge of industrial expansion & immigration (1865-1900) - Page 1 of 2

"… 24 June 1864 X After the war ended both the business and people of Biddeford began to recover."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Rustication

"… Roberts opened Agamont House at the foot of Main Street, where he also built the village's first wharf."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Inns

"… Rodick House at the corner of Main and Cottage streets. Established in 1866 and twice expanded, it had become Maine’s largest and most famous…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - V. Changing times: the Swan’s Island Ferry

"The business employed seven or eight islanders full time and up to a dozen part time, but the business could not be sustained."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - V. A Cascade of Booms & Busts (1790-1865) - Page 3 of 3

"As often happens, businesses which can support war necessities did well, and hired workers. Manufacturing in Biddeford and other cities which had…"