Maine Memory Network

Bath's Historic Downtown - Lincoln Block

"Sagadahock National Bank, Bath, ca. 1876 Maine Maritime Museum Before the Lincoln Bank was built in 1878, the Bath Bank building occupied the site…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"The War of 1812, Civil War and WWI took the men out of the fields, leaving farm hands in short supply."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The MCHP Experience: In Our Own Words

"… artifacts X "It was wonderful working on the Maine Community Heritage Project. I was so excited to see the students working so hard to get…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… service had been in place since shortly after the Civil War, and phone service was established by the early 1900’s."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Project Overview

"… eight schools in the state to participate in the Maine Community Heritage Project. Over the summer, the team met a number of times to begin…"

Pejepscot Historical Society

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Bath's Historic Downtown - Bath Savings Institution and Hyde Block

"… was the last person to get the death penalty in Maine. William Lawrence was the only police officer in the City of Bath to ever be shot and killed…"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Politics and Enforcement

"… Historical Society B St 96 A native of Ireland, Civil War veteran Murphy was pulled from jail by Capt."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Ledyard Block

"… corner of Centre and Water Streets in Bath, Maine, was built by William Ledyard in 1856. The Ledyard Block is a brick building that combined…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - 94 Front Street

"… Hietala The Building Front Street, in Bath, Maine has been one of the most densely packed business areas throughout the city’s history."

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Patten Free Library

"… Library, located at 33 Summer Street in Bath, Maine, is architecturally unique. It was designed by architect George Harding, in a Richarsonian…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Old Town Hall and Grant Building

"Bath was incorporated as a town in 1781 while Maine was still part of Massachusetts. The community, beginning to grow rapidly, decided to become a…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Customs House

"… the son of William King, the first governor of Maine. Before 1852 , King's home was at the site of the Customs House."

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

"… become the biggest and most successful hotel in Maine for the year of 1849. In the later years of the hotel, there were a few different businesses…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Merchants' Row

"When they were built, the main architectural points of this style were simplicity and symmetry. Front Street postcard, Bath, ca."

Rum, Riot, and Reform - 1865 to 1919: The Drys Gain New Adherents and Leaders

"… Historical Society New Leaders Between the Civil War and the end of World War I, the anti-liquor cause, now led by both reformers and Republican…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 3 of 4

"Service operations and flying schools operated at Port-of-Maine until the 1960s. Danish Village, Scarborough, ca."

Historic Hallowell - Industry and Immigrants-A Changing Community

"… largest single employer, established after the Civil War, was the granite industry. For over 50 years, it employed close to 500 skilled stone…"

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Ship Captains

"At the outbreak of the Civil War 1861, Agry retired. Captian Benjamin Gould House, Winthrop Street, Hallowell, 1968Hubbard Free Library Captain…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - North Church

"… of war which might have something to do with the Civil War, which ended just five years before the window was installed."

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

"… government money stimulated industry, and the Civil War increased fish prices. Better fishing practices were also adopted; around 1871 the hook and…"

Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"During the Civil War era, her father served in the Union Army. While she was treating his injuries, she found her interest in the medical field."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 4 of 4

"Back in his studio after this assignment, Homer worked on a series of war-related paintings based on his sketches."

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

"… where 44-46 Black Point Road is today. During the Civil War, the Oak Hill station was a busy shipping point for horses and livestock for the Union…"