Maine Memory Network

Surry by the Bay - Early Twentieth Century

"Young boys searched the woods and fields for all metal and rubber tires. In those days, there was no municipal landfill."

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

"Mr. Arnold, one of Haley's employees, had just walked across the 100 pound piece of pine wood when he heard the board strike the ground."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Ledyard Block

"Pat Hennin, who owned Wood Butcher tools from 1991-1999, and a Century 21 real estate business in 1999."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 1 of 4

"Space for fish stages and wood to build them were needed and were plentiful along the Maine coast. Territory for fish stages was allotted on a…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Early Years on Mt. Desert Island

"… these families farmed, fished, dug clams and sold wood to ships which arrived here from distant places."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 5 of 13

"Baskets were made locally, usually by Native Americans. The strips of wood used to make these baskets came from ash trees."

Presque Isle: The Star City - The History of Laundry, Aroostook County Style - Page 2 of 2

"… hung their clothes in the basement next to the wood stove. This process took a good portion of the day. Drying took all day."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 48-64

"Strickland Hastings Strickland Henry H. Wood George W. Pickering Rufus Prince Arvida Hayford J. A. Cushing Benjamin Kimball George B."

Skowhegan Community History - The Skowhegan Island

"In the early 1900s CMP, Central Maine Power, built two large dams and power stations that we still have in use today."

Skowhegan Community History - Benedict Arnold's March

"The wood was still wet so the planks on the bottom of the bateaux didn't stay together and leaked. 1775 letter from G.Washington to B."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Guiding Services for Sport Hunters

"Beginning in 1883, he and Joe ventured into the woods together every spring and fall for forty years."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 8 of 17

"The Saco River Driving Company served as the wood operation and river driving subsidiary of J. G. Deering & Son."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 2 of 4

"… and had to arrive at school early, bring in the wood or coal and keep the fire going throughout the day."

Skowhegan Community History - Kennebec River Log Drive

"… with the contractor- he selected the spot where wood was to be cut, and later dumped in rivers. If it was deep in the forest, roads were needed to…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Minturn Schoolhouse

"Both floors were heated by a wood stove in the winter. Minturn student Marion Stinson recalls: "...we’d take a big potato and put it in a coffee can…"

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Student Narrative of MDI History

"The woods consist of pines, firs, and birches only. I named it Isle des Monts Déserts. The latitude is 44° 30'.” (This quote came from MEMOIR OF…"

Historic Hallowell - Timeline of Cyclone

"They used pieces of wood for fire and to rebuild the buildings that were damaged. The people of Hallowell were soon back on track."

Historic Hallowell - Cascade Hand Tub

"… far between because houses were made of heavy cut wood from the forest regions around Hallowell and the logs that floated down the Kennebec."

John Martin: Expert Observer - "Representing every particular:" John Martin's Reflections, Illustrations, and Commentary - Page 2 of 2

"… probably in 1866, and worked various places -- Wood Bishop & Co. foundry, National Insurance Co., and probably other businesses in the area."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks - Page 2 of 2

"Encountering dense fog off Wood Island, Captain Lermond anchored off the eastern end of Stratton Island but dragged anchor onto a ledge during a gale."

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

"… not really roads but Indian footpaths through the woods. Generally the trails followed firm ground rather than a direct course, avoiding swamps and…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Chester Greenwood

"… patented a boring machine, which was used in the wood turning industry. The last thing he patented was a spring-tooth rake."

Skowhegan Community History - Abenakis in the Norridgewock/Skowhegan Area

"From deep wood teepees they would track deer, caribou, moose, and bear. They would use a bow and arrow to catch the animals in a snow drift."