Maine Memory Network

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"Map of Cobscook Bay Area, 1881Lubec Memorial Library Lubec’s connection to the sea and its close proximity to the Canadian Maritimes have shaped its…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - "Main Streets" of North Yarmouth and Cumberland

"This has made Greely Road look like a zipper on a map! Cumberland Center Points of Interest The Buxton house at 363 Main Street, at the corner of…"

Acadian Archives

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Of The Arts Era

"… Broadway debut at the age of 32 put her on the map as a skilled monologist and actress. Her work was lauded by many writers and performing artists…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"According to several city maps, around 1910, the church had a vestry added to it. In 1890, a large organ was purchased for the church."

Bath's Historic Downtown - 94 Front Street

"… in the early 1850s, according to the 1858 map of Bath, and city tax records, David Tilden Stinson rented the location from Oliver Moses, running a…"

Scarborough Historical Society & Museum

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Music in Maine - Rock and Roll, Punk, and Elvis

"… that size put southern Maine on the rock and roll map for concert promoters. What other events in Maine during the 1950s, 60s and early 70s were…"

Lubec, Maine - Canning Sardines in Lubec: Technology, the Syndicate and Labor

"… of on-ground realities, the Sanborn Insurance maps, offer testimony. Canneries in Lubec in the 1903 edition show rooms labeled as places where cans…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"History of Presque Isle Map of Presque Isle, ca. 1870Presque Isle Historical Society Text by: Kimberly R."

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - North New Portland Village

"… New Portland is the town, as it is listed on many maps, but it is one of the thee villages in the town of New Portland, ME., Somerset County."

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"… family and friends—a place already labeled on a map—to arrive somewhere without these foundations and struggle to create them."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"Historical Overview map of Islesboro  by Olivia Boucher and Melissa L. Olson Survey Chart, Islesboro, 1884Islesboro Historical Society…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… SEE NOTE Detail of USGS Topographical Map of Bath, 2000Patten Free Library Introduction Downtown Bath, the heart of the City of Ships…"

Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"… very important in putting Maine on the national map. He was known as one of the best congressmen the state ever had."

Blue Hill, Maine - Educating Blue Hill

"In early Jonathan Fisher maps of the late 1700's, scattered schoolhouses can be seen around the town."