Maine Memory Network

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks - Page 1 of 2

"Most of the pines measured about a yard across and one hundred feet high and grew so close to each other there was no room for limbs to sprout for…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 4 of 4

"… ended, ushering in convenience and an increased measure of privacy, but ending an era of intra-community connections that created a unique bond…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Leonard Trask, the Wonderful Invalid

"In 1857, he measured 4 feet 10 1/2 inches tall at the highest point of his shoulders, and weighed 134 pounds."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Regional and Town History

"Measured in square miles, RSU 10 is the largest school district east of the Mississippi; within it’s capacious boundaries lie a number of interesting…"

Mercy Hospital - McAuley Residence

"… homeless women, teach young people, and provide a measure of skills training for the people she ministered to in Dublin."

Maine's Road to Statehood - 1790s: A Growing Movement

"… and York counties voted upon an additional ballot measure regarding separation. But once again, the number of votes casted was too negligible to…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Fixing Borders on the Land: The Northeastern Boundary in Treaties and Local Reality, 1763-1842 - Page 5 of 5

"Carroll, Francis M. A Good and Wise Measure: The Search for the Canadian-American Boundary, 1783-1842 (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2001)…"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Politics and Enforcement

"… deputies while claiming they backed Prohibition measures. Rumseller rodents run free. Announcement for The Reformed Rumseller: Mr."

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Bootleggers vs. Police

"In Canada the War Measures Act (1916-1919) banned alcoholic beverages. After the war, Quebec became wet, with Ontario following in 1927."

Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum and Arctic Studies Center

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Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Floods

"Its discharge measured 113,000 cubic feet per second. The flood concluded on March 9, 1896. Written by William Lewis In 1936, a major flood came upon…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Merchants' Row

"… that everything in his store had perfect measurements, that his jewels had extremely accurate cuts, and the watches he sold would be precise."

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 4 of 4

"… age and nuclear source devices that could measure thickness, conductivity, moisture, and quality indexes on materials in a vessel, a pipeline, or…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad

"The cars measured 56 ½ feet in length and were originally manufactured by Wason Manufacturing in 1912."

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… Library Smuggling During this period, despite measures taken by Washington to curtail illicit trade in the border region, goods continued to flow…"

Colby College Special Collections

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"After several attempts to build a grading system that would measure learning, a system was developed in 1924 by Myron Hamer, Principal of the High…"

Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"… rebuilding programs, and poverty alleviation measures. He also has a large impact on kids' lives."

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… and the resulting organization have contributed measurably to the preservation and dissemination of Bath history. Sagadahoc Preservation, Inc."

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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