Maine Memory Network

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

"The fire destroyed everything all the way North to Hoopers Grocery Store. Windows were broken and gas tanks exploded causing screams from the crowd."

Bath's Historic Downtown - 94 Front Street

"It spread north along Front Street, damaging or destroying many businesses including Walter Webber’s Drugstore. Following Walter G."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 2 of 3

"… considered a more accessible location a covered bridge was built and named Porter Bridge. Elizabeth Abbott recalls that in earlier years a ferry…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Railroad into the Village

"The bridge has been pronounced, by those capable of judging, to be one of the best structures of the kind in this country. Much credit is due to Mr."

Guilford, Maine - Historic Buildings - Page 1 of 2

"The entrance to the covered bridge is on the right of this photo. Bank Square, Guilford, ca. 1880Guilford Historical Society Bank Square -…"

Historic Hallowell - Early Industry and Bombahook

"Webber, Sr., an individual partner Stone Bridge over Vaughan Brook. Vaughan Brook tumbled into the Kennebec on the north side of Sheppard's…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Early Wharves and Yards - 1795 to 1825

"wharf, east of the Wadsworth Street bridge. As with houses, names of wharves and shipyards continually changed with property ownership."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - JP Cilley Ledger From Post

"§ Participated in the Battle of High Bridges April 6 – 7, 1865 § Participated in the Battle of Farmville April 7, 1865 § Participated in the Battle…"

Life on a Tidal River - Early Railroads in Bangor - Page 2 of 2

"Web. Tin Bridge Wreck Bangor Daily Whig and Courier (Newspaper) August 10, 1871. Bangor Public Library. Microfilm."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - IV. Engulfed by nationalism: Revolutionary Biddeford

"Prior to the building of the first bridge in 1758, the only way to cross the river was by ferry. The "lower ferry" was down by the mouth of the…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Shipbuilding Industry Expands - 1850 to 1857

"… of the river northwest of the Wadsworth Street bridge) near John Paine’s original wharf, in what was earlier General Knox’s pasture."

Lincoln, Maine - Mills & Paper Industry - Page 1 of 2

"… overhead, looking down into the river from the bridge on West Broadway. The Lombard Steam Log Hauler Text by George King, Lincoln Historical…"

Guilford, Maine - Modern History: 1966 to Present

"Two new bridges were built, the library was renovated, and zoning ordinances were drafted, but not accepted so the entire planning board resigned in…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Chester Greenwood

"Zina was a bridge builder, a wagon & carriage builder and a businessman in the Corn Canning Industry."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 1 of 3

"There was a county road that went from Dixfield up to the north side of Carr Mountain and on to Rangeley."

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 2 of 4

"… the stone was prized for the construction of bridges and large buildings in fast-growing American cities."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad

"… was 5 miles north of Presque Isle near the metal bridge which spanned the Aroostook River. It provided a reduction in voltage for the electric…"

Guilford, Maine - BUSINESSES - Page 3 of 3

"… 18, 1879, the first casualty occurred at Low’s Bridge. Since there was no siding, cars that had to be loaded were left on the track and had to be…"

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 2 of 5

"It was located on the north end of the bridge. After, Piscataquis Woolen Company built the mill and the store was moved by the office of Straw and…"

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 1 of 5

"… High School, Braeburn Hotel, Low's Covered Bridge 4) Guilford Memorial Library, Chase-Em-In Tea Room, Masonic Hall 5) Oldest House in Guilford…"

Surry by the Bay - Early Settlement

"This included the section between Bridge Hill and the Ellsworth post office. Ellsworth resisted the change because ”while they were a part of Surry…"

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"So great was the pressure under the bridge that the water burst through the road surface, leaving a hole a yard in diameter."

Aroostook Historical and Art Museum

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

"Since there were no bridges, brooks and rivers were crossed at wading places or by ferry. By 1653, the King’s Highway reached from Portland to…"