Maine Memory Network

Lincoln, Maine - Pulp Mill, Penobscot River, 1902 - Page 1 of 2

"Pulp Mill, Penobscot River, 1902 Contributed by Lincoln Historical Society Description Pulp mill on the Mattanawcook Stream, before the…"

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

"Print. Penobscot River Railroad History of Penobscot County Maine, with illustrations and biographical sketches."

Life on a Tidal River - Welcome

"Welcome Bangor from the east bank of the Penobscot River, ca. 1905Bangor Public Library Welcome! to the Bangor Community Heritage Project."

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor: Lumber Capital of the World

"By 1830, there were 300 sawmills along the Penobscot and the Kenduskeag. Penobscot River lumber raft at Bangor, ca."

Life on a Tidal River - Three Civil War Letters - Page 4 of 4

"Print. The Bangor, Brewer and Penobscot County Directory. Boston: W. F. Stanwood, 1864. Bishop, Chris and Drury, Ian."

Life on a Tidal River - The Great Bangor Floods: 1902 and 1976

"… of 1902.Bangor Public Library Flood on the Penobscot, Bangor, 1902 The Kenduskeag Stream (on right) flows into the Penobscot River in the…"

Lincoln, Maine - The Stanislaus Family

"Stephen probably made changes to the Penobscot people and to people in the area to ensure a better life style for them while he served his eight year…"

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"The beauty of the Penobscot and Kenduskeag Rivers, as first described by Champlain, is again seen as a vital part of the history, heritage, and…"

Life on a Tidal River - Early Railroads in Bangor - Page 1 of 2

"Penobscot River Railroad The Penobscot River Railroad was a “railroad that never was”. It was chartered by the state in 1836 to go from Bucksport to…"

Lincoln, Maine - Steamboats

"The steamboat was owned by the Penobscot Navigation Company. William Moor and his brother Daniel Moor Jr. navigated the first steamboat."

Lincoln, Maine - Catholic Church

"By the mid-1800s, the Penobscot Indians had been practicing Catholicism for years, after being converted by European settlers."

Lincoln, Maine - Ballard Hill School, Lincoln, ca. 1930

"… site selected was a small hill not far from the Penobscot River, called Ballard Hill. The townspeople did most of the work themselves."

Life on a Tidal River - The Bangor Fire of 1911 - Page 1 of 2

"… was killed when a chimney from a house on Penobscot Street fell on him while he was fighting a fire there."

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor: Healthcare Center of Eastern and Central Maine - Page 1 of 2

"Aerial view, Eastern Maine General Hospital, Penobscot River, ca. 1951 EMGH Birds Eye View, 1951. Eastern Maine Medical Center On many occasions the…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor and the Civil War

"… Maine and was also a selectman in Levant and a Penobscot County sheriff. The majority of the soldiers returned to Bangor on August 13, 1863."

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Life on a Tidal River - William S. Cohen, The Man and the School

"He was also an assistant county attorney for Penobscot County in the years of 1968-1970. From 1968 to 1972, he taught at both the Husson College and…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor and Social Reform Movements of the 1800s-1900s

"The tunnel ran from the Penobscot River located near Holyoke’s house in Brewer. The tunnel was found because the son of the family that later bought…"

Lincoln, Maine - Workman's Hospital

"After the Workman’s Hospital closed, the Penobscot Valley Hospital was opened and they put a operating room in it. P.V.H."

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

"… be built was a flume to send lumber along to the Penobscot River to market. In order to take lumber from both mills down the river, they had to be…"

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"… way to arrive in Lincoln was to paddle up the Penobscot River, walk the ancient Indian footpaths while fording the streams, or trek beside ox-drawn…"

Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln Theater

"… People, Businesses and Industries That Helped Build a Town on the Banks of the Penobscot. Lincoln, Me.: Lincoln Historical Society, 1995. Print."

Lincoln, Maine - W.A. Brown: Jack of all trades

"… he started the first Ford dealership for Northern Penobscot County in the town of Lincoln. My family is full of Ford fans, all we drive is Ford."

Lincoln, Maine - Thomas G. Libby

"History of the Town of Lincoln, Penobscot County, Maine, 1822-1928. Lewiston, Maine: Dingley, 1929. 369. Print. Goodwin, Beckie."