Maine Memory Network

Surry by the Bay - Surry Village School

"1940Surry Historical Society Toddy Pond School closed in 1932, which meant all Surry students now attended the village school."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Harvesting on Cascade Pond

"… had to have at least four inches of ice on the pond before you could set up to start cutting.” The Moores cut ice on Cascade Pond, above the first…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Early Schools

"The May School A unique early school was known as the May School. The May sisters, Julia and Sara, operated a private school for girls in Farmington…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - The Abbott School

"1895Farmington Historical Society The Abbott School was gone, and the grounds that had once been a showplace of bridges, walking paths, and trees…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Village Schools

"Another era in education in northern Franklin County began. Next Page (Blue Ribbon School) Return to previous page Return to Online Exhibits"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Harvesting on Cascade Pond ~ A Family Affair

"Cascade Pond - Vaughan HomesteadHubbard Free Library Once there was enough ice for the horses then you would cut holes and set up the loading…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - National Blue Ribbon School

"National Blue Ribbon School Strong Elementary School X Strong was selected as one of three schools in the state to be named as a 2005 No Child…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Playing at the pond

"Three skaters at the Quarry Pond, Swan's Island, 1949Swan's Island Historical Society Swimmers at the Quarry Pond, Swan's Island, ca."

Surry by the Bay - Late Twentieth Century

"… summer cottages or retirement homes along the ponds and bay. During the 1960s and 1970s, Ellsworth's commercial development provided employment…"

Surry by the Bay - Early Settlement

"Patten's Bay, Patten's Pond and Patten's Pond Stream were named after him. In Samuel Wasson's Journal of East Surry, he attributes Jonathan Flye, an…"

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"Toddy Pond itself was not a pond, but rather a river valley known as Eastern River until 1830 when dams were built to operate saw mills ."

Surry by the Bay - Sawmills of Cunningham Ridge

"In the 1880s he settled on Cunningham Ridge in Surry with his wife, Mary E. Cunningham. His first sawmill was on Toddy Pond at the mouth of Sandy…"

Surry by the Bay - Resources

"LeVine, Sarah (editor), Toddy Pond, Hancock County, Maine, A History, 2005. Photographs, early postcards, and artifacts from the collections of the…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Porter Lake

"In the early 1900s it was called Sweets Pond. Strong students have always liked going to the lake. Class picnics often took place at cottages on the…"

Guilford, Maine - Pre-Settlement And The First 100 Years

"… Salmon Stream, and a small outlet from Davis Pond thus three areas; Guilford Village, Guilford Center, and North Guilford, each sprouting small…"

Surry by the Bay - Weathervane Dispute

"Contentious weathervane at Claude L. Bonsey School, Surry, 1963Surry Historical Society Just weeks after the 1952 dedication of the school, Bonsey…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Other Recreation

"… wooden boats and canoes a lot around the local ponds and lakes. The biggest trout caught during this time period was caught in Rangeley, and it…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Stephen Titcomb and the Settlement of the Sandy River Valley

"… to travel from the Kennebec River, through ponds and streams, until they reached the Little Norridgewock to Sandy River."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Introduction

"The Sowadabscook Stream is the outlet for three ponds and its rushing water allowed for much needed water power early in the settlement of the town."

Surry by the Bay - About The Project

"… and Kate Mrozicki) X Surry Elementary School This multi-faceted project has supported our school's continuing tradition of studying and sharing…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 3 of 4

"… laying a water line from nearby Day Mountain Pond. The Strong Water Company was created by an act of the Legislature on March 15, 1899."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"And the Normal School would be the catalyst for improved education in the public sector. Farmington is a proud community – proud of their downtown…"

Surry by the Bay - Surry Today

"Surry Elementary School Today X A strong sense of stewardship characterizes Surry's Friends of Morgan Bay who have worked tirelessly with the…"

Surry by the Bay - Welcome

"… members, have spent much of the 2011-2012 school year researching our town's history. Using primary documents and the latest technologies, students…"