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Western Maine Foothills Region - Hugh J. Chisholm, Sr. - Page 2 of 2

"The Portland Daily Press, July 9, 1912, reported that he had attended the dedication via special rail car, returning to Portland and then to his New…"

Architecture & Landscape database - John Calvin Stevens

"Upon graduating from Portland High School in 1873, he entered the office of Francis H. Fassett, the city’s leading architect."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VI. The deluge of industrial expansion & immigration (1865-1900) - Page 1 of 2

"1910McArthur Public Library Biddeford is full of granite ledge, and one family in particular profited greatly from the bounty."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - RESOURCES

"Biddeford, Me.: McArthur Public Library, 1994. (N, M, S) Yorke, Dane. The men and times of Pepperell: an account of the first hundred years of the…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 3 of 4

"These include the Rumford Public Library; the Municipal Building; The Strathglass Building (Hotel Harris); and the Strathglass Park."

Architecture & Landscape database - Gridley Barrows

"On May 12, 2000, the Lewiston Public Library and the Lewiston Historic Preservation Review Board held a public gathering to recognize the lifework of…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Entertainment- Alameda and Opera House

"Churchill of Portland was the lead architect. The Opera House had its grand opening in September of 1913."

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… of transportation had begun to take shape as the Portland and Kennebec Railroad reached Bath in 1849, intersecting the downtown at Centre and…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 1 of 4

"Addie was involved with the public library, and she also served on the committee that erected the Soldiers Monument in Dunstan."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Columbian Block

"… Block was John Calvin Stevens who was from Portland. He was the architect for rebuilding burned properties."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Church Block

"… Fassett, a Bath native born in 1823, died in Portland in 1908. Fassett who was the architect for the Church Block, also designed the Courthouse …"

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

"John Patten was the President of The Portland and Kennebec Railroad. John Patten had the idea and was also was the main builder for this project of…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 1 of 4

"The public was upset, because the Boston & Maine trains were sometimes late and connections were missed."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 2 of 4

"Dunstan and Portland were connected by a road inland from the marsh that went up a steep incline and over Scottow's Hill, but the hill was so steep…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Peru

"… Daniel Lunt of Falmouth in 1790; John Fox of Portland in 1792; in 1794 to Isaac Thompson, Joshua Eddy, and William Thompson, all of Middleborough…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 2 of 4

"Beginning in the 1860s, the Portland Railroad Company operated horse-drawn cars on rails that ran through Scarborough and other area towns."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 4 of 4

"Jones, Herbert G. The King's Highway from Portland to Kittery. Portland, ME: Longfellow Press, 1953. Karr, Paul and Jeff Clark."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 3 of 4

"… Through the Years Air Meet at Portland Airport in Scarborough, 1928Scarborough Historical Society & Museum Aviation: When Flight Was Still…"

Historic Clothing Collection - The Maine Historical Society Historic Dress Collection - Page 2 of 2

"Margaret Payson's Delphic-style gown, Portland, ca. 1938Maine Historical Society At one time in the hierarchy of historic objects, dress was…"

Architecture & Landscape database - Lost Gardens of Eden

"… of its powerful natural beauty to a greater public. The development of the area as a summer resort and prestigious destination was the impetus of…"

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

"By 1653, the King’s Highway reached from Portland to Kittery and followed Scarborough’s coastline. At Scarborough, the highway began at the Spurwink…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 3 of 4

"Grandfather Tales of Scarborough. Portland, ME: Katahdin Publishing Co., 1925. Moulton, Augustus. Old Prouts Neck."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 3 of 4

"… Company were finally connected to those of the Portland Railroad Company, connecting South Portland to Saco and providing trolley service through…"

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

"… & Museum The Thomas was en route from Norfolk to Portland with a cargo of coal. Encountering dense fog off Wood Island, Captain Lermond anchored…"