Maine Memory Network

Architecture & Landscape database - Lost Gardens of Eden

"… the 19th century brought word and vision of its powerful natural beauty to a greater public. The development of the area as a summer resort and…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - First electric railroad car in Bangor, 1889

"… had – had a ride in a car propeled by no visible power." His description and the illustration are on page 28 of a scrapbook he wrote in 1888-1889."

Presque Isle: The Star City - King Farm, Presque Isle, ca. 1920

"… probably powered by the sprayer wheels.The potato plants appear to be in blossom, so the photograph was taken sometime in late July, ca. 1920."

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 2 of 4

"… needed to come to an end, and the power plant was sold to the Central Maine Power Company, which took over maintenance of the plant and supplied…"

Historic Hallowell - The Vaughan Stream & Sawmills

"C & E Milliken Sawmill, Hallowell, ca. 1900Hubbard Free Library Logs would float down the Kennebec River to the steam-powered Milliken Sawmill that…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Women in Colonial Economies - Page 1 of 4

"From a European perspective, Wabanaki men held the majority of public political power, yet, women wielded important forms of influence, including…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Day 1

"They explained that the woody plants may be able to heal themselves. Disturbing the trees any further could cause them to be in worse condition…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Beginnings

"Using tools made of stone, bone, wood, and natural plant and animal fibers, they harvested an incredibly diverse range of mammals, birds and fish…"

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

"The generator plant is today’s Scarborough Historical Society and Museum building.(4) Turnouts, where trolleys could stop and pick up or discharge…"

Skowhegan Community History - The Skowhegan Island

"Central Maine Power X X men working on the damSkowhegan History House The swinging bridge was originally built for a local farmer to…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - East New Portland Village

"… the site of a sawmill, gristmill, electric-power plant, novelty wood turning mill, and an axe factory."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"The power plant opened in October of 1907. Members of the Maine and New Brunswick Power Company voted to give Gould $30,000 worth of treasury stock…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Maps

"… Farmington, signs were posted at the base of plants and trees by Dr. Drew Barton and a walking tour was created."

Acadia National Park

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Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Representative Industries of Cumberland and North Yarmouth

"In 1874, George Blanchard planted apple orchards on Broadmoor Farm, situated behind the Blanchard house at 371 Tuttle Road."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook

"… in 1911 to make room for the Central Maine Power Plant. Arthur Moore Ice House, Hallowell, ca. 1934Hubbard Free Library Ice harvesting was a…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook

"… in 1911 to make room for the Central Maine Power Plant. Arthur Moore Ice House, Hallowell, ca. 1934Hubbard Free Library Ice harvesting was a…"

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"… • New Lubec Memorial Library building completed • Connors Brothers plant (former Booth Fisheries Factory B) closes – last sardine plant in Lubec"

Lubec, Maine - Canning Sardines in Lubec: Technology, the Syndicate and Labor

"plants specifically identified as such when the syndicate was powerful at the beginning of the century."

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 2 of 3

"This plant was enlarged and a floor added in 1907. The following year, the log jam and flood mentioned above occurred, sending two and a half million…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - III. Boom, bustle, bust: The Steamboat Years to WWII

"Later industries included a cod liver oil plant, the smell of which is still remembered by some islanders."

Maine State Museum

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 2 of 3

"… the coast in the summer for fishing, stopping to plant crops in fertile lands along the way. In the fall they would go north, stopping to harvest…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"As land was cleared, wheat and corn were planted later to be turned into flour, food crops were planted, as well as oats for livestock."