Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - A Walk On The Streets During The Ice Storm

"A Walk On The Streets During The Ice Storm A Walk On The Streets During The Ice Storm Written By Wesley Lapointe and Sam Day Glistening beauty on…"

Lincoln, Maine - Lower West side of Main Street, Lincoln, ca. 1925

"Lower West side of Main Street, Lincoln, ca. 1925 Contributed by Lincoln Historical Society Description This view of Lincoln's Main St."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - "Main Streets" of North Yarmouth and Cumberland

"(That stone now stands across the street in the “heater” at Main Street and Blanchard Road.) Cumberland Center had a blacksmith shop located at the…"

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

"After crossing the river they followed the northern bank to what we now call Farmington Falls. Measuring Rock Located on Rt."

Historic Hallowell - Transportation

"… was delivered to the Cotton Mill on the Kennebec river to Hallowell by sailing ship. Once the ship was at the dock, the cotton was brought up to…"

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Floods

"The two excessive amounts of water flow caused the Kennebec River to flood its banks. The flood hit the community on the night of March 13, 1936."

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"Throughout the nineteenth century, as the lowest of these areas were filled in and Commercial Street was added to the east of Front Street, the…"

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Waterfront - Page 2 of 2

"… Eastern Steamship Company Wharf, Kennebec River, Hallowell, ca. 1890 Click on the picture and zoom-in for a closer look! Check out the kids fishing…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"This store, located at 782 Washington Street (the southwest corner of the intersection), did very well, surviving for more than 20 years despite…"

Historic Hallowell - History of The Cotton Mill

"It was being built between Second Street and Water Street. It was created by George Robinson and backed by Justin E. Smith, John P. Flagg, Eben G."

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Ship Captains

"In 1801, Agry moved with his new wife to Hallowell. Agry built his house of bricks on Second Street, two houses north of the U.S."

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Railroad Station

"… began carrying train cars across the Kennebec River to the Knox and Lincoln railroad line that ran from Woolwich to Rockland."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Lincoln Block

"People went out on the river ice in the winter and cut blocks of ice with large snows. They stored the ice in big barns with hay and sawdust."

Historic Hallowell - History Celebrated, Threatened and Preserved

"… by razing all the buildings between the Kennebec River and Water Street, including the commercial areas known as Merchant’s Row and Kennebec Row."

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Waterfront - Page 1 of 2

"Then in the 1900s, oil was brought to the waterfront in tanks. Later in the 1940s and 50s, the waterfront was used by people along Water Street and a…"

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

"The fire, leaping the street, caught on the wooden building across Front Street. Gas tanks exploded and walls fell every couple of minutes, causing…"

Historic Hallowell - Nature's Bounty - Raw Material, Close at Hand

"… high-quality, fine grained granite close to the river. Outcroppings like those of Hain’s Ledge Quarry just a couple miles west of town provided…"

Historic Hallowell - Solid Foundations - Lasting Legacies

"… -- a wilderness area well inland on the Kennebec River. The people who came here to begin a new life determined to make it more than a place to…"

Historic Hallowell - Shipping

"Also you can still find pieces of coal near the river. The other business was Hamilton Coal. It was located where the Bulkhead is at the bottom of…"

Historic Hallowell - Shipbuilding

"… wooden artifacts from the bottom of the Kennebec River just east of the intersection of Water and Winthrop Streets."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Student Exhibits

"… Grant Building The Patten Free Library The Railroad Station Sagadahoc Block and Sagadahock House The Sagadahoc County Courthouse 94 Front Street"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Welcome

"… at the Patten Free Library? X Front Street, From Post Office Square, Bath. ca. 1930Patten Free Library A year-long learning…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Columbian Block

"Front Street looking north from Arch Street, Bath, ca. 1870Patten Free Library Before the fire of 1895 this part of Front Street was occupied by the…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Old Town Hall and Grant Building

"Former Town/City Hall, Bath, ca. 1933Patten Free Library Downtown Centre Street, Bath, 1948Patten Free Library The Grant Building was built at…"