Maine Memory Network

Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad

"Aroostook Valley Railroad It is impossible to talk about the Aroostook Valley Railroad without talking about the contributions made to the Presque…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad Trestle, ca. 1910

"The Aroostook Valley Railroad began in 1909 as an electric trolley line, serving the localities of New Sweden, Carson, and Caribou."

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"… Pownall now guarded the entrance to the Penobscot Valley; stalwart and hardy settlers began to settle where the two rivers met."

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

"… Titcomb and the Settlement of the Sandy River Valley By Cindy Stevens, avid historian, member of Farmington Historical Society, second grade…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor Site Resources

"Warehouse Point, Conn.: Connecticut Valley Chapter, National Railway Historical Society, 1974. Print. Pullen, John J."

Skowhegan Community History - Kennebec River Log Drive

"… Salt II River Driving In Maine , Tall Trees Tough Men by R. Pike, From Stump to Ship (video), The Upper Kennebec Valley , Vol. 2, by Jon Hall"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Bangor and Aroostook Railroad Train Crossing the Aroostook River Bridge, Presque Isle, c. 1990

"… Aroostook Railroad Train Crossing the Aroostook River Bridge, Presque Isle, c. 1990 Contributed by Oakfield Historical Society…"

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"… to the many wild animals that frequent the hills, valleys, and woods that make up Lincoln’s 76.8 square miles: black bear, whitetail deer, moose…"

Lincoln, Maine - Aroostook War

"John River Valley , N. Aroostook Co., Me. and Madawaska Co., NB: A History of the Communities and People. Web. 8 Apr. 2010."

Historic Hallowell - A Bay State Exodus

"… get a man from Massachusetts to the Kennebec valley. Each decade after the Revolution saw the population of the area increase by 10,000 or more."

Historic Hallowell - In Sickness and in Health

"… many trained physicians came to the Kennebec Valley to establish medical practices. They included Daniel Cony, Samuel Colman, Benjamin Page, John…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"Aroostook Valley Railroad and Maine Public Service Company building, Presque Isle, 1921Presque Isle Historical Society Gould’s original plan was to…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… by the Andrew Carnegie Foundation, the Aroostook Valley Railroad (an electric railroad that connected residents to nearby towns), the Northern…"

Lincoln, Maine - Workman's Hospital

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

Western Maine Foothills Region - About the Project

"The Androscoggin River Valley towns of MSAD’s 21 and 43 have traditionally close ties, and that part of the merger made a natural fit."

Lincoln, Maine - Other Early Hospitals

"… until 1972, when the plans for the Penobscot Valley Hospital were being made. In 1976, the building was sold to Thelma White and became an…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 1 of 4

"Many of their descendants remain in the River Valley at this time. The Town of Rumford was incorporated by act of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico Corner

"… 1800's this area was known as the best farming valley in the state of Maine. Charles Stanley Sons Market, Mexico, ca."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 1 of 5

"… Vermont down the Androscoggin and Sandy River valleys to Hallowell. A Revolutionary Was soldier, Col."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 2 of 4

"… with Mexico High School to form the Mountain Valley High School. Many athletic teams reached the state finals, bringing recognition to the skills…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 3 of 4

"… Wing, an art teacher at the Rumford/Mountain Valley High School for 37 years. Currently the New Pennacook Arts Center, with rotating exhibits in…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Regional and Town History

"… true for the nine towns of the Androscoggin River Valley. While the valley’s shoeshops, tanneries, and novelty mills are gone, the paper mill built…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 1 of 4

"His visions of the falls, the valley, and the surrounding natural resources made him realize it was all here and could be developed into his ultimate…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - I. Headwaters of a community: Sowacatuck, Chouacoet, and the sea

"The tribes associated with the Saco River valley were the Pequawket or Pigwacket tribe based on the headwaters of the Saco in the Fryeburg area…"