Maine Memory Network

Western Maine Foothills Region - Our Partners

"Our Partners Partners Click to see more photos of our team in action. X Our team is large, and we hope that over the years it will only get…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Welcome to the Western Foothills

"Welcome to the Western Foothills X Western Maine's beauty can be found in its mountains, rivers, scenery, and especially its people."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Exhibits

"Exhibits Welcome to our Exhibits page. Click the links below to enjoy stories from around the Western Foothills Region."

Western Maine Foothills Region - About the Project

"About the Project X By Nick Waugh The Western Foothills School District of Maine (Regional School Unit 10) contains 478 square miles—more than…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mt. Zircon Reservoir - Page 2 of 3

"Mt. Zircon Reservoir The workmen and horses, hired by local contractor, James M. McGregor, cleared the “basin” for the Mt. Zircon Reservoir."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mt. Zircon Reservoir - Page 3 of 3

"Mt. Zircon Reservoir According to the Report to the Board of Trustees, dated March 27, 1915 by Head Engineer, E."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mt. Zircon Reservoir - Page 1 of 3

"Mt. Zircon Reservoir Text By Jane Welch Peterson, Nghia Ha & Dave Gawtry Images provided by: The Leo Blouin Family and donated to Rumford Area…"

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

"For The Love Of Paper CHANGING OF THE HELM – FATHER TO SON Construction of B Machine at Oxford Paper Company, Rumford, 1915Greater Rumford…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 3 of 4

"For The Love Of Paper THIRD GENERATION CHISHOLM LEADER William H. Chisholm was the third generation of his family to become President of Oxford."

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

"For The Love Of Paper Text by Elliott E. “Bud” Burns, David Gawtry, and Nghia Ha Images provided by The Greater Rumford Area Historical Society…"

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

"For The Love Of Paper Boise Cascade Corporation, a major player in the paper industry, was able to complete the purchase of the Oxford properties…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield's Tuscan Opera House

"Dixfield's Tuscan Opera House Text by Dirigo High Students and Donna Towle Images contributed by Dixfield Historical Society Dixfield House…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico Corner

"Mexico Corner Text by Lorraine Robichaud Legere Images contributed by the Mexico Historical Society About one month after its incorporation in…"

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

"Hugh J. Chisholm, Sr. Much has been written about Hugh J. Chisholm and his skills at organizing companies."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Hugh J. Chisholm, Sr. - Page 1 of 2

"Hugh J. Chisholm, Sr. Hugh J. Chisholm, Sr.: His Ideas; His Actions; His Philanthropies By Jane Welch Peterson & David Gawtry Hugh J."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Byron

"Byron A Brief History of Byron, Maine By Judy Boucher C. Vivian Richards Logging, Byron, ca. 1900Byron Historical Society Byron is a small…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Building Boom and Piers above the Falls

"Building Boom and Piers above the Falls By William N. Weston & Nghia Ha Images contributed by Rumford Area Historical Society The pictures to the…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield's Church on the Hill

"Dixfield's Church on the Hill Dixfield Congregational Church, High Street, Dixfield, 2006.Dixfield Historical Society Text by Donna Towle…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Fires in Rumford

"Fires in Rumford Text by Jane W. Peterson, Nghia Ha, and David Gawtry Images provided by the Rumford Area Historical Society Histories of all old…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 1 of 4

"A boot and shoe factory, a brick mill, a sawmill and a clothespin factory opened, and other businesses that followed also flourished because people…"

Surry by the Bay - Early Settlement

"The first sawmill was built on Union River in 1768, and soon after, sawmills appeared on Patten Stream and on Toddy Pond."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Other Recreation

"Other Recreation Text By: Strong School 7th and 8th Graders, 2011-2012 Loading deer on the train at Strong station, ca."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Prominent Women

"Prominent Women Text By: Strong School 7th and 8th Graders, 2011-2012 Julia Harris May poetry collection, 1903Farmington Public Library…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Resources

"Resources Mountains of Maine, Steven Pinkham, Down East Books, 2009 Stand Firm Ye Boys from Maine, Thomas Desjardin, Oxford University Press, 1995…"