Maine Memory Network

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Wabanaki Agency in the Proprietor Records - Page 3 of 5

"… that came late in Warrabitta’s life, at Small Point, in Casco Bay, in which “Blind Joan” appeared along with “Great Agumagus” or Moxus, a Kennebec…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1950-1960 - Page 3 of 4

"… nylon seersucker dress, with red piped details, pointed collar, dolman sleeves, red plastic belt, and very full ‘circle’ gored skirt with an…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 3 of 4

"They disembarked at the wharves on Peters’ Point or Parker Point where they might be met by horse-drawn carriages to take them up Tenney Hill to…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - A Short History Of Performing Arts On Mount Desert Island

"In this exhibit we highlight some major focal points in Performing Arts History on the Island with examples from Early Performances on MDI during the…"

Historic Hallowell - Meeting at Koussinok

"… miles from the ocean, when they reached the last point of navigation on the Kennebec, the rapids in Augusta that marked the “head of tide,” they…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - The Shaping of the Borderlands: Arcane Deeds and Failed Colonies - Page 4 of 5

"… by the Stamp Act unrest, and only then as a pointed rebuke to Massachusetts’ increasingly unruly politicians."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - I. Canoes and Clamshells: The Pre-European Settlement Years

"… on Swan’s Island between the years 1891 and 1903, points out in his island history that the name Hocomock (current Hockamock Head) was used before…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Early Settlements

"Hewes Point developed into Islesboro's second summer resort area in the 1880s, but was a year 'round community as well."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 2 of 4

"The 10 mile distance from Rumford Point to Rumford Falls led to the building of the Kimball School at the Point."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Measuring Rock

"… the corner (a stationary object used as a focal point) they measured out six lots and drew lots for ownership."

Friendship Museum

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Blue Hill, Maine - In Search of the Rustic Life

"They settled in many places; among them, Parker Point in Blue Hill. The word rusticator is derived from the word rustic, which relates to country…"

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Schools

"At one point, 306,000 people (which was about 40 percent of the working population at the time) worked in the factories."

Oakfield Historical Society

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Historic Clothing Collection - 1950-1960 - Page 1 of 4

"… feminine look was happily embraced by some, but a point of controversy among those who thought the fashion too extravagant, and perhaps a little…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Project Home

"Project Home Small Point, Phippsburg, 1731Maine Historical Society The Beyond Borders: Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary project, a two…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks - Page 1 of 2

"… Rodney Laughton and Don Googins Pine Point Boatyard, Scarborough, 1928Scarborough Historical Society & Museum Scarborough has always been a…"

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

"… extensive beaches: Higgins, Scarborough and Pine Point. There are ledges, however, around Prouts Neck, Bluff and Stratton Islands (now part of…"

Lubec, Maine - The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head

"Congress sought to establish that this point is definitely the U.S.” By July, 1808 the timber tower and a keeper’s house were complete though the…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - IV. Engulfed by nationalism: Revolutionary Biddeford

"… the logs were being sent down from Fryeburg and points north. Before 1800 there were 17 sawmills around the falls, cutting an estimated 50,000 feet…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Eighteenth Century - Page 1 of 3

"… straight at the front waist forming a curved point at the back, three quarter sleeves frilled at the elbow, and a full skirt."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Water Transportation

"… wharves were constructed at Ryder’s Cove, Hewes Point, Smith’s Landing and, by 1891, at Dark Harbor."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"… switchboard moved to a small house on Pendleton Point Road, where operator Mrs. Charles Philbrick (Mrs."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Charles K. Savage (1903-1979): The View from Asticou - Page 5 of 6

"When Ms. Farrand was converting her Reef Point estate into a horticultural research library and created a non-profit foundation, she asked Charles to…"