Maine Memory Network

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Early Schools

"… was on the east side of the Sandy River in the South Strong area at the junction of South Strong and the road now known as Knowlton Road."

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

"Main Street West New PortlandNew Portland Historical Society Early life came heavily ingrained with religion."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… a much-needed hospital would be established on South Street. Hotels and restaurants would host the volumes of tourists passing through on their way…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The End of Wooden Shipbuilding - 1910 to 1950

"Morse Shipyard, Water Street, Thomaston, Maine c 1940Thomaston Historical Society Charles A. Morse of Friendship, established Morse Boatbuilding Co."

Historic Hallowell - Hurricanes Of 1954 - Stories and Timelines

"… 2:00 AM Tropical depression Edna is spotted near south America with 30 MPH winds but is not moving. September 2nd 1954 8:00 AM Tropical depression…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion

"… shipping halted, the ice was harvested by a Hampden company, Dirigo Ice Company and shipped to cities in the south to help aid in refrigeration."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 1 of 4

"… to connect with the Boston & Maine cars at South Berwick only if they were in sight; but, if not, the Portland, Saco & Portsmouth trains were to…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Brothers of the Civil War

"Suderow. North and South, January 2001, vol. 4 no. 2 James Lawrence obituary, Maine Sunday Telegram, Sunday June 11, 1939 Big House Little House Back…"

Architecture & Landscape database - John P. Thomas

"… (1922), the Fidelity Trust Company Bank in South Portland (1928), the Canal Bank in Portland (1930), and the Fidelity Trust Company Bank in…"

Historic Hallowell - Joppa

"Webber, Sr., an individual partner South on Water Street between the business section and Loudon Hill is a part of the city known as Joppy or Joppa."

Pejepscot Historical Society

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Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… Museum Governor's Potato Plot X Main Street facing North, Presque Isle, 1895Mark & Emily Turner Memorial Library Farmers received cash…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook

"… spring, the ice was shipped in sawdust to the south, Central America. Ice was even shipped away to countries like Cuba and the West Indies."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook

"… spring, the ice was shipped in sawdust to the south, Central America. Ice was even shipped away to countries like Cuba and the West Indies."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston is Incorporated - 1777

"… included, until 1848, the towns of Rockland and South Thomaston. It is believed by many that the name of Thomaston was selected in honor of Major…"

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"… armory on Essex Street and quickly left for the South. Bangor soldiers saw action at Bull Run, Manassas, Antietam, Port Hudson, Irish Bend…"

Life on a Tidal River - Early Railroads in Bangor - Page 1 of 2

"Main Street Arch Grant ReceptionBangor Public Library General Grant in Bangor President Ulysses S. Grant visited Bangor in October, 1871 as part of…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Railroad into the Village

"… side of the Depot grounds and accessing Main Street between the dwelling houses of Daniel Beedy and Lorin Sweet seemed from the start to be the one…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion

"… Dirigo Ice Company, and shipped to cities in the south to help aid in refrigeration. Although travel on the Penobscot River remained important to…"

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

"Arno Chase’s greenhouse burned in March 1933. Frank Chase built a greenhouse on Main Street, and had about 8,000 ft. of glass."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"Gould School is on Westbrook Street in South Portland in the Long Creek Youth Development Center, formerly known as the Maine Youth Center."

Colby College Special Collections

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Wood Products of Strong

"… was better known, acquired property on Upper Main Street, directly on the railroad easement. Four generations of the Starbird family manufactured…"

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Iron Foundry

"The Hallowell Iron works was located on the South End of Water Street. It is very rare that a family became so involved in public affairs like the…"