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Millinocket Fire Department

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Maine's Road to Statehood - Turn of the Century to the War of 1812

"By 1807, the idea of separation was again emerging with force. This time, however, it came from the top down."

Mercy Hospital - Founding of Mercy

"The ensuing health emergency quickly overwhelmed the city’s limited hospital capacity. Right Reverend Bishop Louis Sebastian Walsh asked the Sisters…"

Mercy Hospital - 100 Years of Mercy Hospital

"This emergency, along with limited proper hospital facilities in the Portland area, prompted Bishop Walsh to enlist the help of the Sisters of Mercy."

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"The facility "provides dozens of services... including some of the most cutting-edge technologies in the state." In 2006, the hospital won national…"

Mercy Hospital - Growth & Expansion - Page 1 of 2

"The new addition included an Emergency Department (what today would be called an Emergency Room), although it would not be open on a 24-hour basis…"

Lincoln, Maine - Workman's Hospital

"… something there just in case there was a medical emergency. We also learned we needed a bigger and safer hospital."

Lincoln, Maine - Telegraphs & Telephones

"And, if there was an emergency, like a fire, you couldn’t call the fire department. Before telephones came to Lincoln many people wrote letters to…"

Mercy Hospital - Growth & Expansion - Page 2 of 2

"As of its 2018 Centennial, Mercy’s Emergency Room treats over 20,000 patients every year, and the hospital’s specialists play an important part in…"

Home: The Wadsworth-Longfellow House and Portland - The Wadsworth-Longfellow House and Portland

"View exhibit: Home: The Longfellow House & the Emergence of Portland View exhibit: A Snapshot of Portland, 1924: The Taxman Cometh View exhibit…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Moving to Maine: There to Here - Page 3 of 3

"… have ambulances, if someone were to have an emergency and needed medical attention, the injured person had to ride on someone’s back."

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

"Dr. Bell was making one of his famous emergency calls, and he and the driver had to keep their feet on the dashboard to avoid the water that seeped…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 4 of 4

"As our society evolves, new curricula have emerged to match these changes. In 1915, there were only two required courses to be completed for each…"

Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"The major industries emerging by the close of the 19th century were shoes, paper and wool. Manufacturing remained the base of economic growth in…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor: Healthcare Center of Eastern and Central Maine - Page 2 of 2

"This renovation would include a new Emergency Department, new rooms for patients and inpatient and outpatient surgical suites."

Early Maine Photography - Early Maine Photography at Maine Historical Society

"… Society (MHS) has collected photographs since the emergence of photography in the 1840s and maintains one of the largest and most significant…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 2 of 4

"It is part of the Central Maine Medical Center’s Regional Health Care System and referrals are made to that facility for diagnostic and treatment…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Presque Isle Outdoor Pool

"In 1941, the E. Milton Grant Community Pool and Playground was officially dedicated. Reverend Grant of the Congregational Church has devoted much…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor and Social Reform Movements of the 1800s-1900s

"The initial idea of William Lloyd Garrison's lectures were to bring an immediate end to slavery, but many “Bangorites” found this solution to be…"

Mercy Hospital - Mercy & the Community

"Nurse Corps with recruitment. In 1947, an emergency struck closer to home. Known as the Great Fires of 1947, a series of blazes from York County to…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Aviation

"Lindberg's emergency landing signaled to the people of Maine that aviation had finally "arrived" in the state."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Harbor Cottage, The Old Ell (“Mame’s House”), and the Big Barn

"At this time a back to the land movement of sorts emerged. So-called Rusticators -- artists, wealthy educators, clergy, and later industrialists from…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Population Decline in Maine's Coastal Counties

"… the steel for the ships and engines, and Bath emerged as the only Maine shipbuilding center to successfully make the transition from wooden to…"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - The Continuing Debate

"… and statewide, one very positive change emerged from the ranks of the temperance movements—the dramatic and lasting drop in the amount of liquor…"