Maine Memory Network

Lincoln, Maine - Weatherbee Hardware

"Our hardware store is my comparison to Weatherbee Hardware. Zachary Savage "How does this topic connect to you in your life today?" This connects…"

Lincoln, Maine - Post Office, Lincoln, Built in 1856

"He ran a general store during his lifetime and passed it down to his son Charles F. afterward. The other part of the building was occupied by…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The Watts Block

"… building that once housed Flint’s grocery store on the southwest corner of Knox and Main Streets, and moved it to another location."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Wilder's Jewelry

"In 1950, he bought the Holmes Jewelry store and changed the name to Wilder’s. Some of the showcases in the store are more than a hundred years old."

Lincoln, Maine - New Tissue Mill, Lincoln, 1964 - Page 1 of 2

"… Lincoln in 1964 showing the old stock house for storing paper in background. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory…"

Lincoln, Maine - Lower West side of Main Street, Lincoln, ca. 1925

"shows a variety of buildings and stores in the 1920s. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston Expands - 1805 to 1846

"His store, one of three businesses at an area referred to as the Upper Corner, the intersection of County Road and Wadsworth Street, stood on the…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Businesses and Cottage Industries

"Pendleton Store, interior, Dark Harbor, ca. 1900Islesboro Historical Society As Islesboro's other businesses and stores developed during the 1920s…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Edward O'Brien moves to Thomaston - 1850s

"… of Route One/Main Street and Wadsworth Streets, and currently serves as the Prison Store. <-Prev. Page ......................... Next Page->"

Lincoln, Maine - Main Street, Lincoln, ca. 1890

"The Lincoln Clothing Company was a department store, visible as the first full building on the left."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - 1870 to 1915

"… the Town Police Department and a commercial store. The second floor contains a hall and meeting room used for town meetings and community events…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Maine State Prison

"… its nearly 100-year-old lime quarry, a wharf and stores on Wadsworth Street. Looking southeast toward Wadsworth Street Bridge, Thomaston, ca."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Prison is Established - 1823

"… by Lucy Knox to John Paine, whereon Paine’s store, so called, now stands; Said state to build and support all divisional fences around this lot."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Early Wharves and Yards - 1795 to 1825

"… Robinson acquired rights to the wharves and stores on the lower bank on Knox Street (Fort Wharf), where he established a shipyard."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Notable Residents

"… block in 1852 on the former site of the Paine store at the corner of Wadsworth and Main Streets, in which the new George's National Bank and…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - 1850 to 1870

"Dry goods stores and specialty shops were in great number and merchants did a brisk business. After an initial drop in census numbers to 3600 in…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Additions and New Wing - 1824 to 1843

"The leather, carriages and corn stored within were destroyed, amounting to a loss of about $9,000. It was suspected a discharged convict caused the…"

Lincoln, Maine - W.A. Brown: Jack of all trades

"Brown didn’t have all these stores, would we have the stores we have now? The supply of goods we have now might not be around without him."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Perry Opera House

"… three stories tall, with the ground floor being stores. It was renamed the Perry Theatre, and had a sixty foot semicircular stage."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Sears and Roebuck Company Building

"When it was built, the store was the second largest Sears building in New England. Sears moved to the Aroostook Centre Mall in 1993."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Shipbuilding Industry Expands - 1850 to 1857

"… were as plentiful as today’s neighborhood corner stores. Steam mills and blockmakers were located at both ends of Water Street, and there were…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Early Settlements

"… the Bluff Road to Turtle Head, had several small stores and a post office. Its young residents attended the Parker School."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Old Town Hall and Grant Building

"There were 473 Grant stores nationwide. It was a popular department store used by many citizens of Bath. Bath Town Hall, ca."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Thomas White Dry Good Emporium, Bangor, 1864

"The store pictured in the middle was a wholesale business. The north and south stores were for retail sales."