Maine Memory Network

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Emerson Letter

"But to go back to the fort, we went in and planted the stars and stripes on the parapet and soon after, our old star-spangled banner was seen waving…"

Skowhegan Community History - Abenakis in the Norridgewock/Skowhegan Area

"They also would plant what little food that would grow, including pumpkins, squash and a lot of corn."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Stephen Titcomb and the Settlement of the Sandy River Valley

"In 1780 he planted and harvested corn, turnips and potatoes. He put the corn in a storage crib that he built and the potatoes and turnips in the…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Bryants and Rockefellers: Two Seal Harbor Families

"As the Rockefeller family planted their roots on Mt. Desert Island, Donald Bryant was making history of his own."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook

"… in 1911 to make room for the Central Maine Power Plant. Arthur Moore Ice House, Hallowell, ca. 1934Hubbard Free Library Ice harvesting was a…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook

"… in 1911 to make room for the Central Maine Power Plant. Arthur Moore Ice House, Hallowell, ca. 1934Hubbard Free Library Ice harvesting was a…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Maps

"… Farmington, signs were posted at the base of plants and trees by Dr. Drew Barton and a walking tour was created."

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

"… Burnham had bought the old Leavitt Brothers Clam Plant, and he and family members occupied the front part that had been a barbershop."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Continental Paper Bag Company

"… of 1900, the bag machines from the New York plant were shipped to Rumford Falls and put in place beside the ones already in operation here."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"As land was cleared, wheat and corn were planted later to be turned into flour, food crops were planted, as well as oats for livestock."

Guilford, Maine - Modern History: 1966 to Present

"… purchase of the former Ethan Allen plant in Burnham foreshadowed its diminishing presence in our town."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Peru

"They planted vegetables and flax for weaving, bought two beef critters, and made other preparations."

Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"… be burned allowing land to be cleared for the planting of crops and the building of a homestead."

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"Then, on March 4, 1968, Standard Packaging announced that it was closing its plants in Brewer and Lincoln."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"Rare trees and unusual species were brought to town to improve the aesthetics of the community and to create better agricultural stocks."

Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum and Arctic Studies Center

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Prince Memorial Library

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

"Bartlett rebuilt the wood turning plant, equipping it with a new water wheel to power the mill. Lester Henderson was influential in business and town…"

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

"C.H. Bartlett soon rebuilt a modern wood turning plant. A new water wheel with metal penstock and housing was installed which was rated for 150 horse…"

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"American Can Company built a plant for the manufacture of two-piece, drawn cans, employing hundreds of workers."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - "Main Streets" of North Yarmouth and Cumberland

"… of Route 9 was marked with stone pillars and planted out with trees. Since the Civil War, many towns throughout New England had erected monuments…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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