Maine Memory Network

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"The men who built the ships were paid only for the days that they worked. If one of the men needed a rowboat to go to his home at Morgan's Bay or…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Early Settlements

"… more wooden sailing vessels than anyone in the United States. There are several stories about how the settlement of Guinea obtained it’s name but…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… treaty stated that the eastern boundary of the United States was the St. Croix River, but documentation never made clear which river was the St."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"… gave voting rights to “every male citizen of the United States of the age of twenty-one years and upwards, excepting paupers, persons under…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"This effectively assisted local farmers by reducing Canadian competition in the potato market. While serving in the Maine State Senate, Gould chaired…"

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

"… Deeds and Failed Colonies Boundary between United States and New Brunswick, undatedMaine Historical Society Unsurprisingly, jurisdictional…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VIII. Changing course and new beginnings (1955-Present) - Page 1 of 2

"… a period of profitability, then the decision by Boards and owners out-of-state to sell off the Biddeford and Saco "divisions" or move them down…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - EXPLORE the history of Biddeford, Maine...

"Passengers boarding trolley at Five Points, Biddeford, ca. 1900McArthur Public Library City Building commemorative cup, Biddeford, ca."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - II. Ripples of change: European exploration & settlement at Winter Harbor - Page 2 of 2

"… resources were utilized right away, and "pine boards and staves (for barrells) and clapboards" were among the first things made for trading…"

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

"… the falls, cutting an estimated 50,000 feet of boards every day. Most of these products were sold in Boston, Providence and New York City."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VI. The deluge of industrial expansion & immigration (1865-1900) - Page 1 of 2

"Pepperell Mills boarding houses, Biddeford, ca. 1875McArthur Public Library The "China Trade", started in 1852, was integral to the success."

Lincoln, Maine - Railroads

"… run through computer programming, or managed on board by a handful of staff. Train tracks are now made of steel or other metals."

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Customs House

"… Collector of Customs for the Port of Bath and the United States Post Office. The job of the Customs Collector was to collect taxes on goods…"

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"The great spring river drives down the Penobscot brought the lumber to mills lining the river's shore where it was made ready for market. Coastal…"

Acadian Archives

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Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 3 of 4

"… from the establishment of the Maine State Board of Agriculture in 1856 and the University of Maine in 1865."

Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"When they returned to the United States, Charlotte attended Bangor High School in Maine. She stayed with relatives that were close in the area."

Lubec, Maine - Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello - Page 1 of 3

"United States side of bridge construction, Lubec, 1961 Lubec Historical Society Trestle work for the Roosevelt International Bridge, Lubec…"