Maine Memory Network

Lubec, Maine - The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head

"The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head by Ronald Pesha, West Quoddy Head Light Keepers Assoc., Inc. Images from the organization's collection…"

West Quoddy Head Light Keepers Association

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

"… The village of New Portland was commonly known as West Portland and today is referred to as the West Village by most people that live here."

Lubec, Maine - A Signature Quilt

"Edna Calkins X Mrs ? Calkins West Lubec Maine 1889 Mrs. ? Calkins, West Lubec X Miss Hillie? Guptill, Lubec, Maine Mrs Hillie? Guptill X…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The Mall on West Main Street

"The Mall on West Main Street South side of the Main Street Mall, Thomaston, Maine 2008Thomaston Historical Society In 1803 road improvements…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - Bridges of West New Portland

"Bridges of West New Portland Text by Marilyn Gorman and Dianne Pease With Images from New Portland Historical Society Grist Mill Bridge: The Grist…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Lowell's General Store, Commerce, & the Railroad

"Lowell, West Farmington, Maine This stencil was used to mark crates and barrels.Farmington Historical Society The Lowell homestead was on the…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Measuring Rock

"… the trail to the last house, then followed a west-north-west compass route and crossed the Sandy River at about what we now call the New Sharon…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - The Colony Continues to Grow, 1874 - 1900

"… Townships The town of Westmanland (just west of New Sweden) was settled in 1879 by several Swedish families."

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

"… farmers were also facing competition from the West, where crops were cheaper to grow and send east by railroad."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 3 of 4

"On a voyage to the West Indies in 1643, Cammock died, leaving his estate to his wife for her lifetime and then to his friend Jocelyn."

Music in Maine - Country Music

"in Wheeling, West Virginia. Dick Curless started wearing an eye patch in the mid-1960s on his right eye because of deteriorating vision, and it…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - The Coming of the Swedes, 1870-73

"… and an apple orchard was established just west of the building. Colonists also noted that the first song birds (robins, sparrows, chickadees)…"

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

"… fishing grounds; and ships sailed to England, the West Indies and other trading ports. After the British burned and destroyed Portland’s merchant…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 2 of 4

"… Under the Ledge, and this became the “North West Congregational Society of North Yarmouth.” In these early years, the Second Church services…"

Westport Island History Committee

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Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 2 of 4

"… mineral rights adjacent to Second and Third Ponds west of town. His brother, Frederick, had noticed a peculiar color of the earth and rock at that…"

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

"… to the anchorage, the Middleton strayed slightly west, then north, of the intended course. Unnoticed by the crew, the ship was sailing toward high…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"… Lasell, Ensign to the south; Ram and Seal to the west. The Precambrian rocks of 700 Acre, Lime and Lasell Islands are some of the oldest in Maine…"

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"… constructed at Carrying Place Cove – 1.5 miles west of West Quoddy Head • Last sailing ship built in Lubec – Charles Sears 1879 • Number of active…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"Lead mines were dug in West Lubec and on South Bay. War and Trade In the midst of prosperity came the outbreak of Civil War and, in 1861, over 200…"

Lubec, Maine - Susie Calder: Lubec's Sardine Queen

"Susie Calder: Lubec's Sardine Queen Susie (Knight) Calder was born on Lead Mine Road, the oldest girl in a family of 12 children."

Lubec, Maine - The Blizzard of '34 - Page 1 of 2

"The Blizzard of '34 by Ronald Pesha Blizzard, Lubec, January 1934Lubec Historical Society “We are enjoying (?) a winter such as the oldest…"

Lubec, Maine - Canning Sardines in Lubec: Technology, the Syndicate and Labor

"Canning Sardines in Lubec: Technology, the Syndicate and Labor by Edward L. Hawes Aerial view looking toward Lubec, ca."