Maine Memory Network

Winter Harbor Historical Society

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Main Street, Presque Isle, ca. 1907

"… Description Postcard of Main Street in winter, Presque Isle, with a message to Miss Flora Burns, August 15, 1907."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Economic History of Main Street, Northeast Harbor - Page 1 of 3

"In the winter of 1966, the Bee Block, the Bain Building and the Pastime Theater burned to the ground."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"The Central Congregational Church merged with the Winter Street Church in 1965 to consolidate the expenses of maintaining two large facilities…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"In the following decades, his work included the Winter Street Church Parish Hall (1860), the Church Block (1863), the Sagadahoc Courthouse (1869)…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Merchants' Row

"The wind carried the fire along the west side of Front Street burning down everything in its path, almost impossible to stop."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Lincoln Block

"People went out on the river ice in the winter and cut blocks of ice with large snows. They stored the ice in big barns with hay and sawdust."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Church Block

"He also designed the Winter Street Church on Washington Street in Bath, five years later, and they looked a lot alike."

Ski Museum of Maine

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Historic Clothing Collection - 1890-1900 - Page 2 of 3

"Stanley, 511½ Congress Street, Portland, Maine," features a mid-1890s balloon-sleeved blouse of red figured dress silk, the silk type now affordable…"

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

"… in the Saco River with ice cut during the long winter and sent out. During the 1870s the ice trade was very active."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Stairs-Beckwith Farm, Presque Isle, ca. 1950

"… could do chores without going outside in the winter The farm was built about 1900. The first owner was Delbert Stairs."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - CONTACT

"… PROJECT c/o McArthur Public Library 270 Main Street Biddeford, Maine 04005 U.S.A. BY EMAIL: reference@mcarthur.lib.me.us *Please include "BIDDEFORD…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VII. Flow and ebb: the effects of industrial peak & global upheaval (1900-1955) - Page 1 of 3

"It first opened in the Freeman House on Pool Street in 1906. A large, modern brick building was constructed on Elm Street and opened in 1911."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - Cities of Smoke and Soot

"… buildings, businesses and even entire city streets. The widespread destruction that these blazes caused often required the assistance of fire…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 16 of 17

"… April 3rd, Biddeford and Saco rejoiced in the streets as the news of Lee’s surrender spread like wildfire."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The MCHP Experience: In Our Own Words

"… Parish Meetinghouse and do the Museum in the Streets. The students were great; they outperformed themselves." -Raymond Gaudette, President…"

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

"Main Street lost its luster as restaurants, department stores and professional offices were replaced by second-hand shops, convenience stores or…"

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

"… Public Library South Side of Main Street, Biddeford, 1909McArthur Public Library The trailblazers of the Biddeford Heritage Project."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - Biddeford's Movers & Shakers

"… other place names, like Peirson's Lane, Sullivan Street or Clifford Park? What about those historical figures whose names are not remembered on…"

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

"… and opened small businesses up and down Main Street. Their businesses included restaurants, groceries, and clothing, paper, and fancy goods shops…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VII. Flow and ebb: the effects of industrial peak & global upheaval (1900-1955) - Page 3 of 3

"… Bradbury Bridge and the French blocked the Main Street Bridge; both groups were well-armed and ready to chase the scoundrels back to Saco at any…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - ABOUT US

"… former Pavilion Congregational Church at 270 Main Street and dedicated the McArthur Library in October of 1902."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - V. A Cascade of Booms & Busts (1790-1865) - Page 2 of 3

"… neighborhood in Saco and the Somes Block on Main Street in Biddeford. He would be elected to Congress in 1868 and spend the rest of his life in…"