Maine Memory Network

Western Maine Foothills Region - Regional and Town History

"… have much in common besides orphaned stone walls, abandoned cellar holes, and discontinued roads. Our partners hope that our exploration of…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Student Research

"Additionally, many local farms were abandoned by the end of the War, by farmers, who chose to never return to Maine."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: Land Dealings

"… the American Revolution broke out, the Fluckers abandoned their holdings in the American colonies and eventually returned to England, leaving Lucy…"

Guilford, Maine - Special Events

"When the rail line was abandoned and the tracks taken up, it removed the natural barrier surrounding the fair grounds."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Narrative History: Maine Swedish Colony

"… settled around this time, but most were later abandoned, too. Portrait of William W. ThomasNew Sweden Historical Society In the early 1860s…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"… area.Farmington Historical Society With the abandonment of the Academy, the citizens had no means of fitting their youth for college."

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

"… immigrants arrived from Sweden, some took over abandoned farms in Woodland and Perham, expanding the Colony from the original T15-R3 footprint."

Skowhegan Community History - Farming in the Skowhegan Area

"… than there were in 1880! Many, many farms were abandoned as people went to find work in factories in cities across the country."

Historic Hallowell - Values and Charity

"… who were widowed by such events would not be abandoned. During the 1840s, they established the privately-endowed Hallowell Female Benevolent…"

Historic Hallowell - Johnson Brothers and Their Shoe Factory

"Once they moved out, the abandoned building was torn down in May, 1955, and a skating rink took its place. Cotton Mill and Johnson Shoes Citations"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Wabanaki Agency in the Proprietor Records - Page 5 of 5

"… despite a persistent myth that Norridgewock was “abandoned” after a violent English raid in 1724. The maps instead reveal a long, and more complex…"

Westport Island History Committee

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 2 of 4

"… of the early 1930s to reduce losses, such as abandoning some lines, the trolley system never recovered."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - II. Pinkies, wherries, skiffs and chebaccos: Early Settlement

"… up temporary residence in the “Big House”--Swan’s abandoned mansion--a trend copied by many later settlers as they worked to build their own homes."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 2 of 4

"Historical Overview Conflict/Abandonment/Resettlement (1675-1702) Garrison Cove Marker on Black Point Road in ScarboroughScarborough…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Charles K. Savage (1903-1979): The View from Asticou - Page 5 of 6

"… Reef Point was dismantled and the research center abandoned in 1956, Charles purchased many of the large plants at Reef Point (including the…"

Skowhegan History House

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Blue Hill, Maine - Educating Blue Hill

"Most of the school houses were abandoned after school consolidation and now serve as residences. Village School, Blue Hill, before 1914Blue Hill…"

Lubec, Maine - S.S. Cumberland: Steamer Brought Passengers and Prosperity to Lubec but Met Tragic End

"… to the cargo will be heavy.” Tragedy Strikes Abandoned following the collision, the Cumberland was eventually purchased by the Joy Steamship Line…"

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"Project abandoned in 1936 1950 • From peak production sardine industry begins steady decline 1956 • Gymnasium built adjacent to Lubec Grammar School…"

Lubec, Maine - Klondike: Lubec's Gold from Sea Water Hoax

"X Klondike Plant #1 Abandoned in 1898, the first Klondike Plant at Mill Creek later functioned as a sardine factory, operated by the Standard…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor and Social Reform Movements of the 1800s-1900s

"… through the ground while mowing the lawn into an abandoned tunnel. In the tunnel were reportedly old clothes and other items which may have been…"