Maine Memory Network

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 1 of 4

"That portion of the building was destroyed by fire about 1998.(3) The Scarborough Beach station provided mail service and goods for the large tourist…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Basketball: From Rivals to Teammates

"… Southwest Harbor resident Simon Sklar, after that fire “Sports died in [the] town on the schoolboy level for close to five years."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"… well, surviving for more than 20 years despite fires and other setbacks. Owner of Swett Drugstore, Lewis B. Swett helped build Bath's economy."

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Drinking: Elegance and Debauchery

"1, Portland, 1846Maine Historical Society Casco Fire Company, ca. 1849 Middle Street near Exchange Daguerreotype Collections of Maine Historical…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 2 of 4

"… early, bring in the wood or coal and keep the fire going throughout the day. In 1938 an eight grader named Harold "Scoot" Richardson was the…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 3 of 4

"… Dunscroft and Wayland, tourist cabins and lodging houses attracted motorists; and large guest hotels on the coast, such as the Checkley and…"

Historic Hallowell - Historic Hallowell Homes

"… 1968Hubbard Free Library Eliphalet Gilman House, Academy Street, Hallowell, 1968Hubbard Free Library Joshua Wingate House, Union…"

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

"Old Prouts Neck. Portland, ME: Marks Printing House, 1924. Paine, Lincoln P. Down East: A Maritime History of Maine ."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Columbian Block

"There was another fire as well; this took place in 1895. This fire was very destructive to the City of Bath."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Ocean View Hotel

"The dances raised money for the first island fire truck. In addition to taking in guests, she ran a pie shop and sold ice cream."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 1 of 4

"Richard King House, Dunstan Landing, Scarborough, ca. 1930Scarborough Historical Society & Museum Richard King Richard King, born in 1718 in Boston…"

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

"He built his last powerboat in 1959 for Cecil Pinkham. This boat was built on the vacant lot next to Cecil’s house; it was larger, about 34 feet, and…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 1 of 4

"The original Cammock house was built on the headland now known as Prouts Neck. Friend Henry Jocelyn joined Cammock and his wife, Margaret, in 1635…"

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

"Portland, ME: Katahdin Publishing Co., 1925. Moulton, Augustus. Old Prouts Neck. Portland, ME: Marks Printing House, 1924."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 2 of 4

"… see a clam tray leaning against every fisherman’s house. The clam tray was used while cutting clams and usually held half a bushel at a time."

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Neal Dow

"… by the mob and after a warning, the militia fired into the crowd, wounding several and killing John Robbins of Deer Isle."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 3 of 4

"Often people frame them and hang them in their house. Now “Pomp and Circumstance” is played while students are graduating and receiving their…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 4 of 4

"… the Middle School today, we celebrate events like House Assemblies and CSS rather than holidays. Sources 1."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Hotels in Thomaston

"The Knox Hotel was rebuilt shortly after the fire. The Georges Hotel was built in 1852 on the corner of George's and West Main Street, and was…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - IV. Transitions and troubles: Private enterprise shoulders an island’s needs

"Public services also expanded with time. Fires on Swan's Island are fought with volunteer efforts, but a truck and fire station were acquired in the…"

Surry by the Bay - History of Surry

"… settle 60 Protestant families, build 60 dwelling-houses and a meeting-house, and settle a minister within six years, or failing this, by March…"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - A Call to Temperance

"… Metta Victoria Fuller, 1853 X Rum, Fire Water published in Ahiamihewintuhangan: The Prayer Song, 1858 Collections of Maine Historical…"

Historic Hallowell - Portrait of the Proprietor

"Bodwell House, Hallowell, ca. 1900Hubbard Free Library Bodwell purchased a Greek Revival house in 1866 and selected a rather grandiose version of…"

Historic Hallowell - A Chosen Place

"… there are, for instance, some fine Federal-style houses in Hallowell, it’s the quirkiness and randomness of the houses that charm, how they have…"