Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - Important Buildings and Institutions

"The application was accepted, the buildings were saved, and the Hallowell National Historic District was placed on the National Register of Historic…"

Historic Hallowell - History Celebrated, Threatened and Preserved

"On October 28, 1970, the 205 acre Hallowell National Historic District was entered on the National Register of Historic Places."

Historic Hallowell - A Bay State Exodus

"… old towns." A better life beckoned in the District of Maine, and a three dollar fare on a boat could get a man from Massachusetts to the Kennebec…"

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell History Bibliography

"“Hallowell Historic District.” Inventory-Nomination Form. Washington, D.C.:U.S. Department of the Interior-National Park Service, 1970."

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

"With its resources of timber, granite, water power, fishing and hunting, Swan’s Island made an attractive settlement site for families and traveling…"

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Floods Citations

"Hunton, F. D., Kennebec River Flood, Business district, Hallowell, 1870, Hallowell ME, 1870, http://www.mainememory.net/bin/Detail?ln=29193…"

Historic Hallowell - A Post-Revolutionary Generation

"… one of the first classical academies in the District of Maine (a distinction shared with Berwick Academy, which was chartered the same day)."

Historic Hallowell - Commerce on the Kennebec Citations

"Hunton, F. D., Kennebec River Flood, Business district, Hallowell, 1870, Hallowell ME, 1870, http://www.mainememory.net/bin/Detail?ln=29193…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Running the Town

"… Joyce, was elected to the School Administrative District #76 School Board. She served until 1972. Roberta recalled being tired of coming up against…"

Hamlin Memorial Library and Museum

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 2 of 3

"… equestrian statues of Union soldiers and heroes, granite shafts, tablets, urns, and mounted cannon. The GAR also encouraged the preservation of…"

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 3 of 5

"One of the earliest SADs in the state, the new district included the towns of Abbot, Cambridge, Guilford, Parkman, Sangerville, and Wellington."

Blue Hill, Maine - Educating Blue Hill

"… in 1895, the Beech Hill district in 1939, the Granite District in 1920, the Witham district in 1928, the Billings District in 1921, the Long Island…"

Fryeburg Public Library

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Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahoc County Courthouse

"… window borders; the foundation was made of granite. In 1987, an addition made out of cement blocks with a blue belt was built on the back of the…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Island Postmistresses

"… was established in what was formerly school district No 4 and was named Minturn Mrs Arwilda Newman was appointed postmistress After the mails…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Meeting House Park

"The grounds were spruced up with concrete walks, granite steps and iron seats. On July 17, 1904, the Hallowell Granite Company installed the Replica…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… Register Historic Districts and a local historic district that encompass the central business district and residential areas of Bath."

Guilford, Maine - Modern History: 1966 to Present

"… was created with period lamp posts, concrete and granite sidewalks, street trees, and removal of overhead wiring."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"The readily available granite, clay, and wood helped the town develop into a thriving hub. The granite provided the building blocks for early homes…"