Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - Important Buildings and Institutions

"… long, parallel streets or up and down its sloping hillsides, he will still see the handsome, spacious houses of the early settlers of old…"

Historic Hallowell - A Chosen Place

"… Nearly 400 years later another man stood on the hillside overlooking the Kennebec and reflected on what had attracted him to Hallowell, a place he…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The "Edward O'Brien", the "Washington B. Thomas", & "Edna Hoyt"

"… and, dragging a 4200-pound anchor through the hillside above her, cut a furrow five feet deep, tearing down many small trees."

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

"… carried out Curtis's vision to preserve his hillside with trails and outlooks. The crowning jewel of Charles's partnership with Curtis resulted in…"

Surry by the Bay - History of Surry

"… to a village and a town; roads and houses on the hillsides in place of the retreating forest. Then, at last, a beautiful town, the center of a…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Rustication

"Soon the shoreline and hillsides were filled with estates belonging to bankers, industrialists, and railroad men."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"… still has several working farms dotting the hillsides. These farmers carry on the tradition set forth by their forefathers."