Maine Memory Network

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Stephen Titcomb and the Settlement of the Sandy River Valley

"He operated a wood mill in Arundel and actively supported the colonists in the Revolution. This was Stephen Titcomb’s heritage as he prepared to…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"… mills and a dam to provide water power for those mills; there were equally as many mills and homes surrounding the dam on both the Farmington Falls…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Schools

"Number Three was the Creek School located near Mill Creek. In District Number Four, a new school was built on the same location as an older school…"

Guilford, Maine - BUSINESSES - Page 3 of 3

"They hauled pulp and paper, petroleum, mill products, and chemicals. In 1962 the railroad running through Guilford was torn up."

Guilford, Maine - Special Events

"… dinners and Samuel Boardman and the men from his mill set up tables in the sheds by the railroad and served beanhole beans."

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

"… of Old Blue Point and Portland Street (Milliken Mills Road). It ceased operation in the 1920s and the building moved.(5) It was later burned down…"

Music in Maine - Opera, Orchestras and Stages

"… explore Firefly's story militakwat (pronounced mill-e-duh-kwut) is the Penobscot word for “it has all kinds of sounds” and is my orchestral debut."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Businesses and Cottage Industries

"… and special needs, including a gristmill, saw mills and even a clam factory, which existed briefly during the 1950's F.S."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad

"… to open up a new supply of timber for the mill and at a cheaper price. He approached the citizens of Washburn with the idea."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Native Americans

"By the time that John Fairbanks built his mill at Presque Isle in 1836, native people had been driven off of much of their traditional land by…"

Guilford, Maine - Modern History: 1966 to Present

"The mills dried themselves off and were going full tilt once again, a $20 million state-of-the-art yarn manufacturing facility was planned by…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 3 of 4

"… sold to the Shakers in New Gloucester or Mayall Mill in Gray. The landscape of our towns is very different today, wooded now where once sheep and…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Educating Blue Hill

"He owned various mills, including a cotton mill, and was a shipbuilder. In the early nineteenth century he was a very successful man, yet he only…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"… Mid-Island, consisting of Guinea, Hewes Point and Mill Creek; and Down Island, or Dark Harbor. The Town Hall was centrally located, and oftentimes…"

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