Maine Memory Network

North Yarmouth Historical Society

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Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln House Hotel

"When the hotel was finished, they built stables for the horses so the horses wouldn’t have to stay in the cold."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 2 of 4

"Strong had a livery stable in the center of town. Horses brought the mail from the train to the post office."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Old Ell is Born

"These businesses existed largely to supply food and transportation to the Asticou Inn’s summer guests. The livery stable operation was short-lived…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Activities for Rusticators

"… Harbor Horse ShowJesup Memorial Library A fine stable of horses carried great prestige among Mount Desert’s summer elite as did winning a ribbon…"

Friends of Wood Island Light

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New Hampshire Historical Society

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Historic Clothing Collection - Mid to Late Nineteenth Century

"… new colors developed only a small number proved stable (lasting, not fading) and useful for industrial purposes."

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahock House and The Sagadahoc Block

"The fire started in a livery stable at the base of the chimney in the office. The fire could have been put out except for the break in the water line…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Industry

"… houses on Red Row for their workers’ families, a stable and two barns. By 1902 they had 150 men working with a daily output of 50,000 shingles and…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - The History of Stockholm

"… on Red Row Street for their workers' families, a stable and two barns. In 1902 the company had 150 workers working with a daily output of fifty…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Economic History of Main Street, Northeast Harbor - Page 2 of 3

"… one fruit stand, two dry goods stores, four stables, three blacksmiths, three building contractors, three plumbers, one masonry contractor, three…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston Expands - 1805 to 1846

"The Knox Hotel, a wood structure with a stable, and Thomaston Bank, housed in a granite building, joined several small dry goods stores."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 2 of 5

"… were elected to see that the town would be on stable footing for the coming year. Women did not have the right to vote at that time, so the men…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico Corner

"The Bob Cat Inn and Reed Livery Stables stood across the street from the stores of Charles Stanley and Thomas Stevens."

Music in Maine - HEAR

"… like cylinders and disc records made of more stable materials, making sound recording practical."

Aroostook Historical and Art Museum

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

"Gilkey Livery Stable, Islesboro, ca. 1900Islesboro Historical Society When the population grew as summer visitors began to arrive at Islesboro…"

Guilford, Maine - Pre-Settlement And The First 100 Years

"The fire started in the stable connected to the Turner house. The stable and shed and the hotel was a total loss."

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

"A 30' x 40' stable was built behind the Capitol, and an apple orchard was established just west of the building."

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 3 of 4

"It had its own livery stable to help take guests to Caterpillar Hill, Newbury Neck, Blue Hill Mountain or Castine."

Lincoln, Maine - Osgood's Store

"It was first a horse stable. Then it became Porter Tailor Shop, which was tailoring for men. Then on November 12, 1943, Mr. Bennie F."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Population Decline in Maine's Coastal Counties

"… fishermen and fur traders were supplanted by more stable farming settlements. The abundance of timber, good harbors and a demand for sailing…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Bridge That Changed The Map

"These holes were so deep, and the eye-bars so stable, that folks suggested Mr. Beedy had employed a “Chinaman” on the other side of the world to put…"