Maine Memory Network

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - National Blue Ribbon School

"… renovation and expansion that would provide 8,000 square feet of new space at the school. The project represented four years of effort by…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - North New Portland Village

"… landmark, “the old watering trough” sat in the square at the North Village, it was made by Charles Harris and maintained by Warren Clarke, head of…"

Surry by the Bay - History of Surry

"Desert rivers, each to be six miles square. At the same time, six other townships were granted east of the river. The future Surry was number 6."

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

"… were placed in many towns or courthouse squares and parks. The members also gave battle-stained flags, mementos, and documents to local museums…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston Narrative

"… came as a result of the Muscongus Patent, a 30-square-mile grant of lands, including the Georges River, which was given by the Council of Plymouth…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future

"The three villages are distinct from the other, but are connected by a strong and unwavering bond of community."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Summary: The Future: Recycle or Start from Scratch?

"… operator can efficiently dismantle a 1,500 square foot house and put its mangled pieces in a dumpster to be hauled off in a matter of a few hours…"

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 1 of 3

"Also in that year a new 53,000 square foot modern facility for sterilization of cotton tipped applicators was erected, centralizing all the medical…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 1 of 5

"… clear and seed 20 acres, set up a house 18 feet square, have 50 living apple trees on the land within six years from the first of this month, or…"

Caribou Public Library

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

"… and friend of Andrew Mellon, built the 7,000±-square-foot stone and shingle 5-chimney residence called Blythelyn. Mr. and Mrs."

Guilford, Maine - The Next Fifty Years 1916-1966

"… War, in 1918 people of Guilford gathered in the square and celebrated as they burned the Kaiser in effigy, celebrating the peace."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Riverside Park

"… theater had a pitched roof, beamed ceiling, and square platform stage. For the elite set, there were reserved chairs in the front rows covered by…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Emerson Letter

"Last night the Coln formed us in a square and read some orders from General Mc at the same time saying that in all probability, there would be a…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Early Settlements

"… prominent location, he could view his 300-foot square-rigged yacht “Alcedo” swaying at anchor moored in the deeper waters of the East Bay."

Blue Hill, Maine - Educating Blue Hill

"… and these furnaces would only heat a few square feet of classroom. The first kids to arrive at school would load the stove with firewood gathered…"

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"… valleys, and woods that make up Lincoln’s 76.8 square miles: black bear, whitetail deer, moose, coyotes, bobcats, lynx, snowshoe hare, skunks…"

Lubec, Maine - Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello - Page 1 of 3

"1962Lubec Historical Society Campobello, a 15 square mile Canadian island in the Bay of Fundy and site of Franklin D."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Peru

"… called for a man to stand on a platform one foot square at the top of the pole, forty feet from the ground, swing his hat in the air and give the…"

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"Haymarket Square, Bangor, ca. 1890Bangor Historical Society Rapid expansion, increased prosperity, and the desire for personal improvement marked…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… the westernmost one and this left seven thousand square acres of disputed land in Aroostook County. In June 1828, the U.S."

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… only a small portion (less than one-half square mile), of the City’s total area of more than 9 square miles."