Maine Memory Network

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Rustication

"… small store, a blacksmith, a shoemaker, a tanning yard, a woolen factory, at least four mills, two shipyards, a schoolhouse, and a church."

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Floods

"Water was in the streets, yards, and even in home’s. It happened because the ice was backed up under a bridge and the water overflowed."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - John Frank Stevens

"… decision to clear the work sites for two hundred yards around of all vegetation. This is because the two types of mosquitoes which carried the…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Riverside Park

"… boys of all ages were invited to compete in 100 yard dashes. On the Fourth of July, patrons were enticed with the promise of “gorgeous fireworks!”…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"The flood of workers, as many as 3,000 for the Texas Steamship yard and 1,400 for BIW, brought Bath’s daytime population to an estimated 20,000, a…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Raymond Wallace

"The lime yard had just closed down so there wasn’t a lot of work. What about your siblings? My sister got married right out of school before I was…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 3 of 4

"… nineteenth century kids would play in the school yard before school. When it was time for kids to come in a teacher would stand in the doorway and…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Representative Industries of Cumberland and North Yarmouth

"… who married Dorcas Pratt, established his yard on the northeast side of the Royal River in 1826."

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"The yard goods sold at the store he operated at Newbury Neck came from Boston, New York and other ports in ships which Coggins owned."

Life on a Tidal River - Early Railroads in Bangor - Page 1 of 2

"1910Bangor Public Library M.C.R.R. Freight Yards, Bangor, ca. 1905Bangor Public Library M.C.R.R. Station and Draw Bridge, Bangor, ca."

Lincoln, Maine - Gordon's Fox Farms

"… he ran down the stairs and out the door into the yard. The leaves on the trees and ground were orange, yellow and brown."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Railroad into the Village

"About 18000 cubic yard of earth have been received up to the present; 9000 from the Depot grounds in West Farmington, the west end of the bridge and…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… suppliers of materials needed to construct the yards and vessels. Prosperity Eastport was captured and occupied by the British from 1814 until 1818…"

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

"… house was built in 1845 with bricks from this yard. Herbert W. Kennison, a tailor, postmaster, and druggist in the North Village manufactured a…"

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"… burst through the road surface, leaving a hole a yard in diameter. Despite “numerous and extensive” washouts, Lincoln town crews refused to quit…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"… between three miles at its widest point and a few yards at the Narrows, depending on the tide. The bedrock geology of Islesboro and surrounding…"