Maine Memory Network

Raymond Wheeler Stowell's letter to his mother, 1918

Contributed by: Freeport Historical Society Date: 1918 Location: Freeport Media: Ink on paper

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Edward W. Wheeler, Brunswick, ca. 1920

Contributed by: Pejepscot History Center Date: circa 1920 Location: Brunswick Media: Photographic print

Wheeler property, Pleasant Avenue, Peaks Island, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Mary E. Wheeler Use: Summer Dwelling

Wheeler property, Crescent Avenue, Great Diamond Island, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Bertrand T. Wheeler Use: Summer Dwelling

Sylvan Site: A Model Development

Frederick Wheeler Hinckley, a Portland lawyer and politician, had grand visions of a 200-home development when he began the Sylvan Site in South Portland in 1917. The stock market crash in 1929 put a halt to his plans, but by then he had built 37, no two of which were alike.

Poland Spring: Summering in Fashion

During the Gilded Age at the end of the nineteenth century, Americans sought to leave increasing urban, industrialized lives for the health and relaxation of the country. The Poland Spring resort, which offered a beautiful setting, healing waters, and many amenities, was one popular destination.

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Early Settlement

"Early Settlement Wheeler and Crosby Text by Karyn Field Crosby's Grist Mill Store, called Old Brick Store, Hampden, built in 1807Hampden…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Measuring Rock

"and Henry Warren Wheeler • The Falls: Where Farmington, Maine Began in 1776, by Ben & Natalie Butler • Nancy Porter"