Maine Memory Network

Boston and Maine railroad station, Westbrook, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Walker Memorial Library Date: circa 1900 Location: Westbrook Media: Photographic print

Giguere's Food Depot potato bag, Waterville, ca. 1960

Contributed by: Southern Aroostook Agricultural Museum Date: circa 1960 Location: Waterville Media: Paper

Assessor's Record, 1205 Forest Avenue, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Deering Dairy Use: Milk Depot

House for Mr. E.M. Hutchinson, Readfield, 1896-1897

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1896–1897 Location: Readfield Client: E. M. Hutchinson Architect: Coombs, Gibbs and Wilkinson Architects

History in Motion: The Era of the Electric Railways

Street railways, whether horse-drawn or electric, required the building of trestles and tracks. The new form of transportation aided industry, workers, vacationers, and other travelers.

Looking Out: Maine's Fire Towers

Maine, the most heavily forested state in the nation, had the first continuously operational fire lookout tower, beginning a system of fire prevention that lasted much of the twentieth century.

Presque Isle: The Star City - Train Depot, Presque Isle, ca. 1955

"Train Depot, Presque Isle, ca. 1955 Contributed by Oakfield Historical Society Description The north bound Bangor and Aroostook diesel…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Grant-Wilson political rally, Augusta Depot, 1872

"Grant-Wilson political rally, Augusta Depot, 1872 Contributed by Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Description Bands and…"

I'm fortunate to live in Livermore Falls
by Kenny Jacques

I've seen a lot of changes in Livermore Falls, and hope we will reinvent again soon.

The only letter to survive World War II
by Cyrene Slegona

Only one of many letters my father sent to his wife remained after he came home from World War II.