Maine Memory Network

Survey of Muddy Lake, ca. 1822

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1822 Media: Ink on paper

Map of Islands on Lake Huron, ca. 1820

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1820 Location: Drummond Media: Ink on paper

Colonial Cartography: The Plymouth Company Maps

The Plymouth Company (1749-1816) managed one of the very early land grants in Maine along the Kennebec River. The maps from the Plymouth Company's collection of records constitute some of the earliest cartographic works of colonial America.

Lincoln County through the Eastern Eye

The Penobscot Marine Museum’s photography collections include nearly 50,000 glass plate negatives of images for "real photo" postcards produced by the Eastern Illustrating and Publishing Company of Belfast. This exhibit features postcards from Lincoln County.

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"The dirt lanes and roads were still muddy or impassible much of the year. It would be decades before paved highways were completed."