Maine Memory Network

Old fire lookout tower, Number Nine Mountain, ca. 1918

Contributed by: Maine Forest Service Date: circa 1918 Location: TD R2 WELS Media: Photographic print

New lookout tower, Number Nine Mountain, ca. 1920

Contributed by: Maine Forest Service Date: circa 1920 Location: TD R2 WELS Media: Photographic print

Among the Lungers: Treating TB

Tuberculosis -- or consumption as it often was called -- claimed so many lives and so threatened the health of communities that private organizations and, by 1915, the state, got involved in TB treatment. The state's first tuberculosis sanatorium was built on Greenwood Mountain in Hebron and introduced a new philosophy of treatment.

Designing Acadia

For one hundred years, Acadia National Park has captured the American imagination and stood as the most recognizable symbol of Maine’s important natural history and identity. This exhibit highlights Maine Memory content relating to Acadia and Mount Desert Island.

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 4 of 4

"Number 9 Machine was converted to a pulp dryer, replacing Number 4 machine. In addition, the mill's No."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 3 of 3

"Theresa School once was. Region 9, School of Applied Technology, and an Adult Education Learning Center can be found on River Road."

Vietnam Memoirs
by David Chessey

MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCES AND MY OBSERVATION OF NATIONWIDE OPINIONS CONCERNING THE “VIET NAM" WAR