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Keywords: Town centers

Historical Items

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Item 12349

Topsham Town Hall, 1954

Contributed by: Pejepscot History Center Date: 1954 Location: Topsham Media: Photograph, print

Item 16435

Sanford Town Hall, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Sanford-Springvale Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Sanford Media: Print from Glass Negative

Item 12216

Brunswick Town Hall, ca. 1890

Contributed by: Pejepscot History Center Date: circa 1890 Location: Brunswick Media: Photograph, Print

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 150167

Old Town Synagogue, Old Town, 1950

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1950 Location: Old Town Client: Town of Old Town Architect: Eaton W. Tarbell

Item 151342

Brown Memorial Library, Clinton, 1903

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1899–1903 Location: Clinton; Clinton Client: Town of Clinton Architect: John Calvin Stevens

Item 150209

John R. Murphy Sales & Service garage, Old Town, 1945

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1945 Location: Old Town Client: John R. Murphy Architect: Eaton W. Tarbell

Online Exhibits

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Maine Medical Center, Bramhall Campus

Maine Medical Center, founded as Maine General Hospital, has dominated Portland’s West End since its construction in 1871 on Bramhall Hill. As the medical field grew in both technological and social practice, the facility of the hospital also changed. This exhibit tracks the expansion and additions to that original building as the hospital adapted to its patients’ needs.

Exhibit

A Town Is Born: South Bristol, 1915

After being part of the town of Bristol for nearly 150 years, residents of South Bristol determined that their interests would be better served by becoming a separate town and they broke away from the large community of Bristol.

Exhibit

Belfast During the Civil War: The Home Front

Belfast residents responded to the Civil War by enlisting in large numbers, providing relief from the home front to soldiers, defending Maine's shoreline, and closely following the news from soldiers and from various battles.

Site Pages

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Site Page

City of Brewer

Brewer is the gateway to coastal communities and Acadia National Park. The city along with Bangor also serves as a trading and distribution center for the coastal areas and towns and cities to the north with the total region having a population of approximately 250,000 people.

Site Page

Eastern Maine Medical Center

View collections, facts, and contact information for this Contributing Partner.

Site Page

Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln Center school, ca. 1950

"When the Ella P. Burr School was built in 1956, the Lincoln Center school was converted to the VFW building."

My Maine Stories

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Crystal Priest - Genesis of 1:1 in Guilford
by MLTI Stories of Impact Project

Crystal Priest recounted the genesis of 1:1 near the geographical center of the state--Guilford.

Story

Monument Square 1967
by C. Michael Lewis

The background story and research behind a commissioned painting of Monument Square.

Story

Sam Smithwick:From Southern rock star to local community builder
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center Voices of Biddeford project

Sam found his home in Maine and dedicates his talents to the growth of our evolving community.