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Historical Items

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Item 17668

Union Square Hotel, Houlton, ca. 1890

Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: circa 1890 Location: Houlton Media: Photographic print

Item 16320

Old Houlton Dam on the Meduxnekeag River, Houlton, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: circa 1900 Location: Houlton Media: Photographic print

Item 10372

Main Street, Lewiston, ca. 1920

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1920 Location: Lewiston; Lewiston Media: Photographic print

Online Exhibits

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Exhibit

Portland Hotels

Since the establishment of the area's first licensed hotel in 1681, Portland has had a dramatic, grand and boisterous hotel tradition. The Portland hotel industry has in many ways reflected the growth and development of the city itself. As Portland grew with greater numbers of people moving through the city or calling it home, the hotel business expanded to fit the increasing demand.

Exhibit

Wired! How Electricity Came to Maine

As early as 1633, entrepreneurs along the Piscataqua River in southern Maine utilized the force of the river to power a sawmill, recognizing the potential of the area's natural power sources, but it was not until the 1890s that technology made widespread electricity a reality -- and even then, consumers had to be urged to use it.

Exhibit

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.

Site Pages

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Site Page

Western Maine Foothills Region - Peru

"… called for a man to stand on a platform one foot square at the top of the pole, forty feet from the ground, swing his hat in the air and give the…"

Site Page

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… only a small portion (less than one-half square mile), of the City’s total area of more than 9 square miles."

Site Page

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… the westernmost one and this left seven thousand square acres of disputed land in Aroostook County. In June 1828, the U.S."

My Maine Stories

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Story

Monument Square 1967
by C. Michael Lewis

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