Maine Memory Network

Cover of the Washington County Magazine, Machias, 1912, 1912

Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: 1912 Location: Machias Media: Ink on paper

Washington County votes on separation from Massachusetts, 1816

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1816 Media: Ink on paper

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Monkhouse residence boundary survey, Machiasport, 2002-2003

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 2002–2003 Location: Machiasport Client: Christoper P. Monkhouse Architect: CES, Inc.

Washington County Through Eastern's Eye

Images taken by itinerant photographers for Eastern Illustrating and Publishing Company, a real photo postcard company, provide a unique look at industry, commerce, recreation, tourism, and the communities of Washington County in the early decades of the twentieth century.

Hunting Season

Maine's ample woods historically provided numerous game animals and birds for hunters seeking food, fur, or hides. The promotion of hunting as tourism and concerns about conservation toward the end of the nineteenth century changed the nature of hunting in Maine.

Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"Roy's Market at Centre and Washington Streets, Bath, 1981Patten Free Library Washington Street has always been trademarked for its cultural…"

Lubec, Maine - The Gardner Lake Tragedy - Page 1 of 2

"… waters of Gardner’s Lake, east of Machias in far Washington County. They gathered from Ridge, Split Hill, McCurdy, and Straight Bay, rural schools…"

ROCK AND ROLL CONCERTS OF SOUTHERN MAINE
by Ford Reiche

A story about Rock and Roll in Maine, 1955-1977

Monument Square 1967
by C. Michael Lewis

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