Maine Memory Network

Third bridge over the "Gut," South Bristol, ca. 1926

Contributed by: South Bristol Historical Society Date: circa 1926 Location: South Bristol Media: Photographic print

Steel draw bridge over the "Gut," South Bristol, ca. 1926, ca. 1926

Contributed by: South Bristol Historical Society Date: circa 1926 Location: South Bristol Media: Photographic print

Mrs. J. H. Bridge residence, Paris, 1937

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1937 Location: Paris Client: Mrs. J. H. Bridge Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects

Owens residence, Bar Harbor, ca. 1983

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1983 Location: Bar Harbor Client: Owens Architect: Patrick Chasse; The Maine Designer/Craftsman

Lt. Charles Bridges: Getting Ahead in the Army

Sgt. Charles Bridges of Co. B of the 2nd Maine Infantry was close to the end of his two years' enlistment in early 1863 when he took advantage of an opportunity for advancement by seeking and getting a commission as an officer in the 3rd Regiment U.S. Volunteers.

The Swinging Bridge: Walking Across the Androscoggin

Built in 1892 to entice workers at the Cabot Manufacturing Corporation in Brunswick to move to newly built housing in Topsham, the Androscoggin Pedestrian "Swinging" Bridge or Le Petit Pont quickly became important to many people traveling between the two communities.

John Martin: Expert Observer - First Penobscot Bridge, Bangor, ca. 1846

"Martin (1823-1864) began in 1864 writing a Journal about his life and experiences. The illustration of the bridge appeared on page 220 in a section…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin store, Center Street, Bangor, 1862

"… the fun of it I gave him 10 cents a piece to draw my house & store and I have both coppies before me now." The store was by the Rail Road Bridge."

Monument Square 1967
by C. Michael Lewis

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

Vietnam Memoirs
by David Chessey

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