Maine Memory Network

Maine's Road to Statehood - Maine in the 17th Century

"Maine in the 17th Century Map of New England and New York, ca. 1676 Largely an unexplored territory by European settlers, 17th century Maine…"

Surry by the Bay - History of Surry

"… it this spirit was alive and well early in the 17th century, when potential settlers first sailed up the pretty little bay searching for a safe…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Lincoln Block

"He built the Bath Bank in 1810 and died on June 17th, 1852. Francis Henry Fassett was born June 25, 1823."

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"European settlement of North America in the 17th and 18th centuries, social and economic development, and the resulting international trade in fish…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Beyond Borders: A Wabanaki Perspective - Page 3 of 4

"… government, much like the distant proprietors of 17th and 18th centuries, as primarily fighting to preserve its control over its own interests."

Abbe Museum

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Maine's Road to Statehood - Overview: Road to Statehood

"Maine's population grew over the next century, particularly in coastal towns. After the American Revolution achieved independence for the United…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Indian Encampment: Behind the Scenes

"… to the tribes for land obtained from them in the 17th and early 18th centuries. Fishing weir, Bar Harbor, 1903Jesup Memorial Library Some of…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - III. An undercurrent of danger: Colonial Biddeford

"… an increasingly dangerous place to live in the 17th and 18th centuries. The area of modern Maine was the crossroads of English and French North…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - About Us - Page 3 of 3

"About Us Century-old Books Discovered In a Cardboard Box X Strong Elementary School Librarian Jami Badershall was cleaning the back room of…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield's Tuscan Opera House

"… together to help one another; later during the 17th century when guilds began to fade away, and industry made people less connected, some wished to…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 1 of 4

"By the end of the 18th century, townspeople asked that the area be incorporated. Governor Caleb Strong, of Massachusetts, decreed on January 31…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Population Decline in Maine's Coastal Counties

"The initial seasonal stations established in the 17th century by fishermen and fur traders were supplanted by more stable farming settlements."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Village Schools

"… ideals and standards of young graduates of that century. Village School, cr. 1905 Click for Slideshow In 1900 it became necessary to…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 2 of 4

"After the start of the 20th century, students had less pressure to support the family farm, and education became more important."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 3 of 4

"At the turn of the 20th century, Postmaster Nelson Walker was also the town’s undertaker. At that time, licensing and embalming were not required…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 4 of 4

"… but changes in the first decade of the 21st Century reflect the optimism of its residents. The Strong Elementary School was chosen as one of three…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 2 of 4

"… Historical Society & Museum During the 17th and 18th centuries discipline was much different than nowadays."

Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"In the 17th century the British Navy required masts constructed from the massive pine trees of Maine."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"… a long, fascinating history that goes back to the 17th century. In August 1692, English Captain Benjamin Church arrived in Penobscot Bay with a…"