Maine Memory Network

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Corn Canning Industry

"The plant was located where present day McDonald’s restaurant and Irving’s gas station are. Back to History of Farmington's Agriculture"

Historic Hallowell - Days 6 & 7

"The man had not yet known that this dangerous gas was slowly killing him until it was too late. This harmful and in most cases deadly gas has side…"

Lincoln, Maine - Main Street, Lincoln, ca. 1920

"… the left, the first building is the Lincoln House gas station on the corner lot of Main and Burton St., next is the Masonic Hall where the Town…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 121-end

"… new inventions and changes in life -- trolleys, gas, electric street lights, and U.S. Mail boxes. He wrote again about his family's history in…"

Life on a Tidal River - The War Effort

"However, the amount of gas per week a family got depended on how important the vehicle was. People were encouraged to ride together in cars."

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Iron Foundry

"Orders are always on time and steam and gas fittings are always in stock. At one time, the Hallowell Iron Works employed 30 experienced men."

Life on a Tidal River - Doughty Students

"… Base during WWII People had to ration things like gas and sugar! The Bangor Public Library has an amazing collection of Bangor Daily News on…"

Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln Theater

"We also get affected because of the gas money when we want to go see one. The money is three dollars a gallon."

John Martin: Expert Observer - First balloon ascension, Bangor, 1857

"… all alone sustained by a cloth bag filled with gas." The journals and scrapbooks Martin wrote from 1864 to about 1898 comment on his life…"

Lincoln, Maine - Cars, Model T

"The size and the way cars and/or trucks use up gas has changed a lot, and the price of gas has changed too. Cars and trucks are made differently."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"Gas stations were erected on the corners in the 1960s. Roy's Provision Market opened around 1958 at 775 Washington Street, as recorded in multiple…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Economic History of Main Street, Northeast Harbor - Page 2 of 3

"There was only one gas station in Northeast Harbor, down from four. The last barber left town in the mid-1970s. The pharmacy closed in 1989."

Skowhegan Community History - Farming in the Skowhegan Area

"… the soil and work the farm and eventually the gas engine took over the work. By 1820 there were more than 55,000 farmers and they were selling…"

Lincoln, Maine - Mills & Paper Industry - Page 1 of 2

"Around 1920, he came out with a smaller gas powered log hauler. Lombard Loghauler, Lincoln, 1910Lincoln Historical Society The following was…"

First Parish in Portland

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Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahock House and The Sagadahoc Block

"Gas tanks exploded and walls fell every couple of minutes, causing screams from the crowd. Soon the Brunswick Hand Tubs were there to help."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Columbian Block

"… the president of the Bath Street Railroad, Bath Gas and Electric company, and the New England Ship Building Company. Galen C."

Guilford, Maine - Guilford Schools

"X $21.00. It won’t even buy a tank of gas this day and age, but in 1812 the settlers of Township Six Range Seven gathered together and set aside…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 3 of 4

"… a motor court with the advent of World War II and gas rationing, and the Government converted the units to housing for South Portland shipyard…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Porter Family

"… Porter's house was built in the area where the gas pumps at White Elephant are located today. That home later became the Hotel Strong."

Mercy Hospital - Growth & Expansion - Page 2 of 2

"A Central Sterile Supply using gas sterilized 1,000 thermometers per day (before the advent of disposable covers)."

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 4 of 4

"… coal, chipped rubber, auto tires, and natural gas as fuel to produce steam at 1250 psi. This steam could be used for producing electricity and, as…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Businesses and Cottage Industries

"… operated by local businessman Walter Hall and a gas service station. Next to the block was a barbershop, another grocery store outlet, plumbing…"

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 4 of 5

"We do know that it sold gas and breakfast. Inside there were three tables with two seats each. After the Tea Room was sold, it was renamed the Hill…"