Maine Memory Network

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Village Schools

"1895 Click for Slide Show The first Strong Village School (Dist.# 5) was located in the building now used by the Aurora Grange."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Railroad into the Village

"… injunction on the bonds authorized by Farmington Village Corporation to aid the Androscoggin Railroad Company for the work of extending their road…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - National Blue Ribbon School

"… Historical Society By Kathy Lambert Return to Village Schools Renovation Ground-Breaking, 1996 On April 12, 1996, forty-five biodegradable…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - North New Portland Village

"The North Village has had two fires that burned much of the main street twice. The first fire was November 1, 1890 (or 1891), the loss from this fire…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - "Fly Rod" Crosby - Page 3 of 3

"… she helped construct a catholic church in the village of Oquossoc, located between Rangeley and Mooselukmeguntic lakes."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Welcome to Strong

"… and revisit some of the stories that shaped this small community and its inhabitants in the western mountains of Maine."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Grand Army of the Republic

"… in size from fewer than two dozen members in small towns, to more than one thousand in some cities."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Wood Products of Strong

"However, the wood mills turned this small town into a thriving community. Not only did they provide employment for the residents, but workers came…"

Surry by the Bay - Surry Today

"Above Surry Village 41 more acres have been conserved on Patten Stream, land which also features a small walking trail."

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"… a significant employer of Surry workmen in Surry village, East Surry and Newbury Neck. During those years, over 50 vessels were built in Surry…"

Surry by the Bay - Resources

"… Jean Moon Marjorie Saunders Wilbur Saunders Joy Small Jane Smith VIDEOTAPES Jimmy Carter, Surry Historical Society, 1997 Anne Robinson Dolan, Surry…"

Surry by the Bay - Sawmills of Cunningham Ridge

"It was a small steam powered mill with a round rotary saw. The carriage, which moved the lumber along the saw, was short and referred to by locals as…"

Surry by the Bay - Surry Opera Company

"… of opera floating out of an ancient barn in a small town in Maine. However, a peek inside Walter Nowick’s “concert barn” on a Sunday evening in…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Charles K. Savage (1903-1979): The View from Asticou - Page 1 of 6

"… the lens of his camera while walking on the village trails, artistically developing landscape portraits in the dark room at his Clover Cottage…"

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

"During the 1920s, as the village grew, business on Main Street changed hands and the buildings themselves were transformed."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Division of MDI Begins

"Each of the four towns on MDI has numerous small villages within the town boundaries. Wartime on Mt. Desert Island"

Historic Hallowell - Meeting at Koussinok

"… “head of tide,” they came at last upon the Indian village they were seeking. Settlers were greeted warmly by the “gentle Abenaki” and were able to…"

Guilford, Maine - WELCOME

"… your interest, invite your questions about our village, and open to view the forgotten and overlooked jewels of our historic past."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Depression, War, and Fire

"It quickly swept through 67 summer estates, five large hotels and 170 year-round homes. It surrounded the village, cutting off all roads."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Measuring Rock

"This was a small village consisting of three or four homes and some fish stores. They then followed the trail to the last house, then followed a…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Rustication

"About this time David Rodick converted two cottages for summer use. By 1870 the village was getting four steamboats a day."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Meeting House Park

"The early settlers wanted a Village Center and Mr. Church made that happen. His wish was to have a burial ground, a meeting house, and a green space…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Charles K. Savage (1903-1979): The View from Asticou - Page 3 of 6

"The small village transitioned from a place where most of the residents were Savages into a residential community of middle age, wealthy retired…"