Maine Memory Network

Presque Isle: The Star City - Presque Isle’s Historic Fire Station

"When the municipal offices relocated next door in 1960, the building continued to serve as the fire and police station until the current facility was…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor Man Rats Out Brady Gang - Page 1 of 2

""Shep" Hurd, Bangor, ca. 1960 Bangor Historical Society Shep became quite famous for his participation in the capture and death of Public Enemies…"

Life on a Tidal River - Four Important Women of Bangor

"Mary Alden Hopkins passed away on November 8th, 1960 at the age of 83. She died in Danbury, Connecticut of natural causes."

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"… good for Dow is good for Bangor." At its peak in 1960, Dow Air Force Base was home to nearly 10,000 military personnel and their families."

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor: Healthcare Center of Eastern and Central Maine - Page 2 of 2

"… for the new facility started to arise in early 1960 and completed blueprints for the new hospital and thoughts were finished within that year."

Life on a Tidal River - William S. Cohen, The Man and the School

"… down as part of an urban renewal project in the 1960's.) However, education was very important to Bill Cohen's family."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Basketball: From Rivals to Teammates

"… won repeat state championships again in 1959 and 1960, and they won it all again in 1965. The gymnasium at the consolidated Mount Desert Island…"

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

"With the 1960's came a medical club, a junior rescue organization, a ski club, pep club, future teachers of America, and a volunteer production staff."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Holiday Events

"1960Swan's Island Historical Society During the 1960-1980s there were lobster bakes at the ferry terminal as part of the Fourth of July celebrations."

Historic Hallowell - Johnson Brothers and Their Shoe Factory

"In the 1960's, there were just white and tan shoes manufactured. See the difference between technology in the past and today? Johnson Brothers…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Charles K. Savage (1903-1979): The View from Asticou - Page 5 of 6

"Rockefeller Jr. (1874-1960) started as members of the local church congregation in Northeast and Seal Harbors, perhaps as early as 1935."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Bryants and Rockefellers: Two Seal Harbor Families

"… success, and upkeep of Acadia, until his death in 1960. By then he had given almost 10,000 acres to the park, along with paying for millions of…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Old Town Hall and Grant Building

"stayed in the building until 1965. In the 1960's all chain stores left Bath and went to Cook's Corner and Brunswick."

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 1 of 3

"… a new modern facility that was again operating by 1960. Most of the specialized machinery was built by company personnel on site as it was not…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 1 of 4

"… Kaler Vaill Memorial Home for Women was opened in 1960. Source Laughton, Rodney. Scarborough in the Twentieth Century ."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks - Page 1 of 2

"… & Museum Later, in the years between 1930 and 1960, lobster boats and skiffs were built at Pine Point. Ward Bickford built several of these boats."

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 3 of 4

"The 1960's were a time of upgrade for many of the paper making facets. The old coal boilers were converted to oil-fired, and recovery burning boilers…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Hampden Academy

"This time, the fire burned out the floor and did much damage to the lower room and the gym equipment, which had been purchased four years earlier by…"

Lincoln, Maine - Gary Gordon

"… Society Gary Gordon was born August 30, 1960 in Lincoln, Maine. He graduated from Mattanawcook Academy in 1978."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - V. Changing times: the Swan’s Island Ferry

"… with a festive inaugural ceremony in July of 1960. This vessel could transport seven to eight vehicles, opening up a new era of island history."

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"… Parade, Lubec, ca. 1898Lubec Memorial Library 1960 • The Lobster Trap Gift Shop opens – first gift shop catering to tourists 1962 • Roosevelt…"

Lincoln, Maine - Other Early Hospitals

"… that until her death at the age of 55 on July 14, 1960. Melissa Shaefer “Compare and contrast your topic in the past and in the present”…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… continual rise of population until it peaked in 1960 at 12,886. More servicemen came to the area after the war when the Presque Isle Air Force Base…"

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