Maine Memory Network

Surry by the Bay - Weathervane Dispute

"Carter, such placement desecrated the National Flag and violated Federal Flag Code Rules. Ten days later, Dr. Wilson G."

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

"… 1777, the Continental Congress passed the first Flag Act, shown here: "Resolved, that the flag of the United States be made of thirteen stripes…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 16 of 17

"Flags were to be seen everywhere, and the demand for red, white, and blue ribbons exhausted the millinery shops in short metre.” The first two weeks…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - 1850 to 1870

"… O’Brien Block at the Upper Corner to boost the flagging economy. He never realized a profit but he did a huge service to his town by offering jobs…"

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

"… had the largest fleet in the world under a family flag. He came into town and got the idea that he wanted to build the hotel."

Lubec, Maine - Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello - Page 1 of 3

"The Canadian “Red Ensign” flag (with the UK “Union Jack” in the corner) flew, as the later red and white maple leaf flag was not used until 1965."

Life on a Tidal River - Early Railroads in Bangor - Page 1 of 2

"Bunting was borrowed from Boston, and British flags from Canada. Citizens and businesses were encouraged to decorate windows, and the paper carried a…"

Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"… gums Curtis & Son made were called "American Flag," "Yankee Spruce," "White Mountain," "200 Lump Spruce," "Licorice Lulu," "Trunk Spruce", "Sugar…"