Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - This won't hurt a bit!

"Vaughan was a member of the Royal Society of Science in England and corresponded with many of the leading scientists of the day. Dr."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Wabanaki Agency in the Proprietor Records - Page 3 of 5

"… signed by Robin Hood, in 1675, on the Wescustogo (Royal) River, and appeared on a deed regarding land on Merriconeag Neck with Robin Hood and her…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 1 of 3

"In 1798 a road to the Swift River along the Androscoggin River was built and called Rumford Road, now River Road."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Who were the Kennebec and Pejepscot Proprietors? - Page 2 of 7

"… (granting land from King Charles I under a royal charter) to a vague, poorly defined area on both sides of the Kennebec River."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Beyond Borders: an historical overview - Page 3 of 6

"… the patents and grants written by provincial or royal officials who most often were wholly ignorant of the region’s geography."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - The Shaping of the Borderlands: Arcane Deeds and Failed Colonies - Page 3 of 5

"… where land could be granted and organized by Royal decree, Dunbar’s settlement efforts threatened most of the land claimed by the new companies."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Fixing Borders on the Land: The Northeastern Boundary in Treaties and Local Reality, 1763-1842 - Page 2 of 5

"… establishing the border date from as early as the royal charter for Nova Scotia of 1621, long disagreements about the boundaries of French Acadie…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Who were the Kennebec and Pejepscot Proprietors? - Page 3 of 7

"… than a necessary addition to the all-important royal grant. Holding title from a Wabanaki deed, Pejepscot Proprietors like Adam Winthrop argued…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Beyond Borders: an historical overview - Page 1 of 6

"… frontier gained imperial backing in 1691, when a royal charter allowed the government at Boston to absorb what the English called the Province of…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 1 of 4

"In later years the river came to be known as the Royal River, the name it carries today. The Royalls were one of the earliest European settlers, but…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Who were the Kennebec and Pejepscot Proprietors? - Page 4 of 7

"7, pg. 401 Example of a proprietor meeting at the Royall Exchange Tavern on King Street in Boston. X While claiming ownership to hundreds of…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Beyond Borders: an historical overview - Page 5 of 6

"… a belief that ownership was made not through royal seals, Indian deeds, or any deeds at all, but instead through possession—applying one’s labor to…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Wabanaki Agency in the Proprietor Records - Page 1 of 5

"… claimant comes producing pompus Parchmints of royal patents or fragments of Antient Indian Deeds."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Pejepscot Proprietors Biographies - Page 1 of 2

"… appropriating large amounts of timber for the Royal Navy, which he seemingly had no interest in helping with."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1920-1930 - Page 3 of 3

"Knee length party dresses include a royal blue solid beaded sleeveless chemise; a simple cream chiffon (possibly wedding) dress, short sleeved with a…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 4 of 4

"The Royal River corridor, a large, intact wildlife habitat, is preserved from development. Open vistas beckon bicyclists, walkers, and runners while…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Fixing Borders on the Land: The Northeastern Boundary in Treaties and Local Reality, 1763-1842 - Page 5 of 5

"… related to the northeast boundary, such as the Royal Proclamation of 1763, the Quebec Act (1774), Treaties of Paris (1763 and 1783), the Jay Treaty…"

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

"… and straight boards for the ships of the King’s Royal Navy. Most of the pines measured about a yard across and one hundred feet high and grew so…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Lowell's General Store, Commerce, & the Railroad

"It is written that in the early 1890’s, “one car Royal Gem, one car Taylor’s Fancy Patent, just received direct form the mills and to be sold very…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Representative Industries of Cumberland and North Yarmouth

"… is credited with establishing shipbuilding on the Royal River. Until his retirement in 1844, Pratt launched two to three vessels annually, mostly…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Entertainment- Alameda and Opera House

"Their interiors were usually not decorated so royally though. On March 27, 1925, a tragic event occurred. The Bath Opera House had a raging fire."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Skyline Farm - Making and Preserving History

"… purchase with a conservation easement through the Royal River Conservation Trust. Through generous donations by many individuals and support from…"

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Cumberland & North Yarmouth - "Main Streets" of North Yarmouth and Cumberland

"Just north of the bridge is Dunn's Corner, the center of East North Yarmouth—so named because the settlement lay east of the Royal River."