Maine Memory Network

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

"The factory was built near the bridge crossing Gilman Stream. It opened for business in March 1900 under the direction of Thomas Johnson, an…"

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

"Our bridge is going to be replaced sometime soon. Skiers and campers pass through our village in winter and summer."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Bridge That Changed The Map

"Beedy, a successful bridge builder, designed a newfangled wire suspension bridge to withstand the Sandy River’s seasonal tantrums, and proposed a…"

Lincoln, Maine - High Street Bridge, Lincoln, ca. 1903

"Note the stone piers. This was built after the wooden bridge washed out by a Spring flood in 1902. The large white building on the right is the…"

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"… to tourists 1962 • Roosevelt International Bridge opens linking Lubec and Campobello Island • West Quoddy Head State Park established 1965 • Lubec…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"The opening of the Roosevelt International Bridge linking Lubec and Campobello in 1962, as well as the establishment of West Quoddy State Park and…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 1 of 4

"When a bridge was built in 1828 across the Sandy River, the stagecoaches replaced those equine mail carriers."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - About Us - Page 2 of 3

"Carl Stinchfield's “The Bridge that Changed the Map” recounts how a $5,000 suspension bridge drove a wedge between residents in 1856 and resulted in…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Porter Family

"The bridge was made of wood and lasted 11 years before being washed away. Jeremy Porter homeStrong Historical Society When gold was discovered…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - A Murder In Strong

"He followed a creek bed and went under a bridge because if he had been walking on the road, he would be asked why he was traveling on the Sabbath."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Resources

"… East Books, 2009 Stand Firm Ye Boys from Maine, Thomas Desjardin, Oxford University Press, 1995 Civil War Regiments from Maine, Joshua Lawrence…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Village Schools

"Randall and her daughter, the late Mrs. Ella M Thomas, intended for the erection of a memorial gymnasium."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Stockholm, Maine

"This bridge was created by people wading across the water with logs to build a bridge to get to Upsala."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Industry

"After 1900, when the first permanent bridge across the stream in the community was constructed, settlement and development of Stockholm (in both…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Architecture

"In 1924 a fine concrete bridge was finally built over the Madawaska Stream in Stockholm to replace the wooden one washed out in the flood of 1923."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Early Schools

"… was erected in the forest by the settlers in the Thomas Wright District. in the upper portion of East Strong."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Soldiers Of The Civil War

"Thomas G. Sanborn, son of John and Nancy Sanborn, was born in June 1839, and lived in Strong with his parents."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Other Recreation

"Other Recreation Text By: Strong School 7th and 8th Graders, 2011-2012 Loading deer on the train at Strong station, ca."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Prominent Women

"Prominent Women Text By: Strong School 7th and 8th Graders, 2011-2012 Julia Harris May poetry collection, 1903Farmington Public Library…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Porter Lake

"Porter Lake Text By: Strong School 7th and 8th Graders, 2011-2012 Class Picnic At Porter LakeStrong Historical Society Return to Student…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Welcome to Strong

"Welcome to Strong Welcome to StrongStrong Historical Society Strong has been known by several names over the years."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Railroad

"The Railroad Text By: Strong School 7th and 8th Graders, 2011-2012 Return to Student Research Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad station…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Student Research

"Student Research Text By: Strong School 7th and 8th Graders, 2011-2012 Return to Online Exhibits The Strong School 7th and 8th graders and Mrs."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Cheese Factory

"The Cheese Factory Text By: Strong School 7th and 8th Graders, 2011-2012 Return to Student Research Cheese/Pantry BoxStrong Historical Society…"