Maine Memory Network

Presque Isle: The Star City - Bangor and Aroostook Train Station, Presque Isle, ca. 1908

"Walls floors and ceiling of office are wooden. Stove in middle of room has coal scuttle next to it. Large desk on right is high, requiring clerk to…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Mildred Thomas and Harold Sawyer, ca. 1910

"… to the Thomas family where it hung on the wall of the living room for many years. It was later given to the Farmington Library by Mildred Thomas, a…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Prison leaves Thomaston - 2002

"… and the southeast corner of the former prison wall remaining. The Town of Thomaston has plans to build a town trail around the perimeter, with…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Additions and New Wing - 1824 to 1843

"To address the previous dark cave-like conditions, the plastered walls and split granite floors were whitewashed."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - …next came the artists and rusticators.

"Shall we turn from it? We are still in Eden; the wall that shuts us out of the garden is our own ignorance and folly."

Historic Hallowell - Train Wreck Of 1937

"The library received heavy damage to the rear wall. The total numbers of cars that went off the rails were three. One rolled in to Mr."

Historic Hallowell - Train Wreck Poem

"… a disaster I feel bad for its old master With the wall opened big The librarian did a little jig The work crews ran like bats out of a well Luckily…"

Historic Hallowell - Transportation

"… was located at the bulkhead, which is a dividing wall between compartments in a ship. Also, there was a commuter train called the Dummy."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The Fales Edgarton House

"It is said that the walls are constructed with vertical planks. Many houses of this style of architecture still exist in Thomaston, ranging in…"

Blue Hill, Maine - A New Look at an Old Painting

"… yet to be cleared from the field beyond the stone wall. A ship enters the harbor, while three other ships are under construction."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Fiske Block, Broad Street, Bangor, 1864

"… north Cyras Goss were entirely consumed so the walls tumbled in and floors fell in enbracing the engine planing mills &c ." View additional…"

Early Maine Photography - Studio Portraits

"… freely painted backdrop resembling the decorative wall paintings of the period. Similarly, a fireman from Skowhegan and John Chase of Unity are…"

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

"The car’s walls were lined with charcoal (which did not conduct the outside heat to the inside of the car) and ice was placed in a tube on either…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Mills and Homes in Stockholm

"… used as a foundation for layering plaster on the walls of houses). Red Row Houses, Stockholm, ca."

Historic Hallowell - The Hallowell Union Fire Club

"… residents, John Agry, Benjamin Page, Ariel Wall, Chandler Robbins, Thomas Agry, Samuel Sumner Wilde, and Nathan Moody, who paved the way for the…"

Historic Hallowell - News Article by Emily Markham

"Ice jams of the river had tore walls off riverside buildings leaving out the building that was thrust into Water St.."

Historic Hallowell - Historic Hallowell Resources and Links

"… and a variety of separate maps, including pocket, wall, children's and manuscript. Visit the collection at http://www.davidrumsey.com/index.html"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Prison is built - 1823 to 1824

"George were employed and the walls were constructed by November 24th, 1823. A hospital, guards’ quarters and warden’s residence were located in the…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook

"The roof had broad, overhanging eaves to shade the walls as much as possible. Many ice houses had a small, entry room lit by a small window and an…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook

"The roof had broad, overhanging eaves to shade the walls as much as possible. Many ice houses had a small, entry room lit by a small window and an…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Prison Fires - 1849 to 1924

"… this new company was built in front of the prison wall on the county road. It was named after W. W. Rice, a prison official who served as foreman."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - 1940 to Present Day

"A time-line chiseled into a granite wall in the business section on Main Street highlights important events in the town’s history, and Thomaston…"

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Mt. Zircon Reservoir - Page 2 of 3

"The concrete core walls of the dam (4 ft. thick) sit on solid ledge. The dam is 842 ft. above sea level, making it one of the three highest dams in…"