Maine Memory Network

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

"… was now open for the first time from Bangor to Portland, and points south. On November 1, 1856 the Waterville to Bangor line was leased to and…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Brothers of the Civil War

"1972, Greater Portland Landmarks History of Cumberland County, Maine. 1880 US Census Data North Yarmouth Timeline by Elizabeth Singer Maule The Story…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - About Us - Page 1 of 3

"… January, 2012, at the Maine Historical Society in Portland. The three teams learned to build their exhibits and websites for their projects."

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

"… allowed the export of farm products south to Portland, Boston and Brighton, MA, and as far away as England."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 4 of 4

"The company was founded in Portland in 1872, and at one time was only one of seven such companies in the country."

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

"Source Moulton, Augustus. Grandfather Tales of Scarborough. Portland, ME: Katahdin Publishing Co., 1925."

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"Maine in the Northeastern Boundary Controversy. Portland: Marks Printing House, 1919. Print. City of Bangor, Maine. Annual Reports. 1930-1940. Print."

Malaga Island: a story best left untold - About the Project

"… Phippsburg Historical Society shook her finger at me and said “I don’t trust you.” Another left me a message on my answering machine declining to…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 3 of 3

"… of 24 Lodges assembled at Masons' Hall in Portland to organize the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Maine."

Malaga Island: a story best left untold - Explore photos from the "Malaga Island: A Story Best Left Untold" documentary

"… document the exhibition at the Salt Institute in Portland, Maine of Malaga Island: A Story Best Left Untold, produced by Kate Philbrick…"

Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum and Arctic Studies Center

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

"John Patten was the President of The Portland and Kennebec Railroad. John Patten had the idea and was also was the main builder for this project of…"

Early Maine Photography - The Vickery-Shettleworth Collection

"… wrote a paper entitled "The Daguerreotypists of Portland, Maine." Many of Earle G. Shettleworth, Jr.'s daguerreotypes and ambrotypes were exhibited…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 2 of 4

"… of cheese, which was sold mostly to Lewiston and Portland businesses for 15¢ a pound. The cheese making business generated a need for more milk…"

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

"… to Farmington, Strong, Phillips, Kingfield, New Portland, and Anson. When a bridge was built in 1828 across the Sandy River, the stagecoaches…"

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

"… Society Lee preached first in Saco, and then Portland, and northward, until on October 15, he preached at Lowertown, which we know today as…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Columbian Block

"… Block was John Calvin Stevens who was from Portland. He was the architect for rebuilding burned properties."

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

"Churchill of Portland was the lead architect. The Opera House had its grand opening in September of 1913."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Church Block

"… Fassett, a Bath native born in 1823, died in Portland in 1908. Fassett who was the architect for the Church Block, also designed the Courthouse …"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - III. Boom, bustle, bust: The Steamboat Years to WWII

"The shipyards of South Portland were a destination for many able-bodied workers, who helped with the construction of Liberty Ships."

Malaga Island: a story best left untold - Maine State documents and Proclamations

"… leadership of State Representative Herb Adams of Portland, in 2010, the 124th Legislature of Maine formally expressed “profound regret” for the…"

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

"They were both buried in the West New Portland Cemetery. G.A.R. Post No. 134, Strong, ca. 1890Strong Historical Society Edmund B."

Bath's Historic Downtown - 94 Front Street

"Moses came to Bath from Portland in 1826 to pursue the tinsmith trade. He created the Bath Iron Foundry on the west side of Front Street, directly…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… of transportation had begun to take shape as the Portland and Kennebec Railroad reached Bath in 1849, intersecting the downtown at Centre and…"