Maine Memory Network

Bar Harbor Fire Department

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Life on a Tidal River - The Bangor Fire of 1911 - Page 1 of 2

"… for the Portland conflagration of 1866." (“Bangor Fire”) The fire began around 4:00 on the afternoon of April 30th in a hay shed owned by J."

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"View of Downtown Bangor from City Hall Tower, ca. 1870Bangor Public Library At this same time, Bangor saw the rise of small "non-lumber" industries."

Life on a Tidal River - The War Effort

"… the city of Bangor, were extinguished, and the tower itself was camouflaged with drab olive paint."

Lubec, Maine - The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head

"… is definitely the U.S.” By July, 1808 the timber tower and a keeper’s house were complete though the exact date of first illumination is lost to…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Cottagers

"… sprawling “Keewaydin” with its 35-foot-high stone tower – both in Seal Harbor. Bird’s eye view of Bar Harbor in the heyday of hotels, cottages…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Presque Isle Congregational Church

"It was a plain white building with a bell tower and forty-four pews. The total cost of the church was 4,750 dollars."

Maine Forest Service

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Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 2 of 5

"The new hose house had high towers for hanging hose to dry and a large stove to heat. Upstairs in the house there was a room for the meetings to be…"

Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 2 of 3

"At the far left is seen the tower of the Free Will Baptist Church on Casco Street and Commodore Edward Preble’s house at Congress and Preble Streets…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Big Thunder

"1890Abbe Museum Big Thunder Towering in height and personality, Frank “Big Thunder” Loring, Penobscot, (1827-1906) was a leader among Wabanakis who…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Old Town Hall and Grant Building

"The bell is currently in the tower on top of the new City Hall, the Davenport Memorial. In the Old City Hall there used to be a police station in the…"

Lubec, Maine - Myron Avery, Lubec, and the Appalachian Trail

"An abandoned fire tower remained when this photo was taken. Myron Avery Peak of Bigelow Mountain X A boulder on Avery Peak commemorates the man."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 3 of 4

"… and ring a bell unless the school had a bell tower. Kids needed to stay close enough to the school so that they could hear the bell or they would…"

Lincoln, Maine - Telegraphs & Telephones

"… cell phones travels through the air and to a tower, which is connected to other phones. People who work with the phone line are only really working…"

Guilford, Maine - Modern History: 1966 to Present

"Cell towers came to town. Harold K Melvin Memorial Park X Another downturn came in 2002 when the D.E.P threatened suit over an unpermitted…"

Colby College Special Collections

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Highlighting Historical Hampden - Elusive Championship

"Jordan Cook, a towering 6’ 10” center, with an even bigger impact on the team, was named MVP of the tournament."

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

"This structure stands with two shingled towers, cradling a bridge made of steel cables. The Wire Bridge is a physical landmark, but the real appeal…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Railroad into the Village

"… from the completion of this extension, will tower so high above all loss or injury sustained, that many years will not pass our citizens…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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