Maine Memory Network

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

"In North Yarmouth There Were Two Villages Along the two country roads that passed through North Yarmouth, two village centers eventually developed."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Brothers of the Civil War

"Lawrence Railway at Dunn’s Corner, just up the road. Their farm products would be sold in Portland. James Lawrence served six years on North…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 3 of 4

"The earliest, the Atlantic and St. Lawrence Railroad, had opened in 1848 and later became the Grand Trunk Railway."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Women in Colonial Economies - Page 4 of 4

"… of women and gender in early America and the Atlantic World. At the time this essay was written (2022), Prof."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Women in Colonial Economies - Page 1 of 4

"… of women and gender in early America and the Atlantic World, and an associate professor at Texas State University, with research and course work…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - The Shaping of the Borderlands: Arcane Deeds and Failed Colonies - Page 1 of 5

"… the land northeast of Passamaquoddy Bay, from the Atlantic coast to the Gulf of St. Lawrence, and used Champlain’s Saint Croix River as a western…"

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

"… that separated watershed drainages between the Atlantic and the St. Lawrence River. (See, for example, the map of the “imaginary” highlands…"

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Ship Captains

"… sites from other places on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean. At the outbreak of the Civil War 1861, Agry retired."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - HISTORY

"… to the west, Kennebunkport to the south, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Much of the town is wooded, with gentle hills that run from the…"

Swan's Island Historical Society

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Cumberland Historical Society

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 3 of 4

"A year later, he made his historic solo Atlantic crossing. In 1934, Amelia Earhart paid a visit to this airport as part of a promotional plan; she…"

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

"The latter was also divided into the North and Harbor village. These distinct areas historically had their own schools, stores, and post offices, so…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 3 of 4

"… hotels on the coast, such as the Checkley and Atlantic House, lured tourists who often arrived by train from Boston, New York, Montreal and beyond…"

Lubec, Maine - S.S. Cumberland: Steamer Brought Passengers and Prosperity to Lubec but Met Tragic End

"… Cumberland staggered across the channel to the Atlantic Works, where she will be repaired. “Efforts were made to stop the hole in the Cumberland’s…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - John Frank Stevens

"… engineer for the Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic Railway. He was in charge of the task of building a rail line from Duluth, Minnesota to Sault…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… first self-serve grocery store run by the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company. By 1941, six national chain stores anchored the downtown: J."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Native Americans

"The large seasonal villages were located where Atlantic salmon could be caught in the early summer. Clans and bands would congregate for the salmon…"

Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum and Arctic Studies Center

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Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"… and reliable source of transportation to the Atlantic ocean which was crucial for trade and commerce."