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Portland Water District

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

"The name "New" Portland was thus due to its roots to the original Portland. People came to live there in 1783, but the town was officially…"

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

"… Portland Historical Society The village of New Portland was commonly known as West Portland and today is referred to as the West Village by most…"

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

"New Portland Fair 1951New Portland Historical Society In 1906 a corporation for a water company was formed. Warren B. Clark, E."

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

"… to board steamships bound for New Brunswick or Portland and Boston. Photo donated by Edith Comstock.Lubec Memorial Library In the 1890s, as the…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"Brown and Company built the first factory on Water Street. The next two decades saw 23 sardine factories constructed in Lubec, bringing employment…"

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"… 1900s 1900 • Census results – 3,005 1902 • Lubec Water & Electric District established – water mains laid throughout village and outlying areas…"

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

"Other companies processed and distributed milk, cream, and butter, and the surplus milk was used to make cheese."

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 - 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."

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…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"The electric company did just that in 1891. The electric company was still struggling to turn a profit and asked Gould for advice."

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."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Hugh J. Chisholm, Sr. - Page 1 of 2

"… Falls Boom Company, Rumford Falls Light and Water Company, Rumford Falls Woolen Company, Rumford Falls Realty Company, and, finally, Oxford Paper…"

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

"A.S. Hall, superintendent of the water company, reported to the Bath Daily Times that he had to fix it in the shortest possible time."

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."

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."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Prominent Women

"She took a job on the Portland Transcript in 1855, and the next year published her first book of poetry, Forest Buds from the Woods of Maine, under…"

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."

Historic Clothing Collection - Outerwear 1830-1860

"… Society Grapevine embroided cape, Portland, ca. 1840Maine Historical Society Cape with burnoose hood, ca."

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… to connect Elm Street, and to traverse the waters of Water Street. Throughout the nineteenth century, as the lowest of these areas were filled in…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 1 of 4

"… or gill-netting vessels, most likely out of Portland. Scarborough men have engaged primarily in coastal fishing, particularly clams and lobsters…"

Historic Hallowell - Schooners, Steamers, Ships and Tankers

"Cliff" and the "Maude M. Morey" had been towed to Portland for repair. Both boats were bought by the government, hauled into the Casco Bay, and sank…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Building Boom and Piers above the Falls

"I think the Sulfite Company will have to put in a coffer but the Paper Company ought to be out of the way the proper operation it seems to me."