Maine Memory Network

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

"Penobscot River Railroad The Penobscot River Railroad was a “railroad that never was”. It was chartered by the state in 1836 to go from Bucksport to…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… Andrew Carnegie Foundation, the Aroostook Valley Railroad (an electric railroad that connected residents to nearby towns), the Northern Maine…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Peru

"In 2009 SAD 21 joined with Regional School Union #10 with six more towns. The old West Peru School now houses a community center under the direction…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 1 of 4

"… shipping point for horses and livestock for the Union Army.(6) Scarboro Beach Railroad Station, 1909Scarborough Historical Society & Museum…"

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"The Bangor and Piscataquis Canal and Railroad Company operated twelve miles of track between Bangor and Old Town beginning in 1836."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Grand Army of the Republic

"… made up of Civil War veterans from the Union Army. This group had meetings for the members and picnics that included their families."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"Typical of this era, a railroad and hotel built in 1816 named the Commercial Hotel were present on the northwest corner of the intersection."

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

"Six more children were born of this union, two of whom were William and Cyrus. Three of Richard’s children, Rufus, William and Cyrus, became major…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Governor's Potato Plot, Presque Isle, 1959

"… the then just recently expanded 50 states in the Union. Note the drawing of the SNARK missile which was then being installed at the Presque Isle…"

Life on a Tidal River - Three Civil War Letters - Page 4 of 4

"Union, Maine: Union Publishing Company, 1998. Print. Illustrated Atlas of the Civil War. Alexandria, Va: Time-Life Books, 1996. Print."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 2 of 4

"… Compromise that permitted Maine to enter the Union as a free state. Cyrus, a jurist and orator, served two terms in Congress and William led the…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield's Church on the Hill

"Ransom E. Gilkey providing “rare qualities of patience, tact, vision, and judgment that cemented the union and started it on a firm basis.” In 1917…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford High School Basketball - 1970s - Page 2 of 2

"Anthony Union High School of Vermont to win the New England Championship. The starters that year were Doug Roberts, Jack Kaubris, Matt Kaubris, Tim…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… in this period, including the Granite Block, the Union Block, the Bank Block and the Church Block, the latter having replaced the Universalist…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 3 of 3

"It was called the Union Grove Association. The First Baptist Church was first known as the Chapel Association, organized in 1888."

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor and the Civil War Resources

"… Index to Places of Interest of Deceased Union Soldiers in the Various and Territories, as Specified in Rolls of Honor Nos."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 2 of 3

"… three organizations along with the Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War, and the Auxiliary to the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - George Francis Train, Bangor, 1866

"… Francis Train, a businessman who organized of the Union Pacific Railroad, spoke at the Democratic Convention in Bangor in August 1866."

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor and Social Reform Movements of the 1800s-1900s

"… Woman’s Club, the Women’s Christian Temperance Union, the Maine Temperance Union, and the Christian Civic League were all pro-Temperance…"

Life on a Tidal River - About Us

"Hill House 159 Union Street Bangor, Maine 04401 207.942.1900 info@bangorhistoricalsociety.org William Cook, Local History and Special Collections…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VI. The deluge of industrial expansion & immigration (1865-1900) - Page 1 of 2

"By this time they had a railroad that stretched a mile long complete with cars and 30 ton engine to accomodate their huge business."

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor and the Civil War

"Out of the 45,000 Union soldiers confined here at different times, around 13,000 died from disease, poor sanitation, malnutrition, overcrowding, or…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - 1850 to 1870

"… industry from the north, support for the Union, in many cases, was reluctantly given. Although the War was devastating for the Thomaston…"

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