Maine Memory Network

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…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"… was in close proximity to the railroad station, making the streets direct routes for people heading to the railroad station, often using…"

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

"Lewis L. Litchfield Lewis Litchfield, station agent for the Boston & Maine Railroad in the early 1900s, was born in 1871."

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"Maine Central Railroad then contracted for replacing that station in 1941 with a brick building that remained in service until 1959."

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…"

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

"Now the property is host to the credit union and its parking lot. Alameda Opera House keys, Bath, ca."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Ledyard Block

"To the south, at Union Wharf, King sold property to William Ledyard and Asa Palmer for $300 in 1806."

Bath's Historic Downtown - 94 Front Street

"… in commercial Bath, including part of the Union Block, where 94 Front Street is located, according to Henry Owen’s History of Bath Maine."

Historic Hallowell - Protect and Serve - Hallowell Fire and Police

"In 1801 the first community fire company, the Union Fire (Club) Association, was established and its rules required each member to keep ready at…"

Greater Portland Landmarks

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

"… stripes, alternate red and white; that the union be thirteen stars, white in a blue field representing a new Constellation." Now, our flag consists…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 2 of 4

"… Compromise that permitted Maine to enter the Union as a free state. In 1816 he was an unsuccessful candidate for both Governor of New York and…"

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."

Thomaston Historical Society

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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…"

Caribou Public Library

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Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"And enters the union as 23rd state on March 15. • Road to East Machias completed • Stage coaches for passengers run by William Chaloner who also kept…"

Guilford, Maine - Modern History: 1966 to Present

"… debt, several new businesses including a credit union arrived and even another great downtown fire, one which consumed a clothing store, caused…"

Freedom & Captivity Portal

The Freedom & Captivity digital collection in the Maine Memory Network, and the complete digital archive housed at Colby Special Collections, is a repository of personal testimonies, ephemera, memorabilia, artifacts, and visual materials that capture multiple dimensions of the experiences of incarceration for individuals, families, and communities, as well as for survivors of harm.

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

"Maine Central Union Station, Bangor, ca. 1910Bangor Public Library M.C.R.R. Freight Yards, Bangor, ca."

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…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… summer, WAGM transformed itself from an AM radio station to a television station, and the Aroostook Centre Mall continues to be a shopping center…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Businesses and Cottage Industries

"… grocery store outlet, plumbing shop, Western Union, and at the end of the street the widely acclaimed Peg's Gift Shop, operated by the much loved…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"This arrangement allowed Maine to join the Union as a free state, with Missouri entering a year later as a slave state, thus balancing the number of…"