Maine Memory Network

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Meeting House Park

"Ten years after the fire, an article in the Franklin Chronicle stated, “The beautiful common in our village –that should be the pride of ALL our…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Hampden Academy

"It was also voted on August 23, 1904, to build an annex. In 1918, a tennis court was built at the rear of the building and electric lights were…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Soldiers Of The Civil War

"He enlisted in Battery 2, 1st Maine Light Artillery, on November 11, 1861. He re-enlisted in December, 1863, and was promoted to Corporal in 1865."

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

"also gave battle flags, documents, and mementos to the local museums. Edmund B. Clayton was from the town of Farmington. He enlisted in the United…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - National Blue Ribbon School

"New windows, lighting, heating and ventilation systems installed, and classrooms for the then 220 students would all be 700 square feet and renovated."

Lubec, Maine - The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head

"… Lands, coveniently adjacent to Quoddy head State park. Stairway Up the Tower X In the old days of the Lighthouse Service, and even during…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Cheese Factory

"… pounds were produced during each of the next two years. At the time the cost of purchasing cheese was about 15 cents per pound."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 1 of 4

"He would operate by candle or lamp light in the kitchen, if necessary. One variation of such dedication tells of a trip to New Vineyard across Porter…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Student Research

"Our two classes feel like we have learned a great deal about our town from our research about this time period."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - A Murder In Strong

"He died at the Maine State Prison after only serving six years, proclaiming his innocence to the day he died."

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… as well as the establishment of West Quoddy State Park and other conservation areas have contributed to an increasing number of visitors to Lubec…"

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"… and Campobello Island • West Quoddy Head State Park established 1965 • Lubec High School Marching Band represents Maine in the Cherry Blossom…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Railroad

"Sometimes the trains used two engines to haul a big load of wood. Coal was also hauled into Franklin County by train."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - About Us - Page 3 of 3

"She found two old books, both in fragile condition, but she didn’t know what to do with them. “I just left them there for awhile, but I thought I…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Wood Products of Strong

"The reconstruction took nearly two years.) For a sampling of products of Forster Mfg. Co., click here. Strong Wood Turning Corp."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Other Recreation

"These days, people will catch one or two fish a day. A "Take-Out Dinner" fresh from the brook, Strong, ca."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Village Schools

"… seat for every child.” Five teachers spent about two-week’s pay to purchase their own desks to assist in furnishing their rooms."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 3 of 4

"Two hundred years before zip codes and email, mail delivery was relatively simple and unsophisticated."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Rustication

"Soon an electric light company was set up that could handle 5,000 lamps. By 1882 Rodick House, now the largest summer hotel in America, could hold…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec's 1911 Centennial Celebration - Page 2 of 2

"… monument is on the Pleasant Street edge of the park, and reads “Lubec Incoporated June 21 1811 Commemorated June 21 1911."

Presque Isle: The Star City - John R Braden

"… us in memory His record there for all to see Two, two and three-quarters was his mark Engraved on his stone at Presque Isle Park."

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

"It was so light when we got [to] the tin bridge that we didn't need head lights and when struck there the flames looked miles high in front of us and…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"… Street became busier, and the first traffic light to be installed in Bath in 1938 was put at this intersection, according to a newspaper article…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… led to installation of Bath’s first traffic light at the intersection of Washington and Centre Streets in 1938."