Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - Post Office and Fire Station

"Post Office and Fire Station Hallowell Post OfficeHubbard Free Library Judy Longfellow, Post Woman written by Sam Gilbert Q How old were you…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs

"… over the weekend by train at the Grand Trunk Station on India Street. The convention was held at Portland City Hall (Merrill Auditorium), and…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 2 of 4

"… the trolleys were recharged and maintained at a power station in Dunstan. The generator plant is today’s Scarborough Historical Society and Museum…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Allies & Allegiance: Military comradery at the Centennial, 1920

"… ways, WWI introduced the United States as a world power, and military demonstrations solidified its new role."

Skowhegan Community History - The Skowhegan Island

"Central Maine Power X X men working on the damSkowhegan History House The swinging bridge was originally built for a local farmer to…"

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

"… was inadequate for the increasingly larger, more powerful aircraft. Since there was insufficient space for expansion in Scarborough, airport…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 3 of 4

"Now the rope is typically placed over a roller powered by a hydraulic hauler that pulls a trap up from the ocean floor."

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

"Larger fiberglass boats; more powerful diesel engines; and modern equipment, such as hydraulic pot haulers, GPS, radar, etc., enable the lobster…"

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

"… inadequate for the increasingly larger and more powerful aircraft and airport operations moved to Stroudwater."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Interviews - Page 2 of 2

"It pretty much told stories about where the power was out, and who was getting their power back, and all stories related to the ice storm."

Owls Head Transportation Museum

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Lubec, Maine - The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head

"According to West Quoddy Head Light Station history, “during a particularly foggy year, two 10-inch whistles were in operation 1,402 hours, consuming…"

Lincoln, Maine - Telegraphs & Telephones

"… of Olamon, which only had one phone at the pay station, Passadumkeag, one phone at the pay station, Burlington, Enfield, Montague (now known as…"

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

"The grist mill had the first right to the power and John. B. Franklin, Bartlett and Hiram Plummer bought the rest of the power. Charles H."

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

"… in 1857, and by 1872 the Burnt Coat Harbor Light Station was in operation. Communication also improved with the advent of the telephone in the…"

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"… to increasing ship traffic Quoddy Head Lifesaving Station constructed at Carrying Place Cove – 1.5 miles west of West Quoddy Head • Last sailing…"

Life on a Tidal River - The Great Bangor Floods: 1902 and 1976

"… Great Bangor Floods: 1902 and 1976 Train station and waterfront, Bangor flood, 1902 Partially submerged boxcars alongside a double-masted…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - IV. Transitions and troubles: Private enterprise shoulders an island’s needs

"… with volunteer efforts, but a truck and fire station were acquired in the early 1950s. Police first came to the island on a temporary basis, with a…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"In the spring of 1906, building began on a power plant at Aroostook Falls in New Brunswick to supply much-needed power to northern Maine and New…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"The Gazetteer of Maine, 1882 reported: “The tide power privilege available at North Lubec is equaled by very few on the entire coast."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad

"The passenger station was located on Riverside Drive in the building most recently occupied by the Red Cross."

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…"

Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"… the island leaving only the Weston hydroelectric station formerly owned by Central Maine Power. One natural resource that has always been, and…"

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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