Maine Memory Network

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Economy on Mt. Desert Island

"… weather the troubled times with mininal, if any, losses. Many of the summer residents did not fare as well and lost their fortunes and were no…"

Historic Hallowell - Industry and Immigrants-A Changing Community

"… significant political change, and a significant loss of territory, to Hallowell. In 1797 the Massachusetts General Court voted to allow what is now…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Fires in Rumford

"While there was no loss of life or life-threatening injuries, 300 families (700 people) were left homeless with only the clothes on their backs; 28…"

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

"… their regular season with forteen wins and four losses and ultimately lost to #5 seeded Westbrook in the Western Maine semi-finals."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Civil War

"In one battle alone, 210 men died, the largest loss in a single day of any Union Army regiment. At home, women were left to tend the farms, manage…"

Historic Hallowell - Day 5

"Day 5 They reported a lot of electricity losses still. Although the power was getting fixed there were still tons of people without power."

Historic Hallowell - Prisons and Firearms

"The total amount of loss from the fire was $500,000. In 1924, the prison was rebuilt and donated by Percival P. Baxter, governor at the time."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Andrew Smith Store

"… have turned to shopkeeping to compensate for the loss. His store in Atlantic was run out of a portion of his home, and was in operation at least…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford High School Basketball - 1970s - Page 1 of 2

"… regular season record was 127 wins and only 37 losses (a .774 winning percentage). The Panthers were never seeded lower than fourth in the Heal…"

Historic Hallowell - Protect and Serve - Hallowell Fire and Police

"… of wood per year--with a resulting high risk of loss of property to fire. In 1801 the first community fire company, the Union Fire (Club)…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Additions and New Wing - 1824 to 1843

"… corn stored within were destroyed, amounting to a loss of about $9,000. It was suspected a discharged convict caused the fire."

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Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 3 of 3

"Despite financial loss and personal risk, the Sewalls chose to remain in Mobile during the war as Union loyalists."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Industry

"The Great Depression, coupled with the loss of Atlas Plywood (the town’s major wood products industry) in 1935, signaled the end of “industrial”…"

Historic Hallowell - Values and Charity

"… such as Hallowell would experience its share of losses of husbands, brothers and sons to shipwreck, disease or accident."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Day 1

"Estimates for natural resource losses exceeded one billion dollars. The ice storm left about 200,000 acres of the White Mountain National Forest…"

Guilford, Maine - EVENTS - Page 1 of 3

"The total loss was $22,000. (Gen. Disasters 2006-2010) Aftermath of Hardwood Products Fire, Guilford, 1958Guilford Historical Society On June…"

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

"… the Depression of the early 1930s to reduce losses, such as abandoning some lines, the trolley system never recovered."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Scrap & Sketch Book 2: 1864-1866

"… Andrew Johnson, Annie Martin's performance, loss of manners   Part 7, pages 114-134 Soldiers, Fort Point excursion, women's fashion, behavior…"

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

"The second fire was April 28, 1919, 18 houses and a school house burned, there was about a $30,000 loss, partly recovered by insurance."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Champlain Society - Page 2 of 2

"It was a devastating loss. His father, in reviewing his late son’s papers, Garden & Forest articles, and Champlain Society logbooks, read anew the…"

Historic Hallowell - The Vaughan Stream & Sawmills

"… sold the Vaughan Stream water rights because of loss of family funds. In 1930, the Vaughans regained the rights to the stream after another…"

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

"… the frustration of such a financial and community loss, the town quickly decided to build a new Central High school, in the North Village of New…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Shipbuilding: An Important Early Industry

"They also felt the losses. Sampler by Eliza Ann Dodge who married Melatiah K. Chase in 1849 and spent a great deal of time with him at sea."