Maine Memory Network

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - Bridges of North New Portland

"The Concrete Bridge replaced the old bridge. Bridge in the North VillageNew Portland Historical Society Cement Bridge: The Cement Bridge is…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - Bridges of East New Portland

"This was called “snowing the bridge.” The old bridge was closed to the public September 08, 1923, and records show that the new Cement Bridge was…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - Bridges of West New Portland

"Gould Hill Bridge: The Gould Hill Bridge, also known as on of the Twin Bridges, was also constructed by the Maine State Highway Commission."

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

"A detailed description of these bridges is available as a separate exhibit. About a mile from the West Village on Route 27, on the way to New…"

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

"Another old landmark, “the old watering trough” sat in the square at the North Village, it was made by Charles Harris and maintained by Warren…"

Lubec, Maine - Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello - Page 1 of 3

"… bridge in the distance Roadwork on bridge surface, Lubec, 1962 Lubec Historical Society Lubec waterfront from new bridge, 1962 Lubec…"

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

"… of students with their books marched from the old school to the new Pine School. East New Portland Central High School X The original Central…"

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

"In November of 1997, Fernwood Grange moved to the Old Baptist Church in the East Village which was owned by the New Portland Historical Society."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Old Town Hall and Grant Building

"Old Town Hall and Grant Building Text by Jocelyn Bernier, Savannah Rice, Shawn Russell, and Cody Seekins 7th grade students at Bath Middle School…"

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"… to tourists 1962 • Roosevelt International Bridge opens linking Lubec and Campobello Island • West Quoddy Head State Park established 1965 • Lubec…"

Lubec, Maine - Klondike: Lubec's Gold from Sea Water Hoax

"As a result of the expansion a telephone line, bridge over the canal and a steam launch, named The Gold Bug, were constructed."

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"The opening of the Roosevelt International Bridge linking Lubec and Campobello in 1962, as well as the establishment of West Quoddy State Park and…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - A Murder In Strong

"He followed a creek bed and went under a bridge because if he had been walking on the road, he would be asked why he was traveling on the Sabbath."

Lubec, Maine - The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head

"… plus a 14-foot triangular affair like a giant old time rural dinner bell were used sequentially."

Lubec, Maine - A Signature Quilt

"… Kelley, Woodward, Guptill, and Small...all old-time Lubec families. Quilting brought women of the 19th Century together socially while engaging in…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec's 1911 Centennial Celebration - Page 1 of 2

"… building, seen on the left below, was 56 years old. Chartered in 1822, the Lodge met in member Elijah Stearns’ Maine Hotel until 1839."

Lubec, Maine - The Gardner Lake Tragedy - Page 1 of 2

"… three of whom would live.* Including nine-year-old Miriam Kelley, sometimes known as Mimi (pronounced MIH-mee), the last living survivor who tells…"

Lubec, Maine - McCurdy Herring Smokehouse - Page 4 of 4

"No doubt the old ones at that time were worn out from hard use and being outdoors in all sorts of weather."

Lubec, Maine - Canning Sardines in Lubec: Technology, the Syndicate and Labor

"… Gilman says, “ the factories went back to the old method of making and sealing cans” all by hand (p. 73)."

Lubec, Maine - Parade, Pins and Pageantry, 1911

"… would have been 60 in 1911, assuming a 14 year old fighting in 1865. Probably most in the carriages were 70 and older."

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

"Eighteen-year-old Evelyn was daughter of Bion Moses Pike, owner of the Lubec Sardine Co., who had donated the land to the town for the Civil War…"

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

"About Us Century-old Books Discovered In a Cardboard Box X Strong Elementary School Librarian Jami Badershall was cleaning the back room of…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Early Schools

"… further north on the road to Farmington near the old Conant place, in the area now known as the south end of Chandler Road."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Wood Products of Strong

"In 1887, 30-year-old Clinton V. Starbird purchased the Starbird mill in Freeman from his father, Amos D. Starbird, who was moving to Florida."