Maine Memory Network

John Martin: Expert Observer - Atkins House, Jefferson Street, Bangor, 1851

"… Description The Atkins house was on the south side of Jefferson Street in Bangor. John Martin (1823-1907) purchased the house sometime in the 1840s…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The Mall on West Main Street

"The Mall on West Main Street South side of the Main Street Mall, Thomaston, Maine 2008Thomaston Historical Society In 1803 road improvements…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Hotels in Thomaston

"… the hotel and two business blocks on the south side of Main Street. The Knox Hotel was rebuilt shortly after the fire."

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin dream house, Bangor, 1866

"… The site he chose for his ideal house was 9 miles south of Bangor on the east side of the Penobscot River in an area known as Ball Hill."

John Martin: Expert Observer - F. A. Soule House, 130 Center Street, Bangor, 1852

"… and Maine State Museum Description The south side and eastern end of the F.A. Soule House at 130 Center Street, Bangor, are shown as the…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Early Shipbuilders - 1780s

"Several more ships were built by individuals in South Thomaston and Rockland, which were then part of Thomaston."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Division Street School, Bangor, 1865

"… under the illustration, "South End and eastern side of Division Street school House situated on the north side of the street in the rear of the…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Third Parish Church, Bangor, 1865

"… and Maine State Museum Description The south side and west end of Third Parish Church, also known as Central Congregational Church, in…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Shipbuilding Declines - 1857 to 1861

"… block makers and sawmills lined the south side of Water Street, while the north side was lined with houses of shipworkers, riggers and tradesmen…"

Lincoln, Maine - Ferries

"The ferries came to Lincoln in the mid 1800s. There were three ferries in Lincoln; one in North Lincoln, another in South Lincoln, and the other one…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - EXPLORE the history of Biddeford, Maine...

"… program, 1891McArthur Public Library South Side of Main Street, Biddeford, 1909McArthur Public Library The trailblazers of the Biddeford…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Harris House, Bangor, ca. 1850

"The illustration shows the south side and eastern front end of the house. He wrote that it was located at the "Bangor Olde Town & Millford Switch and…"

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 2 of 3

"… Historical Society The first was built on the south side of the river at Oak Street in 1865 to take advantage of the water power at that site."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Early Schools

"… was on the east side of the Sandy River in the South Strong area at the junction of South Strong and the road now known as Knowlton Road."

Parsonsfield-Porter Historical Society

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

"… going north and one for the traveler going south. For many years the bridge lighted by lanterns and when the lights appeared the children knew that…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Shipbuilding

"In the “History of Thomaston, Rockland and South Thomaston”, Cyrus Eaton refers to a Province sloop kept in the area for transport of settlers and…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Bridge That Changed The Map

"Settlement had begun in 1784 from the south, first along the west side of the river, then the east. Fording was the only way to cross the river until…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Meeting House Park

"All the buildings burned on the west side except the Free Will Baptist Church. That small brick structure set back away from the road."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Lowell's General Store, Commerce, & the Railroad

"… The railroad allowed the export of farm products south to Portland, Boston and Brighton, MA, and as far away as England."

Lubec, Maine - A Signature Quilt

"1885 Almeda J. Case née Wormell is seated on the left side.Lubec Historical Society Zoom in on this tintype photo for intimate views of these faces…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Early Settlement

"… Estate of William Bingham and split the lot North/South between them. Despite purchasing the lot sometime around 1820, the deeds and clear title…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - III. An undercurrent of danger: Colonial Biddeford

"… and for some time many of the settlers fled south away from the frontier, and most of the remaining natives fled north to Canada and deep interior…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Pejepscot Proprietors Biographies - Page 2 of 2

"… owned a mansion in Dock Square, opposite the south side of Faneuil Hall, the Pejepscot lands left to him by his father, as well as other dubious…"