Maine Memory Network

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield's Church on the Hill

"Ransom E. Gilkey providing “rare qualities of patience, tact, vision, and judgment that cemented the union and started it on a firm basis.” In 1917…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"It currently is occasionally used as a church , and primarily it is used as an arts center for dancing, musical productions, and more."

Lincoln, Maine - Jacob Stinchfield

"… their country in the war which preserved the Union, destroyed slavery and maintained the Constitution, 1861-1865.” Charles made the statue in…"

Durham Historical Society

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Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… the Swedenborgian Church, the Winter Street Church and the Central Congregational/Chocolate Church, were joined by more elaborate structures in the…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - 94 Front Street

"… in commercial Bath, including part of the Union Block, where 94 Front Street is located, according to Henry Owen’s History of Bath Maine."

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

"… made up of Civil War veterans from the Union Army. This group had meetings for the members and picnics that included their families."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 2 of 3

"… three organizations along with the Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War, and the Auxiliary to the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War…"

Lincoln, Maine - Thomas S. Libby

"… for three years until he enlisted into the Union army during the Civil War, which was fighting to keep the country together under President…"

Lincoln, Maine - Weatherbee Hardware

"Weatherbee attended law school at Union University at Albany, N.Y.; he graduated in 1875. After his law degree, he built his hardware and tin shop in…"

Lincoln, Maine - Jonathan Clay Jr.

"Towards the end of the battle, the Union was only left with 2,200 men. They were fighting against Robert E Lee’s army because they wanted railroads…"

Lincoln, Maine - Civil War

"… slavery and the secession too, so they joined the Union states to fight against the South to end slavery and reunite the United States."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Entertainment- Alameda and Opera House

"Now the property is host to the credit union and its parking lot. Alameda Opera House keys, Bath, ca."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Ledyard Block

"To the south, at Union Wharf, King sold property to William Ledyard and Asa Palmer for $300 in 1806."

Rockland Historical Society

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Meeting House Park

"… now you know that Church Street is named for John Church and not the North Church at the east end of the street.) The Meeting House became a…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 3 of 3

"It was called the Union Grove Association. The First Baptist Church was first known as the Chapel Association, organized in 1888."

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor and Social Reform Movements of the 1800s-1900s

"… in 1904 X Unitarian Church X Unitarian Church The Church of Staunch Bangor Abolitionist Minister Amory Battles X Unitarian Church…"

Architecture & Landscape database - Frederick A. Tompson

"… (1914), and the Rich Building (1892) and the Union Mutual Life Insurance Company Building (1900-01), both on Exchange Street."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Charles K. Savage (1903-1979): The View from Asticou - Page 6 of 6

"… Public Library, the Acadia Corporation, the Union Church, and other community affiliations until his death in 1979."

Lubec, Maine - Parade, Pins and Pageantry, 1911

"… the Republican, was a fraternal organization of union Civil War veterans. The youngest would have been 60 in 1911, assuming a 14 year old fighting…"

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

"The Union church is listed as the next church to organize in West New Portland about a year later. Two churches were also built in 1838; the Free…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"Christ Church (1893) was built in Dark Harbor by Episcopalian summer residents. St. Mary’s of the Isles (1901) was built for the Catholic summer help…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 2 of 4

"… he built a house for himself on the corner of Union and High Streets. Two months before he died in 1880, Thomas Lord summed up his life work: “Have…"