Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - Nature's Bounty - Raw Material, Close at Hand

"Nature's Bounty - Raw Material, Close at Hand Hains Ledge Quarry, Lithgow Hill, Hallowell, ca."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 4 of 4

"He was on call seven days a week: house calls were $5.00 and office visits were $3.00. In the early years of his practice, Dr."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 3 of 4

"In the past, kids wrote on small tablets called slates with thin cylinders of rock called slate pencils."

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

"… a three-mile boundary of the coast, working closely with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, a compact of fifteen eastern seaboard…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 2 of 4

"When Thurlow Shellfish Company closed, Pine Point Seafood Distributors, Inc., which operated wholesale and retail divisions, absorbed the business."

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

"… cars were used during summer months, and closed cars were used during the remaining months."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks - Page 1 of 2

"… yard across and one hundred feet high and grew so close to each other there was no room for limbs to sprout for the first eighty feet."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 1 of 4

"… airport is no longer in Scarborough, but it is close by and easy to reach via automobile. Boston and Maine Railroad Poster, ca."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1870-1890 - Page 3 of 4

"Made of lightweight camel colored wool, it’s below knee length basque fits closely over a flat front skirt edged with a wide band of pleating."

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

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

Presque Isle: The Star City - Phair House, the Bellstead and the Social Security Building

"In 1958, the Bellstead was closed and torn down in 1962. Eight years later, in 1970, the Social Security Building was built on that location and is…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 7 of 13

"This type of wagon was called the drop-axle wagon, the jigger wagon, or the Tabor wagon. Tabor was named after John Tabor of Houlton who built the…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Byron

"Before Byron was named Byron it was called Skillertown, a name the Indians had called it. It became incorporated in 1833 and was renamed Byron after…"

First Parish in Portland

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Historic Hallowell - Johnson Brothers and Their Shoe Factory

"… productive factory, all good things come to a close. This is all about the timeline of the Johnson Brothers Shoe Factory."

Lubec, Maine - Susie Calder: Lubec's Sardine Queen

"Then, after that closed, there wasn’t anything to do. Audio here.  Christmas on Water Street, Lubec, ca."

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

"… talked about them when describing “stringing,” calling them “ordinary dip nets” and noting they were also called “wash nets in this locality.” (P."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Dreamland and Liberty

"After the Liberty Theatre closed in 1923, the building then became the Liberty Garage in 1924 because automobiles were becoming more popular and they…"

Thomaston Historical Society

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Charles K. Savage (1903-1979): The View from Asticou - Page 3 of 6

"… ladies’ maids, butlers, and chauffeurs who stayed close by in the lesser quarters at the Inn or in smaller accommodations in the adjacent town of…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Early Settlement

"The close proximity to rivers and streams gave early settlers drinking water, a good source of food, power for mills, and ease of transportation and…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Long Island: The Forgotten Community - Page 1 of 3

"The island communities were a close-knit group, a sea-going people who fraternized with each other largely because of the isolation of island living…"

New Hampshire Historical Society

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Buckfield

"Even the Oddfellow Theater has closed after a 14 year run. It is clear that there are not as many industries as there once was; in fact there are…"