Maine Memory Network

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"The confluence of the Kenduskeag River with that of the Penobscot River beckoned development. Yet, it would be more than a hundred and fifty years…"

Life on a Tidal River - The Great Bangor Floods: 1902 and 1976

"Along with ice, logs flowed down the river and created a dam, causing the water to back up. When the water overflowed onto the banks, the Great…"

Life on a Tidal River - Fashion of the '40s

"… of hose, and some drew thin pencil lines on the backs of their calves to create an illusion of the hose seam. Grey Lady Uniform, Bangor, ca."

Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"After that she applied back to San Francisco Medical Society in 1875, but unfortunately was denied because of her gender."

Life on a Tidal River - Four Important Women of Bangor

"After her writing career kicked off, she went back to Yale University and the University of Virginia where she earned several degrees and to teach…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor Man Rats Out Brady Gang - Page 1 of 2

"About eight years later, the couple got back together when their daughter was thirteen. Shep moved his family briefly to Chicago, but came back to…"

Life on a Tidal River - William S. Cohen, The Man and the School

"William S. Cohen, back row, 4th from the left, as a member of the Athletic Council in 1955. Taken from the 1955 Echoes of the Year, GSJH yearbook."

Life on a Tidal River - Bass Park: A History of Fillies, Fame, and Fun

"Back in 1890, Bass Park brought Nelson, a world-class stallion, to the racetrack. During this time, Nelson raced one mile on the half-mile track in…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor: Healthcare Center of Eastern and Central Maine - Page 2 of 2

"… of Broadway, has a history that spans further back in history than the time it was built. The facility has accommodated many patients in the…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Stephen Titcomb and the Settlement of the Sandy River Valley

"They came back to The Sandy River area two weeks later. This time they used bateaux to travel from the Kennebec River, through ponds and streams…"

Historic Hallowell - Schooners, Steamers, Ships and Tankers

"They could go from Hallowell to as far away as Cuba. Last Tanker, Kennebec River, 1966Hubbard Free Library"

Historic Hallowell - Logging

"The trees from northern Maine that were normally shipped down the Kennebec River were mainly pines. When they got shipped down the Kennebec, they…"

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Floods

"The two excessive amounts of water flow caused the Kennebec River to flood its banks. The flood hit the community on the night of March 13, 1936."

Historic Hallowell - Basic Fire Fighting Technology

"… would carry the leather buckets to the Kennebec River, fill them with water, and lug them back up to the burning house to douse the fire."

Historic Hallowell - History of The Cotton Mill

"In 1887, Payson changed the name to Kennebec River Mills. Row House, Hallowell, ca. 1935 Hallowell mill workers lived in The Row House on Second…"

Historic Hallowell - Shipbuilding

"They would build ships on the Kennebec River and then send them to sea to ship goods to other cities like Boston or New York City and return with…"

Lincoln, Maine - Steamboats

"The back of the boat carries all of our luggage. It takes a long time to get to Lincoln because the steamboat goes really slow."

Lincoln, Maine - Mills & Paper Industry - Page 1 of 2

"In order to take lumber from both mills down the river, they had to be assembled into rafts. Ten rafts were hooked together with one man on each end…"

Lincoln, Maine - Post Office

"Moor. Mr. Moor died in the Mattawamkeag River trying to cross the river to give the north part of Mattawamkaeg its mail."

Lincoln, Maine - Aaron Woodbury

"… of his sons) went to Enfield and drowned in the river. He made his way north in 1824 with all of his family, where on the Winn borderline he built…"

Lincoln, Maine - Ira Fish

"He also purchased river lots #1 and #18 and the gore that lay between them. In 1826, Ira built the first house on West Broadway."

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"More modern travelers had the option of driving up Route 2, along the river from Howland or down from Medway."

Lincoln, Maine - Aroostook War

"I would not know if my husband would come back fine, if he would be injured, or if he would come back at all."

Lincoln, Maine - MacGregor's Spool Mill

""Up-River Weekly News: South Lincoln." Ed. Alan H. Hawkins. The Mattanawcook Observer, Volume 2 Number 1 Oct. 1983: 20. Print."