Maine Memory Network

Guilford, Maine - Special Events

"The Guilford Board of Trade proclaimed the 100 year anniversary of the town's existence. Committees and sub committees were appointed; buildings were…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Shipbuilding: An Important Early Industry

"According to local historians, over 100 vessels were built in Blue Hill, from 100-ton schooners to a 498-ton ship."

Lincoln, Maine - Gateway Motors

"… was a large structure with a capacity to sell 100 cars. In the 1930’s, Gateway Motors was opened in Casino’s place by Mr. A.E."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 1 of 4

"… five years, they received an additional lot of 100 or 120 acres in the interior back lots, known as the “after divisions.” This land was a valuable…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahock House and The Sagadahoc Block

"… the company was not willing to pay more than $100 to Mr. Samuel Purrington. A.S. Hall, superintendent of the water company, reported to the Bath…"

Lubec, Maine - The Blizzard of '34 - Page 1 of 2

"… streets.” On Tuesday 40 high school boys assisted 100 men. Blizzard, Lubec, January 1934 Lubec Historical Society Every street in town was…"

Old York Historical Society

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Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion

"… Field By 1800, Hampden’s population totaled 904, 100 more citizens than nearby Bangor. As Hampden’s growth continued, industry and business…"

Historic Hallowell - Hurricanes Of 1954 - Stories and Timelines

"… and is moving North North West at 2 MPH with 100 MPH winds. August 29th 1954 2:00 AM Hurricane Carol becomes a category 1 Hurricane again and is…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Blue Hill Spearheads Development on the Downeast Coast

"… was quickly taken with a force of 4 companies of 100 men each, who were assigned to clear land and erect a fortification."

Lincoln, Maine - Ira Fish

"… 1826, he bought 352 acres of land, and he bought 100 acres the next day. He also purchased river lots #1 and #18 and the gore that lay between them."

Maine's Road to Statehood - 1790s: A Growing Movement

"… votes were cast from of a population now nearing 100,000.[18] [11] Banks, Maine Becomes a State, 28-29 [12] Banks, Maine Becomes a State, 26."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Businesses and Cottage Industries

"Pendleton and Company store existed for 100 years, specializing in groceries, hardware and ship chandler's supplies."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Native Americans

"… sites in the Presque Isle area date between 3,100 and 3,200 years ago, a little known period of transition from the late Archaic to the Ceramic…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"(The Last 100 Years: A Glimpse of Farmington We Have Known, Richard Mallett) Cutler Memorial Library, Farmington, 1903Farmington Public Library…"

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

"Each lot was 100 rods long and extended 1 mile from the river. Stephen Titcomb’ s lot was the most northern of the six."

Caribou Public Library

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Skowhegan Community History - Benedict Arnold's March

"… to co-lead an expedition to conquer Quebec with 1,100 men. These men were to get to Quebec by following the Kennebec river upstream."

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Patten Free Library

"They held 16 out of 100 shares, when 86 other members went to buy shares. Each share, at the time, cost $5.00."

Rumford Area Historical Society

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 3 of 4

"… 20 business facilities and dwellings burned, and 100 families were made homeless. The mysterious shipwreck of The Don, off the coast of Harpswell…"

Mercy Hospital - Growth & Expansion - Page 2 of 2

"… pediatric patients and delivered 1,200 newborns (100 of them premature). The hospital also referred 12,000 outpatients, treated 7,000 Emergency…"

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"The year 1842, was the first 100,000,000 board foot year, and six years later lumber merchants shipped double this amount of lumber from Bangor's…"

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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