Maine Memory Network

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Old Ell is Born

"and emily and milton stratton (1871-1938)] are the architects of the new building.” View North Up Asticou Way and Ryefield Lane from Asticou Inn…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Meeting House Park

"The green space was a pasture without a fence. In 1871, the town fathers agreed to spend no more than $15.00 to build a fence around the park so the…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Hampden Academy

"The year 1871 brought renewed hope to those connected with the Academy because the school once more began to flourish under the direction of a man by…"

Guilford, Maine - BUSINESSES - Page 3 of 3

"On December 21, 1871, the first train had gone through Guilford. The railroad company began hauling potatoes in heated boxcars."

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

"In 1871 the Eastern Railroad tendered a hostile takeover bid for the Boston & Maine Railroad, terminated its lease with the Boston & Maine and…"

Caribou Public Library

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - II. Pinkies, wherries, skiffs and chebaccos: Early Settlement

"… fishing practices were also adopted; around 1871 the hook and line method was replaced with seining."

Guilford, Maine - Pre-Settlement And The First 100 Years

"The railroad arrived in 1871 creating opportunities for business to expand. In 1890 the population was 1022 and along with the B & P railroad, the…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 3 of 4

"… merged with the Maine Central Railroad system in 1871. Electric RailSeashore Trolley Museum Electric Rail In 1894 the Portland and Yarmouth…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Soldiers Of The Civil War

"He married Hannah Alma “Anna” Holley in 1871. In 1882 he applied for pension and was receiving $6 per month in August, 1883."

Colby College Special Collections

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Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… Church Block, the 1878 Lincoln Block, and the 1871 Hyde Block. Just to the west of the downtown, the Soldiers’ Monument (1867) and the Sagadahoc…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - "Main Streets" of North Yarmouth and Cumberland

"1871 North Yarmouth Historical Society Locating the old houses of Cumberland map, by Hope Dilloway, 1989Prince Memorial Library"

Acadian Archives

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