Maine Memory Network

Skowhegan Community History - Farming in the Skowhegan Area

"… fewer farms in Maine in 1900 than there were in 1880! Many, many farms were abandoned as people went to find work in factories in cities across the…"

Guilford, Maine - EVENTS - Page 1 of 3

"… Society The town hall in Guilford was built in 1880. It was used for many things, most importantly to keep files."

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

"… its first public graduation of six students in 1880. The town supported Greely Institute over the years and in 1913 it was incorporated by an act…"

United Society of Shakers

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Economic History of Main Street, Northeast Harbor - Page 1 of 3

"Between 1880 and 1890, the pasture was transformed into what we now know as Main Street. Mary Cabot Wheelwright (1878-1958) recalls, “I can remember…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Champlain Society - Page 1 of 2

"… can be traced to a clear, cold night in March 1880, when Harvard student Charles Eliot gathered six of his friends together in 34 Grays Hall in…"

Historic Hallowell - Johnson Brothers and Their Shoe Factory

"In 1880, he was married to Carrie Winter, daughter of Capt. Levy and Abbie Murphy Winter, in Lynn, Massachusetts, where the Winters resided."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: Lime Works

"1880 One hundred years after Henry Knox's involvement, lime quarrying was still an active industry in Thomaston.Maine Historical Society Lime was…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - RESOURCES

"Philadelphia, Pa.: Everts & Peck, 1880. (M) Downs, Jacques M. The cities on the Saco. Norfolk, Va.: Donning Company, 1985. (N, A) Emery, Edwin."

Guilford, Maine - Historic Buildings - Page 2 of 2

"… MARTIN INSURANCE OFFICE This photo, taken around 1880, shows the Straw and Martin Insurance Office located on North Main Street. C.A."

Lincoln, Maine - The Stanislaus Family

"… Governor of the Penobscot tribe on October 5, 1880. Stephen probably made changes to the Penobscot people and to people in the area to ensure a…"

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

"… 1853Scarborough Historical Society & Museum By 1880 conflict arose between Scarborough marsh diking company owners and clam diggers, boaters and…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 1 of 4

"By 1880, children sat in individual desks that were bolted to the floor, all facing towards the front of the room, and the teacher."

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

"By 1870 he became a tailor in Otisfield. By 1880 John Bangs was a clothing manufacturer. Mr. Bangs had a wife, Clara, and three sons, and by 1910 he…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 1 of 4

"Around 1880, the town experienced an industrial boom. A boot and shoe factory, a brick mill, a sawmill and a clothespin factory opened, and other…"

Surry by the Bay - Phebe Fowler: A Woman of Property

"… At Work in 1861, by Jackson Surry, Maine, 1850-1880: A History of Four Neighborhoods Including A Guide to the Research and Composition of Local…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 3 of 5

"… Foot-Warmer and Lantern, patented June 8, 1880; and Henry O. Stanley and his Rangeley Spinner, late 1800s."

Lubec, Maine - The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head

"And that lens is still there. West Quoddy About 1880 X Electrified in 1932 according to an exhibit at the West Quoddy Visitor prepared by the…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Merchants' Row

"… such as Davis Hatch's business card of 1880. Business owners also advertised by placing large signs outside their shops; these symbols made people…"

Caribou Public Library

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Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"By 1880 the era of sail had given way to the rise of steam powered vessels. A group of businessmen formed a committee to build wharves that would…"

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"1920Lubec Memorial Library 1880 • Moses P. Lawrence, Henry Dodge and Julius Wolff established a sardine factory in North Lubec, built on the site of…"

Life on a Tidal River - Early Railroads in Bangor - Page 1 of 2

"The E & NA was formally reorganized in October of 1880, and ran till 1882 when the line (tracks and rolling stock) was leased to the Maine Central on…"

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

"From 1765 through 1880 our climate was generally cool, interspersed with short periods of more moderate, as well as more severe, conditions."