Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Floods

"… River) flooded between July and November of 1887, and caused roughly 900,000 deaths in China. It was caused by collapsed dikes and heavy rainfall…"

Lubec, Maine - The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head

"… Quoddy Head Light Keepers Association By 1887 an enlarged building housed machinery for two whistles."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Schools

"1920Islesboro Historical Society In 1887 Joseph A. Sprague became the first supervisor of schools, in charge of all town schools, responsible for…"

Scarborough Historical Society & Museum

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Mercy Hospital - Mercy & the Community

"Elizabeth’s Home, which in 1887 became St. Elizabeth’s Catholic Orphan Asylum, and in 1968 St. Elizabeth’s Child Development Center."

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"On June 21, 1887, Lincoln experienced fire’s destruction firsthand. The Whig and Courier, a Bangor newspaper, reported the event: About half past ten…"

Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum and Arctic Studies Center

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Colby College Special Collections

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"In 1887 reconstruction of the damaged village was progressing with intensity. By 1888 the town was being compared to the Phoenix bird that became…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"Fish Commission 1887. Ellis, Kathleen, Lignell, “In the Sardine Factory or Where Have All the Herring Gone?” Nor’Easter, Maine/New Hampshire Sea…"

Lubec, Maine - Canning Sardines in Lubec: Technology, the Syndicate and Labor

"Under a Maine law of 1887 children under the age of 12 could not work in manufacturing establishments. Canneries were the exception."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"The Presque Isle Electric Company, formed in 1887, was located across the Stream and harnessed a small amount of electricity from the water rushing…"