Maine Memory Network

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - III. Boom, bustle, bust: The Steamboat Years to WWII

"… these, the Baird's Quarry in Minturn, opened in 1890. Quarry work followed fishing as the second largest form of employment and source of traffic…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 1 of 4

"In 1890, the master dream of Hugh J. Chisholm became reality with canals being dug and dams being built to harness the water power."

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

"John was listed in Broken Bow, Nebraska, on the 1890 Veterans Schedule and in 1910 he was a widower and resident of the Soldiers Home in Washington…"

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

"… -- Charles Eliot, Garden & Forest , February 19, 1890, pp. 86-87 Visitors at Champlain Society Camp, Mount Desert Island, 1880Mount Desert…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - North New Portland Village Schools

"Williams was hired as principal. In the spring of 1890 the first class graduated from North New Portland High School."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Summer Resorts

"Bay View Hotel, Islesboro, ca. 1890 Islesboro Historical Society HEWES POINT Hewes Point, south of Ryder’s Cove, facing Bounty Cove and the present…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Davenport Memorial and City Hall

"In 1890, the Postal Telegraph company moved into that place and lasted until 1928, when the buildings were torn down to build the City Hall."

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

"1890 Remains of lime kilns in the same area that Henry Knox was operating his limeworks one hundred years earlier.Thomaston Historical Society Mr."

Blue Hill, Maine - Project Sources

"… The Rise and Fall of a Native Industry, 1830-1890, 1996. Rowe, W.H. The Maritime History of Maine: Three Centuries of Shipbuilding and Seafaring…"

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

"… attic in 1984) Woodbine Cemetery, Ellsworth 1890 Maine Census Index of Civil War Veterans African-American Civil War Monument, Washington, D.C."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 3 of 3

"… Globe Man," Boston Daily Globe, Sunday, July 20, 1890, copied and typed by Richard J. Muzzrole, from microfilm in the Boston Public Library."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Early Settlers

"1890 Known for years as the Dr. Linscott House, this was the home of John & Lydia TitcombFarmington Historical Society After their marriage, John…"

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…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - The Brick Inn

"Timothy Belcher died in 1890, and is buried in a private cemetery in Farmington with his parents. Margaret continued to live in Farmington with one…"

Guilford, Maine - BUSINESSES - Page 3 of 3

"It was built between 1890 and the early 1900s. It was built by David Campbell for his daughter, Louise, and her husband, Ernest Genther, as a wedding…"

Guilford, Maine - Historic Buildings - Page 1 of 2

"… Town Hall as it was originally built, circa 1890. This is only a photographic memory to most of us today."

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

"… leased to the Boston & Maine Railroad; and by 1890 all of its officers and employees were under the direction of the Boston & Maine."

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 4 of 4

"Lapham, Press of the Maine Farmer, Boston, MA. 1890; Hugh J. Chisholm’s Magic Town, 1882-1912, by Peter McKenna (Master’s Thesis); The Oxford Story…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"… (spelling changed to Islesboro on July 10, 1890), not Winchester as originally proposed. The first town meeting took place April 6, 1789."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"In 1890, a large organ was purchased for the church. Swett Drugstore Bottle, Bath,ca. 1920Patten Free Library William Mains Bill, Bath…"

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…"

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

"In 1890 the population was 1022 and along with the B & P railroad, the town had 29 businesses, 2 churches, 2 physicians, 1 dentist, 1 lawyer, 2…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"The Lubec Channel Light was commissioned in 1890. Shipwrecks led to the construction of a lifesaving station at Carrying Place Cove in 1874."

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - North New Portland Village

"The first fire was November 1, 1890 (or 1891), the loss from this fire was more than $50,000. The second fire was April 28, 1919, 18 houses and a…"