Maine Memory Network

Presque Isle: The Star City - Carroll's Auto Sales Buildings

"1859, New location X C. 1958 X Text by Keith, Kristen and Josh, students at Presque Isle Middle School Images from and students Carroll’s…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Maine Farmer's Exchange (MFX) Building

"In 1958, Larry Thibodeau established Maine’s Farmers Exchange here. Larry, a Presque Isle institution, passed away at the age of 89 in December of…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 4 of 4

"Leane and Elliott E. “Bud” Burns, The Oxford Paper Company, 1958; A History of Rumford, Maine 1774-1972 by John J. Leane and 1972-2000 by Elliott E."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Phair House, the Bellstead and the Social Security Building

"In 1958, the Bellstead was closed and torn down in 1962. Eight years later, in 1970, the Social Security Building was built on that location and is…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: Sources

"… General Washington's General New York : Rinehart, 1958 Drake, Francis Samuel Life and correspondence of Henry Knox, Major-General in the American…"

Maine Folklife Center, University of Maine

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - People

"… educator above) Isabel (Whittier) Greenwood 1862-1958: Philanthropist, civic leader, suffragette who testified before Maine's state legislature for…"

Lincoln, Maine - Mills & Paper Industry - Page 2 of 2

"1958: Eastern Manufacturing merges with Standard Packaging Corporation, becoming Eastern Fine Paper & Pulp Division, Standard Packaging Corporation."

Owls Head Transportation Museum

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Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln House Hotel

"On March 9th, 1958 the building was torn down, and a modern restaurant took its place. Austin Nantkes "Create a statement and prove or disprove it…"

Winter Harbor Historical Society

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Lowell's General Store, Commerce, & the Railroad

"The store was run by the Croswell family until 1958. The original store can be seen in the back, attached to the front building.Farmington Historical…"

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 1 of 3

"In 1958, a devastating fire wiped out the entire production and warehousing facility, but the dedicated owners and their loyal employees immediately…"

Guilford, Maine - MANUFACTURING - Page 1 of 2

"… late 1940sGuilford Historical Society In 1958, Prides opened in a different location. Prides Manufacturing Company is located at 169 Water Street…"

Guilford, Maine - EVENTS - Page 1 of 3

"… 1958Guilford Historical Society On June 28, 1958, Hardwood Products, one of Guilford’s most successful businesses, caught on fire."

Southwest Harbor Public Library

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Presque Isle: The Star City - National Community Christmas Tree - 1959

"Foreign embassies, who had been absent in 1958, rejoined the celebration. The program included a life-size nativity scene, and a stage for nightly…"

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

"Leane and Elliott E. “Bud” Burns, The Oxford Paper Company, 1958; A History of Rumford, Maine 1774-1972 by John J. Leane and 1972-2000 by Elliott E."

Guilford, Maine - The Next Fifty Years 1916-1966

"1963Guilford Historical Society In 1958, the B & A Railroad discontinued passenger service. Piscataquis area schools formed in the name of…"

Guilford, Maine - Guilford Schools

"On August 29, 1958 SAD #4 was born as it served to educate the communities of Abbot, Cambridge, Guilford, Parkman, Sangerville, and Wellington."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 1 of 4

"The Oxford Story published in 1958 by the Oxford Paper Company is a detailed story of the Chisholm family and the growth of the company."

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 3 of 4

"… International, in Massachusetts, on June 4, 1958. ( It is of historical interest to note that Hugh J."

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

"Mary Cabot Wheelwright (1878-1958) recalls, “I can remember quite well Mr. Loring Kimball’s father’s fascinating old marine store, near the cove at…"

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 2 of 3

"… Division in Eastport was purchased, and in 1958, the D.E. Cummings holdings in Newport was added for further diversity, and the entire…"