Maine Memory Network

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

"National Community Christmas Tree - 1959 It has been a tradition for our President to light a national Christmas tree beginning in 1923 with…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Delivery of generators, Presque Isle, 1959

"Delivery of generators, Presque Isle, 1959 Contributed by Oakfield Historical Society Description The Bangor and Aroostook Railroad…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Electric generator delivery, Presque Isle, 1959

"Electric generator delivery, Presque Isle, 1959 Contributed by Oakfield Historical Society Description Chase Transport Corporation…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Governor's Potato Plot, Presque Isle, 1959

"Governor's Potato Plot, Presque Isle, 1959 Contributed by Presque Isle Historical Society Description In celebration of the centennial of…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Arts Study Club Program, Farmington, 1930-1931

"The club met without interruption from 1929-1959. An annual program of study was printed with topics and presenters."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Sears and Roebuck Company Building

"… Isle: Presque Isle Civic Roundtable, Inc., 1859-1959. Graves III, Richard A. Forgotten Times: A Walk through History."

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Railroad Station

"The station was open for freight business from 1959 until 1971 when the building was changed into a dental clinic for the poor, the Jessie Albert…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Green's Department Store

"… Shoe and Clothing Department Store closed in 1959 after 49 years of doing business. In 1988, Dana Cassidy purchased the block."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Cumberland's Prince Memorial Library : Evolution of a Community Institution

"… Memorial Library Merrill Addition (1959) In 1959, contractor Clifford L. Weeks of Portland constructed a 40-by-20-foot addition to the library, a…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - People

"… first settlers Athletes Dan Simoneau born 1959: Olympic cross-country skier Seth Wescott born 1976: Two-time Olympic gold medalist and…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks - Page 1 of 2

"He built his last powerboat in 1959 for Cecil Pinkham. This boat was built on the vacant lot next to Cecil’s house; it was larger, about 34 feet, and…"

Winter Harbor Historical Society

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Charles K. Savage (1903-1979): The View from Asticou - Page 6 of 6

"Savage in 1959. The hand carving of the lettering panels was crafted by Savage and the carving of each pictorial panel was executed by Savage's…"

Lubec, Maine - McCurdy Herring Smokehouse - Page 1 of 4

"In 1959 Arthur McCurdy, acquired the “stand,” as people termed the complexes of buildings needed for producing smoked herring."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Water Transportation

"In 1959, the Governor Brann was replaced by a new ferry, the Governor Muskie, which had the capacity of 24 cars."

Skyline Farm

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Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… a brick building that remained in service until 1959. The end of World War II brought a decline in demand for warships and therefore a reduction in…"

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

"The business ran from 1927-1959, operated successively by Fred Morrill and Arthur Dunn. The greenhouses were later sold and moved to Allen Farms in…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Skyline Farm - Making and Preserving History

"… laminated wood trusses, was completed around 1959 and allowed riding year-round. It is believed to be the oldest purpose built arena in the state…"

Prince Memorial Library

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Charles K. Savage (1903-1979): The View from Asticou - Page 5 of 6

"… Bar Harbor summer resident Beatrix Farrand (1872-1959). The friendship of these two garden and landscape designers – one a highly trained patrician…"

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

"By 1959 Snow’s had become part of the Borden Corporation. Snow’s Pine Point factory canned its last batch of chopped clams in 1990 after 68 years in…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 3 of 4

"The organization disbanded by 1959 when advanced radar systems made the Ground Observer Corps obsolete."

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

"… exchanges in Somerset and Franklin counties in 1959, the era of individual community telephone service ended, ushering in convenience and an…"