Maine Memory Network

Surry by the Bay - Early Twentieth Century

"One man, Wilbur McKeown, a 2nd Class Petty Officer, was killed by Japanese bombers at the battle of Savo Island, August 28,1942, while serving on the…"

Lincoln, Maine - Ira Fish

"1st ed. Vol. 2. Falmouth Foreside, 1983. Print. Hawkins, Alan H., ed. Mattanawcook Observer. 2nd ed. Vol. 2. Falmouth Foreside, 1984. Print."

Lincoln, Maine - Benjamin Chesley

"207-14. Print. Mattanawcook Observer. 1st ed. Vol. 1. Alan Hawkins, 1982. Mattanawcook Observer. 2nd ed. Vol. 1. Alan Hawkins, 1982. 71-75. Print."

Lincoln, Maine - Telegraphs & Telephones

"… England Telephone and Telegraph Co., Lincoln." 2nd ed. Vol. 1. Lincoln: Lincoln Historical Society. Print. Ser. 3. King, George R."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Welcome to Strong

"… was known as “The Largest Toothpick Center in the World,” due to the vision of Charles Forster, inventor of the machinery to mass-produce the wood…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Wood Products of Strong

"… of Strong were shipped to markets all over the world. Forster Manufacturing Co. Forster's Toothpick MillStrong Historical Society Charles…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Bridge That Changed The Map

"… employed a “Chinaman” on the other side of the world to put a large flat washer on the end and screw on a large nut."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - RESOURCES

"… before and during the Civil War and during World War II. It is for this reason that you will see simple citations for the newspapers we used in…"

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

"A history of the New Portlands in Maine (2nd ed.). Farmington, ME: Heritage Printing. Mitchell, H. E., (1902). New Portland Register, 1902."

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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