Maine Memory Network

Lubec, Maine - Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello - Page 1 of 3

"The crew wisely halted and prepared to abandon work for the day. The Narrows and bridge construction, Lubec, 1961 Lubec Historical Society…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - The Coming of the Swedes, 1870-73

"… immigrants arrived from Sweden, some took over abandoned farms in Woodland and Perham, expanding the Colony from the original T15-R3 footprint."

Guilford, Maine - Special Events

"When the rail line was abandoned and the tracks taken up, it removed the natural barrier surrounding the fair grounds."

Historic Hallowell - Johnson Brothers and Their Shoe Factory

"Once they moved out, the abandoned building was torn down in May, 1955, and a skating rink took its place. Cotton Mill and Johnson Shoes Citations"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Narrative History: Maine Swedish Colony

"… settled around this time, but most were later abandoned, too. Portrait of William W. ThomasNew Sweden Historical Society In the early 1860s…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: Land Dealings

"… the American Revolution broke out, the Fluckers abandoned their holdings in the American colonies and eventually returned to England, leaving Lucy…"

Historic Hallowell - Values and Charity

"… who were widowed by such events would not be abandoned. During the 1840s, they established the privately-endowed Hallowell Female Benevolent…"

Architecture & Landscape database - Eaton W. Tarbell

"By the 1960s, Bowdoin and Colby had abandoned the Georgian for the modern. Eaton Tarbell was a larger-than-life figure, sporting a signature bow tie…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - II. Pinkies, wherries, skiffs and chebaccos: Early Settlement

"… up temporary residence in the “Big House”--Swan’s abandoned mansion--a trend copied by many later settlers as they worked to build their own homes."

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor and Social Reform Movements of the 1800s-1900s

"… through the ground while mowing the lawn into an abandoned tunnel. In the tunnel were reportedly old clothes and other items which may have been…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 2 of 4

"… of the early 1930s to reduce losses, such as abandoning some lines, the trolley system never recovered."

The General Henry Knox Museum

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Skowhegan History House

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Westport Island History Committee

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

"… Reef Point was dismantled and the research center abandoned in 1956, Charles purchased many of the large plants at Reef Point (including the…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Regional and Town History

"… have much in common besides orphaned stone walls, abandoned cellar holes, and discontinued roads. Our partners hope that our exploration of…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"… area.Farmington Historical Society With the abandonment of the Academy, the citizens had no means of fitting their youth for college."

Blue Hill, Maine - Educating Blue Hill

"Most of the school houses were abandoned after school consolidation and now serve as residences. Village School, Blue Hill, before 1914Blue Hill…"

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"Project abandoned in 1936 1950 • From peak production sardine industry begins steady decline 1956 • Gymnasium built adjacent to Lubec Grammar School…"

Lubec, Maine - Klondike: Lubec's Gold from Sea Water Hoax

"X Klondike Plant #1 Abandoned in 1898, the first Klondike Plant at Mill Creek later functioned as a sardine factory, operated by the Standard…"

Freedom & Captivity Portal

The Freedom & Captivity digital collection in the Maine Memory Network, and the complete digital archive housed at Colby Special Collections, is a repository of personal testimonies, ephemera, memorabilia, artifacts, and visual materials that capture multiple dimensions of the experiences of incarceration for individuals, families, and communities, as well as for survivors of harm.