Maine Memory Network

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 14 of 17

"… and all other recruits for the army and navy, between April 12, 1861, and December 31, 1865, was $4,584,636."

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - 1925 National Governors' Association Convention

"Participants were treated to a ride in the Navy Airship Shenandoah, which took them from Bar Harbor to Passamaquoddy Bay, to Mt."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1960-1970 - Page 2 of 3

"… to a short (albeit too long to be a mini dress) navy and lime green stripe skirt. The latter is somewhat reminiscent of prominent mini dress…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1940-1950 - Page 2 of 3

"One is a V neck navy blue cocktail dress with trumpet wrist sleeves and a skirt tightly gathered at the hips to drape in a cascade from the waist…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Old Town Hall and Grant Building

"Navy and for more than the last ten years by R.M. Tate Co. Tate's, like Grant's, is a department store that offers inexpensive merchandise. X"

Architecture & Landscape database - John P. Thomas

"Thomas served in the navy during World War I. After his discharge in 1919, he established his own office in Portland, where he practiced until the…"

Architecture & Landscape database - Gridley Barrows

"… attaining the rank of lieutenant commander in the navy. In 1946, he resumed his architectural career, working days for the New York firm of…"

Guilford, Maine - Veterans Tributes - Page 1 of 2

"… and capture of Saipan Island, he was awarded the “Navy Cross”, the second highest award given by the United States."

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 2 of 4

"… went out to be used in building the Charlestown Navy Yard. Later shipments included eight columns 28 feet long for the Dutch Reformed Church in New…"

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"… and American revolutionaries scuttled much of its navy in the Penobscot River, some settlers withdrew to safer areas in southern New England."

Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"In the 17th century the British Navy required masts constructed from the massive pine trees of Maine."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Early Settlements

"This same ship, donated to the U.S.Navy, was converted to a warship and was the first vessel sunk in the war by German submarines in 1917."

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… coasts working at capacity to supply the Army and Navy with three million, one-hundred can cases per year. Seven new factories were built in Lubec."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"… routes and conscripting men into the British navy. Supplies were at a premium, and to offset high costs, islanders frequently took their produce to…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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