Maine Memory Network

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Prominent Women

"… though she published many poems, often in the Atlantic Monthly. As Elizabeth traveled she would often include personal stories and comments in her…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - IV. Transitions and troubles: Private enterprise shoulders an island’s needs

"The Atlantic and Minturn schoolhouses shut down and all island students attended the old Harbor school."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - V. Changing times: the Swan’s Island Ferry

"… the practical separation between Minturn, Atlantic, and Swan’s Island village. After the close of other island industries, lobster fishing remains…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield's Tuscan Opera House

"… were spreading their organization across the Atlantic Ocean to United States. Then, in 1857 and 1892, two I.O.O.F. lodges were built in Kansas."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - John Frank Stevens

"… engineer for the Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic Railway. He was in charge of the task of building a rail line from Duluth, Minnesota to Sault…"

Lubec, Maine - S.S. Cumberland: Steamer Brought Passengers and Prosperity to Lubec but Met Tragic End

"… Cumberland staggered across the channel to the Atlantic Works, where she will be repaired. “Efforts were made to stop the hole in the Cumberland’s…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - III. Boom, bustle, bust: The Steamboat Years to WWII

"… is still divided into three distinct areas: Atlantic, Minturn, and Swan’s Island village. The latter was also divided into the North and Harbor…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Native Americans

"The large seasonal villages were located where Atlantic salmon could be caught in the early summer. Clans and bands would congregate for the salmon…"

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

"The earliest, the Atlantic and St. Lawrence Railroad, had opened in 1848 and later became the Grand Trunk Railway."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Brothers of the Civil War

"… to the East North Yarmouth train depot for the Atlantic & St. Lawrence Railway at Dunn’s Corner, just up the road."

Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum and Arctic Studies Center

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Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"… and reliable source of transportation to the Atlantic ocean which was crucial for trade and commerce."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - "Main Streets" of North Yarmouth and Cumberland

"At Dunn's the Atlantic and St. Lawrence Railroad came through in 1849; here was located North Yarmouth's first railroad depot ."

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… first self-serve grocery store run by the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company. By 1941, six national chain stores anchored the downtown: J."

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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