Maine Memory Network

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford High School Basketball - 1970s - Page 2 of 2

"… in the State Class A Championship game in Bangor. The margin of victory was 20 points, the most for a State game at the time."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Stockholm, Maine

"B&A Railroad The B&A Railroad (Bangor and Aroostook Railroad) was built in 1881. Because of the increase of population, railroad workers felt that…"

Guilford, Maine - Special Events

"… parade formed, led by a band of 42 pieces from Bangor with the well known leader Adelbert Wells Sprague."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Summer Resorts

"… when the steam boats made regular trips between Bangor and Ryder Landing. The summer tourists stayed in a boarding house/inn, named at various…"

Guilford, Maine - Historic Buildings - Page 2 of 2

"The Bangor & Aroostook Railroad tracks are on the left. The first (closest) building on the right is M. Holbrook's Pool Hall and Bowling Alley."

Lincoln, Maine - Thomas G. Libby

"… “Imagine my surprise and wonderment on reaching Bangor to behold such a large city with its vast fleet of vessels, steamers and cars, everything…"

Lincoln, Maine - The Stanislaus Family

"… by James Rider X After they were married in Bangor in September 1859, the couple traveled by canoe to Lincoln."

Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln Historical Society - Page 2 of 2

"A few years later, she took a position at the Bangor Public Library. Due to ill health, Mary returned to Lincoln and pursued her devotion to local…"

Lincoln, Maine - Cars, Model T

"(1961): 10. Print. Brown, Will. "Will Brown in 50th Year in Business on Main Street." Bangor Daily News 1954: 285. Print."

Lincoln, Maine - Railroads

"… Old Town to Lincoln, and was later expanded to Bangor. The rail was used by sports teams to go to out of town games, and the military used it to…"

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

"… travel south as far as Philadelphia or north to Bangor and beyond using connecting lines. By the late 1920s rising costs and declining business…"

Surry by the Bay - Early Twentieth Century

"Otherwise they had to travel all the way to Bangor and down US Route 1A to Surry. When the Waldo-Hancock Bridge opened in 1931, this marvel of…"

Surry by the Bay - Broadway by the Bay

"The Bangor Daily News called it “Maine’s most charming rustic theater.” It included a tea room and later a restaurant open everyday serving tea…"

Mercy Hospital - Sisters of Mercy

"… 1865, Warde and six Sisters of Mercy arrived in Bangor, Maine where they opened a school that later became Saint John School."

Malaga Island: a story best left untold - Resources, Links, and Bibliography for Malaga Island: A Story Best Left Untold

"Lee, Maureen Elgersman, Blck Bangor: African Americans in a Maine Community, 1880-1950, 2005, University Press of New England, Hanover, N.H."

Historic Hallowell - Hurricanes Of 1954 - Stories and Timelines

"… PM Hurricane Edna strikes Maine 44 miles from Bangor and is moving North North East at 48 MPH with 75 MPH winds."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - John Crosby

"… and was the son of Simeon Crosby who moved to Bangor around 1771. Their first ancestor was Simon Crosby who came with his wife, Ann, on the Susan…"

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

"… shoes, and ship chandlery were the best east of Bangor. Lubec stores seemed primitive by comparison."

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

"… November 30, the tree waits for transfer to the Bangor & Aroostook flatcar. Presque Isle Christmas Tree, Washington, D.C., 1958Presque Isle…"

Blue Hill, Maine - In Search of the Rustic Life

"Steamships traveled from Boston, Massachusetts to Bangor, Maine. Parker Point had its own wharf where a steamship transported people to and from…"

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

"Benjamin Cutter of Bangor bought 66 acres east of Second Pond where he established the long running Blue Hill Copper Mining and Smelting Company."

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

"… schooner Fannie and Edith was headed to Bangor from Boston when the schooner parted cables, leaving the ship completely at the mercy of the wind…"

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"… down the Neck minus their headlights, the drivers would secure their cargo, and slip away towards Bangor and Mount Desert Island. Next Page"

Surry by the Bay - Surry Opera Company

"… pianist hopes concerts will wake people up," Bangor Daily News February 11-12, 2012, 1984. "Surry Opera Company Set to Travel to Soviet Union in…"