Maine Memory Network

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…"

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…"

Historic Hallowell - Hurricanes Of 1954 - Stories and Timelines

"… of 10 was trapped on top of their car by the flood waters. A human chain of rescuers were able to save 9 of them but an 8 year old girl was swept…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin's Journal

"… the Civil War, the first electric railroad, noted floods, and descriptions of churches and schools. Others are more surprising: who was inoculated…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Works Cited Page

"1998 Storm Edition ed.: A1. Robbins, Ryan R. Bangor in Focus The Ice Storm of ’98. n.d. 25 Apr. 2010…"

Historic Hallowell - Day 5

"Governor Angus King said that the cost to CMP and Bangor Hydro Co., the state's two largest electric utilities, would top $25 million."

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"The most destructive of the floods, however, had nothing to do with the lakes when the mettle of Lincoln residents was tested again on June 30, 1947."

Guilford, Maine - Historic Buildings - Page 2 of 2

"Flood, Guilford, 1936Guilford Historical Society THE PREBLE FARM AND GRAY GABLE TEA HOUSE The Preble Farm on Water Street and Gray Gable Tea House…"

Skowhegan Community History - Kennebec River Log Drive

"… in early March, 1896, when there was a huge flood. You can see that log driving had its dangers but was enjoyable for the workers and at the same…"

Lincoln, Maine - Ferries

"… so that you cannot get wet or have it become flooded very easily. The ferry costs 15¢ to ride for every person."

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

"… in 1923, the bridge was washed out by a major flood. The people that were included in the process of making this bridge were Fred Palm, Olaf…"

Guilford, Maine - Special Events

"After the devastation of events such as floods and fires, the townspeople of Guilford come together once again to celebrate."

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

"… were powered by the tidal currents alternately flooding and emptying the Salt Pond. The town's tax assessor in 1792 reported 50 houses, 8 mills, 6…"