Maine Memory Network

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor: Lumber Capital of the World

"Towards the end, the Penobscot and Kenduskeag Rivers were polluted, which greatly affected the wildlife and environment. The lumber that had seemed…"

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"Lumber along waterfront, Bangor, ca. 1860Bangor Historical Society The settlement of a long-standing boundary dispute between the United States and…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Prison Industries

"… reports that railroad carloads of broomcorn, ash lumber from Bangor and broom handles were received."

Lincoln, Maine - Railroads

"… was for passengers, the other for transporting lumber to the mill. Once, when a house caught fire in Lincoln, the train was used to transport a…"

Lincoln, Maine - The Stanislaus Family

"… there is lots of wildlife for food and skins, lumber for building, and the Penobscot River for transportation."

Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln Theater

"… Maine: a Look at the People, Businesses and Industries That Helped Build a Town on the Banks of the Penobscot."

Lincoln, Maine - Newspapers

""Local Business & Industry." The Pictorial History of Lincoln, Maine. Lincoln: Lincoln News Print Services Division, 1995. 39-40. Print."

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"Passengers traveling south from Vanceboro or north from Bangor were halted at Lincoln and transported the rest of the way by bus and taxi."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford High School Basketball - 1970s - Page 1 of 2

"In a recent Bangor Daily News farewell to the Auditorium article (February 2013), the Rumford High basketball team of 1977 was named as one of the…"

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."

Lincoln, Maine - Post Office

"The mail route was established from Bangor. It went from Bangor to Birch Stream Settlement (Argyle), Kelmarnock (Medford), Maxfield, Lincoln, Sebois…"

Lincoln, Maine - W.A. Brown: Jack of all trades

""Will Brown in 50th Year in Business on Main Street." Bangor Daily News (Bangor, Maine) 1954, Lincoln Historical Society ed.: 285-86."

Lincoln, Maine - Telegraphs & Telephones

"Taylor, a supervisor from the Bangor office, was sent to Lincoln to help instruct people on how to operate the new switchboard."

Lincoln, Maine - Gary Gordon

"… Honors 2 Soldiers for Bravery in Somalia." Bangor Daily News (Bangor) 5 April 2010. "Gary Gordon." Web. Editorial. 23 May 1994."

Lincoln, Maine - Ferries

"5-6. Print. Bangor Daily News. "Last Days of North Lincoln Ferry. Picturesque River Service to End When Bridge Spans Penobscot River.” Bangor, ME."

Lincoln, Maine - Carney's Store

"Then they didn’t always need to go to Bangor or to WalMart to shop for clothes. Also, Carney’s store had a variety of clothing and shoes, even…"

Lincoln, Maine - Gordon's Fox Farms

"Bangor Daily News (Bangor): 27-28. Print. "One Thousand Attend Annual Chapman Picnic." The Sun Journal (Lewiston) 12 Sept. 1924: 34. Web."

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 - 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 - Other Early Hospitals

"… Thelma and her husband moved to her hometown, Bangor, and opened a convalescent hospital there. She operated that until her death at the age of 55…"

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"… interests of the time, farming, ship-building, lumbering and shore fishing. And in Surry, as I remember it in those days, there was really much…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"… having a small work force, and lack of lumber, sawmills and woodworking machinery, Islesboro never achieved the same success enjoyed by many…"

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