Maine Memory Network

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

"Bangor Lumber Company lumbermen, ca. 1910Bangor Public Library The Decline of Lumber The lumbering industry of Bangor started to take a decline in…"

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…"

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 - That Pioneer Spirit

"… bleached Kraft mill on the site of the current mill; and, in 1958, the mill switched from manufacturing sulphite pulp to Kraft pulp (a more…"

Lincoln, Maine - Telegraphs & Telephones

"L.H. White, the Pulp Mill, the Lincoln House Hotel, Maine Central Railroad, and W.F Lovejoy. In 1904, Mr."

Lincoln, Maine - Other Early Hospitals

"… Hospital on the corner of West Broadway and Mill Street. This was in her home. This two-story hospital housed the sick, young and old."

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 - Lincoln Theater

"… theater anymore and everyone has to drive to Bangor to go to one. We also get affected because of the gas money when we want to go see one."

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 - Newspapers

"The Lincoln News was printed in Bangor, then shipped to Lincoln. Some of the stories took place in Mattanawcook."

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."

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."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion

"The Stearns Lumber Company in East Hampden employed many Hampden men. From its modest beginnings in Brewer in 1836, the Stearns mill became one of…"

Guilford, Maine - BUSINESSES - Page 3 of 3

"They did this to connect the Bangor and Piscataquis Railroad and the Bangor and Katahdin Iron Works Railway."

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"… plus it housed a carding mill, tannery, stave mill, shingle mill, corn and barley gristmills. At the same time, many East Surry men, along with…"

Guilford, Maine - Historic Buildings - Page 2 of 2

"… by their son, Richard Elliott, and partner Walter Mills for several years. The building was used as a roller rink for a period of time after the…"