Maine Memory Network

Presque Isle: The Star City - Native Americans

"… the Aroostook Centre Mall, an article in the Bangor Daily News stated “there was little to support the theory that any band of Indians had ever…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Summer Street

"Early in the 19th century, it even competed with Bangor, its neighbor to the north, for economic dominance in Penobscot County."

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 - Riverside Park

"The trolley was later owned and operated by the Bangor Railway and Electric Company. The Bangor, Hampden & Winterport Electric Company trolley…"

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."

Early Maine Photography - Portland Photographers

"Thomas R. Burnham arrived in Portland from Bangor in 1858 and was joined the next year by his brother John to operate the Burnham Brothers studio."

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"… myself as a small boy moving along among so many busy people, all actively engaged in the pursuits and business interests of the time, farming…"

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…"

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

"By the late 1920s rising costs and declining business caused the phasing out of the trolleys. The last trolley ran through Scarborough in 1932."

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 - Lubec History

"XXIV, No. 1, January 1964. Bangor Daily News, November 10, 1923. Bangs, Carrie, “Klondike: The Gold from Sea Water Story Promoted by the Electrolytic…"

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…"

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

"The business ran from 1927-1959, operated successively by Fred Morrill and Arthur Dunn. The greenhouses were later sold and moved to Allen Farms in…"

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."

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…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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