Maine Memory Network

Guilford, Maine - Historic Buildings - Page 1 of 2

"1880Guilford Historical Society Bank Square - South Main Street on the right showing Spearing Furniture Store and Undertaking Parlor, Scales Block…"

Life on a Tidal River - The Bangor Fire of 1911 - Page 1 of 2

"… occupied the upper floors of the Bangor Savings Bank building on lower State Street near the foot of State Street Hill."

Ellsworth Public Library

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Prison Industries

"… to the prison grounds, was built in 1852 as a bank. In 1957 the Maine State Prison purchased the building for use as an outlet for products built…"

Norway Historical Society

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Early Wharves and Yards - 1795 to 1825

"… rights to the wharves and stores on the lower bank on Knox Street (Fort Wharf), where he established a shipyard."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Notable Residents

"… Main Streets, in which the new George's National Bank and Georges Insurance Offices were installed. Throughout the years this building housed…"

Old Berwick Historical Society

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Shipbuilding Industry Expands - 1850 to 1857

"A ropewalk situated on the eastern bank of Mill Creek/River supplied rigging and sheets (ropes or lines used to secure a sail) to hoist sails."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - John Crosby

"Crosby was named the president of the First Bank in Bucksport. It was the only bank east of Wiscasset, but due to the carelessness of a cashier…"

Camden Public Library

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Lubec, Maine - The Blizzard of '34 - Page 1 of 2

"… young Fletcher Downes is standing on top of the bank. Photo by Mina Phinney” X The blizzard’s aftermath resonated in headlines throughout…"

Winter Harbor Historical Society

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Guilford, Maine - Special Events

"… in 1904, a huge dedication ceremony took place in Bank Square that was attended by hundreds of people."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Early Settlement

"In 1806 he became the first president of the Penobscot Bank in Bucksport. Back to Introduction Continue to Incorporation"

Biddeford Historical Society

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 4 of 5

"… they would join other settlements along their banks in developing the new frontier. Webb River would prove invaluable to the wood industry sporting…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec's 1911 Centennial Celebration - Page 2 of 2

"Since then, no trace. The brick edifice, at Water and Main Streets, still stands as of 2010, but no one seems to know what happened to the gift from…"

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 2 of 5

"… store on the first floor and the First National Bank on the second floor. John Scales & Sons became the firm name on January 20, 1916 because…"

Guilford, Maine - The Next Fifty Years 1916-1966

"… alarm system and vault safe were added to the Bank. A picketing demonstration was held in Town on September 20, 1934."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"The banking business was so profitable that Gould intended to sell his tobacco business and go into banking full-time."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Village Schools

"The new building was built on the bank high above the Sandy River, where the Town Garage is presently located."

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Floods

"The two excessive amounts of water flow caused the Kennebec River to flood its banks. The flood hit the community on the night of March 13, 1936."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad

"His impact on the area was immense from the first banking services to the lumber industry to the Presque Isle Electric Company."