Maine Memory Network

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Andrew Anderson

"… to my father, “I imagine you have money in the bank, don’t you?” My father says, “yes.” And then he says, “I imagine you put it in the trust…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston Narrative

"… Thomaston, Maine is nestled on the northern bank of the St. George or Georges River, where it bends west for a short distance before heading north…"

Lincoln, Maine - Gateway Motors

"… and Industries That Helped Build a Town on the Banks of the Penobscot. Lincoln, Me.: Lincoln Historical Society, 1995. 48-49. Print."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - The Brick Inn

"Belcher. He later became involved in Banking, and since 1858 held the position of cashier of Sandy River National Bank."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: Lime Works

"… Street in Thomaston, and he operated kilns on the bank of the river, just upriver of where the Waterfront Market on Wadsworth Street now stands."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield's Church on the Hill

"Easter Sunrise Services began at 6:00 a.m. on the bank of the "Church on the Hill." The grass was hardly growing in the cold, spring air."

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 2 of 3

"A long shaft running up the bank to the mill was connected to a waterwheel which supplied most of the power necessary."

Historic Hallowell - A Post-Revolutionary Generation

"… turnpikes, physics, brick machines etc., bridges, bank stock, Society To Direct Foreigners, aquaducts etc., etc., etc."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook

"… or stone-walled ice houses were built into a bank of earth with an entrance facing the north. These houses were often located under evergreen trees…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook

"… or stone-walled ice houses were built into a bank of earth with an entrance facing the north. These houses were often located under evergreen trees…"

Guilford, Maine - BUSINESSES - Page 3 of 3

"… and the cars had crashed and slid to the bank of the river. It took three hours to free Green."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion

"… Park, a rustic amusement park built on the banks high above the Penobscot. A round trip ticket to the park, from the Main Road just over 2 tenths…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Stephen Titcomb and the Settlement of the Sandy River Valley

"… crossing the river they followed the northern bank to what we now call Farmington Falls. Measuring Rock Located on Rt."

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"Downtown Main Street maintains its importance in the town as every year it hosts Presque Isle’s Pioneer Days and parades attract spectators from all…"

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"The professional and banking community was well established and continued to meet Bangor's needs. Lumbering in Bangor, as it had been known during…"

Guilford, Maine - Modern History: 1966 to Present

"… moment, when new water passes a given spot, as banks and bends imperceptibly erode and relocate, as ice forms, melts, and moves on by, so too will…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - John R Braden

"The people of Presque Isle opened a bank account in the name of John R Braden, a novel concept. His winnings were deposited to this account."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Peru

"On the banks of the Androscoggin River, bounded by the railroad, stood Peru’s largest business, the factory known first as Berst Foster, Dixfield…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Railroad into the Village

"… of the bridge now being constructed from the left bank of the Sandy River, across the intervening intervale, to their new depot grounds in this…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"The banks, stores and insurance companies flourished. Soon, a much-needed hospital would be established on South Street."

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