Maine Memory Network

Surry by the Bay - Sawmills of Cunningham Ridge

"… the foot of Toddy Pond in Orland, where the state boat landing is now located. In the 1880s he settled on Cunningham Ridge in Surry with his wife…"

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"… around 10:30 at night, there would be lobster boat lights flashing all along the Neck and the boats would come in, off-load liquor, and load it…"

Lincoln, Maine - World War I

"A dough boy doesn’t have a high chance of winning and surviving, unlike someone in a boat or a tank."

Lincoln, Maine - Ferries

"… the logs were placed side by side like a flat boat. The ferries came to Lincoln in the mid 1800s."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Who were the Kennebec and Pejepscot Proprietors? - Page 6 of 7

"… to revoke grants to anyone who “neglect[ed]” to build on the land” for the space of halfe a year.” Later that year, residents discussed expanding…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Kennebec Proprietors Biographies

"… of Frankfort, and most likely helped design and build Fort Western, Fort Halifax, and the Pownalborough Courthouse."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Pendleton & Ross stand, Bangor, 1864

"… to this time in the way of selling goods running boats shipping & other incidents connected with it." The drawing is on page 418 of a journal…"

Life on a Tidal River - The Great Bangor Floods: 1902 and 1976

"Many of the townspeople went out in boats to help others. Many loans were needed to rebuild all of the businesses that were damaged during the flood."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Revenue gunboat "Mahoning," Bangor, 1864

"Martin described the boat and its guns. He wrote, "I took my son Junior & crossed to Brewer & sketched her from the Brick Wharf oposite Steam Boat…"

Great Harbor Maritime Museum

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Part 3, pages 38-56

"… County Democratic Convention Steamer, gun boat Mahoning Congressional excursion to Bangor Bangor McClellan Club Ideal homestead Southern life…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin, Bangor, ca. 1868

"… politics, gardening and farming, business, boats, horses, trolleys, churches, and, especially dancing and music."

John Martin: Expert Observer - First Penobscot Bridge, Bangor, ca. 1846

"… the First Penobscot Bridge from Steam Boat wharf in Bangor. He labeled the toll house, Skinner's Store, and the Draw."

Skowhegan Community History - Benedict Arnold's March

"So many boats had to be built quickly, that the boat builders had to use fresh, or green, wood to build them."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - Cities of Smoke and Soot

"… about the fire which consumed Biddeford's City Building on December 31, 1894. From the Biddeford Weekly Standard, January 4, 1895."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 4 of 17

"… part of their economy and even helped support the build of the Western Railroad in 1872. Andrews Quarry saw great success in 1886 when James…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Canoe race, Kenduskeag Stream, Bangor, 1865

"… custom house wharves tops of store houses vessels boats rafts vessels masts were litterally jamed." The canoes were labeled on each side with…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VIII. Changing course and new beginnings (1955-Present) - Page 2 of 2

"… shops, convenience stores or empty, dilapidated buildings. A controversial trash incinerator in the heart of downtown, divisive politics, and an…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - EXPLORE the history of Biddeford, Maine...

"1900McArthur Public Library City Building commemorative cup, Biddeford, ca. 1905McArthur Public Library Biddeford High School &…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - ABOUT US

"… it was a city department and located in the City Building. In 1894, the Mayor recommended that a private association assume the responsibility of…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - IV. Engulfed by nationalism: Revolutionary Biddeford

"Prior to the building of the first bridge in 1758, the only way to cross the river was by ferry. The "lower ferry" was down by the mouth of the…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VIII. Changing course and new beginnings (1955-Present) - Page 1 of 2

"… acquired by Maremont Corporation and continues to build weapons under the name General Dynamics. Pepperell's saving grace was the invention and…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VII. Flow and ebb: the effects of industrial peak & global upheaval (1900-1955) - Page 1 of 3

"A large, modern brick building was constructed on Elm Street and opened in 1911. It is named for Moses W."

Penobscot Marine Museum

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