Maine Memory Network

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Life on a Tidal River - Early Railroads in Bangor - Page 1 of 2

"Penobscot River Railroad The Penobscot River Railroad was a “railroad that never was”. It was chartered by the state in 1836 to go from Bucksport to…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Lowell's General Store, Commerce, & the Railroad

"West Farmington, the terminus of the Maine Central Rail Road, developed a cattle yard, creamery (Pictur-of W. Farm."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Peru

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

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - "Main Streets" of North Yarmouth and Cumberland

"It was developed gradually, at first connecting Boston to Kittery and York, then extending to Portland (then called Falmouth)."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Byron

"Later, hops were grown and exported to the Boston area for beer making. District 7 School, Roxbury, 1915Byron Historical Society Over the years…"

Seashore Trolley Museum

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 4 of 4

"Lapham, Press of the Maine Farmer, Boston, MA. 1890; Hugh J. Chisholm’s Magic Town, 1882-1912, by Peter McKenna (Master’s Thesis); The Oxford Story…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 4 of 5

"Elijah Dix (for whom Dixfield is named) of Boston, was authorized to build the first grist mill, the first saw mills and develop the water power that…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 1 of 5

"They plotted access to the Boston markets through Maine’s rivers and ports. By 1782, for example, Reuben Colburn from Pittston, the same Reuben…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 3 of 3

"Muzzrole, from microfilm in the Boston Public Library. Copied from the internet, January 20, 2013, by Lorraine Robichaud Legere."

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

"Eustis went to Boston to attend an exhibition of bells and bought the winner in a contest for the best tone."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mt. Zircon Reservoir - Page 1 of 3

"The engineering firm of Metcalf & Eddy, of Boston, was hired to assess a suitable location for a new, larger water reservoir to meet the growing…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks - Page 2 of 2

"… Fannie and Edith was headed to Bangor from Boston when the schooner parted cables, leaving the ship completely at the mercy of the wind and the…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 4 of 4

"Lapham, Press of the Maine Farmer, Boston, MA. 1890; Hugh J. Chisholm’s Magic Town, 1882-1912, by Peter McKenna (Master’s Thesis); The Oxford Story…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 3 of 4

"… live lobsters over longer distances to markets in Boston and New York. In response to a demand for lobster that exceeded the range of smack boats…"

Bridgton Historical Society

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Lubec, Maine - Klondike: Lubec's Gold from Sea Water Hoax

"… Extraction of Gold and Silver from Sea Water, Robinson Press, Boston, 1898. Johnson, Ryerson & Lois, 200 Years of Lubec History 1776 – 1976, 1976."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Skyline Farm - Making and Preserving History

"At that time, the Maine Central Railroad ran close by the farm, facilitating the transportation of dairy and forest products to markets in Portland…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bass Park: A History of Fillies, Fame, and Fun

"On December, 30, 1955 the Syracuse Nationals played the Boston Celtics as their first NBA regular season game. The Celtics won 110-103."

Colby College Special Collections

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 1 of 4

"… leased roads were leased to the Boston & Maine Railroad; and by 1890 all of its officers and employees were under the direction of the Boston &…"

Life on a Tidal River - William S. Cohen, The Man and the School

"… Bowdoin College in 1962, and then went on to the Boston University of Law. After graduating cum laude from law school in 1965, he returned to…"

St. Croix Historical Society

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