Maine Memory Network

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

"New road construction projects were not always well received by property owners whose land was bisected by the new byways, and early records tell…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Part 1, pages 000-26

"… are: George Snow Ideal homestead "Self-propelling road carriage" Council Tree, Charleston, S.C. Billy Emerson Moses Woodman Israel B. Norcross O."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Interior, John Martin Store, Bangor, 1862

"… his own store on Center Street near the Rail Road Bridge. Martin, who began in 1864 writing a detailed account of his life and activities, drew…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - II. Pinkies, wherries, skiffs and chebaccos: Early Settlement

"… in the mid to late 1800s—with new homes, better roads, and increased travel—made Swan’s Island a profitable enough location to gain a steamboat…"

New Portland Historical Society

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Life on a Tidal River - Bangor and the Civil War Resources

"Small, Harold A. The Road to Richmond: the Civil War letters of Major Abner R. Small. New York: Fordham University Press, 2000. Smith, Ned."

Dover-Foxcroft Historical Society

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - III. Boom, bustle, bust: The Steamboat Years to WWII

"… and its three stories still stand tall on Harbor Road. It was also used for dances, social gatherings, and this hall hosted the annual eighth grade…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 1 of 3

"A rambling vernacular Greek Revival farmstead was built on this road by Joel White. In the 1850s it was Morrill Farm."

South Portland Public Library

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Town of Cumberland

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Economic History of Main Street, Northeast Harbor - Page 2 of 3

"Five major buildings, and several smaller ones, burned. Wallace’s Garage, the Pastime Theater, the Hillcrest Market and Mrs."

Sedgwick-Brooklin Historical Society

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North Yarmouth Historical Society

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Patten Lumbermen's Museum

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Charles K. Savage (1903-1979): The View from Asticou - Page 4 of 6

"The open and scenic vista from the road, out across the field to the adjacent harbor and views of Asticou Hill, was saved."

Stetson Historical Society

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 3 of 3

"A school building was erected on Roxbury Road and one near Highland Terrace before 1850. The next to come was the Walton School, then the Kingdom…"

Sebago Historical Society

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Otisfield Historical Society

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Hampden Historical Society

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Highlighting Historical Hampden - Summer Street

"Hampden’s development between 1800 and 1920 is dramatically represented by the architectural diversity of the surviving buildings which line the…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Scrapbook 3: 1867-

"… to Bucksport   Part 5, pages 84-107 Bangor road issues, warmest, coldest days; Bangor skating rink, Bangor Cadet Company   Part 6, pages…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Representative Industries of Cumberland and North Yarmouth

"In 1893 they dissolved and Arno Chase established his operation at the intersection of Main Street and Tuttle Road, and had 10,000 feet of glass in…"