Maine Memory Network

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Movies Come To The Island

"… rain, and dramatic tide changes forced changes in plans and locations regularly. In addition, the rocky coast and frigid waters resulted in…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Early Settlement

"… and his wife, Emily Manchester, according to a plan drawn by neighbor, summer resident, and civil engineer, Joseph H. Curtis of Boston."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 2 of 4

"… service at last! The connection was originally planned for completion in 1901, but difficulties in constructing a bridge over Stuart’s Brook…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 4 of 4

"Each town’s Comprehensive Plan will guide their future, but their roots will always remain in Ancient North Yarmouth."

The General Henry Knox Museum

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 1 of 4

"Chisholm addressed in his plans for a model town, expressed in a letter to Charles A. Mixer, resident engineer with the Rumford Falls Power Company."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Peru

"They were planning to return to Falmouth to start over again, but on their way they stopped at a neighbor’s house four miles away in Canton, where…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Founding of the Farmington State Normal School

"… not one, chose to follow through with the State's plan, after a year State Superintendent E.P. Weston wrote that the program “may be safely charged…"

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

"… providing alternatives to their unsightly plans to extend utility infrastructure down the highways into Asticou."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 2 of 4

"I planned to open the door one-half hour before the children came. Sometimes I built a fire in a long stove, using odd pieces of discarded shovel…"

Bangor Public Library

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Scarborough Historical Society & Museum

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

"The paper is relatively quiet about the plans until July 1870. From then on, the paper contains articles about the progress of the railroad bridge…"

Acadian Archives

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Blue Hill, Maine - Educating Blue Hill

"The two academy buildings were not funded in any way by the state. They were supported completely by generous donations from inhabitants and built by…"

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

"In 1803, the Court heard a report of a plan for the extension of this new county road that would run north from North Yarmouth to Hallowell, a road…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - North New Portland Village

"In 1900 definite plans were made to erecct a building to take the place of the Columbian Hall. This hall was known as Chase Memorial Hall and when Mr."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Riverside Park

"… and civil engineer Frank Blaisdell drew up the plans for the park; he was an excellent candidate for the job, with vast experience designing a…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Roads: From Footpaths to Super Highway

"… Highway was built further inland as part of a plan to improve postal service, and the coastal King’s Highway was not used as often."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 3 of 4

"… end when the bell rings so teachers have to plan their lessons to fit the period lengths. However, at Scarborough Middle School we don't use bells…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 1 of 4

"Chisholm was so organized that all the plans were in place such that before the end of December all of the major contracts were proposed and…"

Malaga Island: a story best left untold - Explore photos from the "Malaga Island: A Story Best Left Untold" documentary

"… a walking path and erected some signage but they plan to keep the island wild and uninhabited while still allowing the fisherman their limited use…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"Titcomb’s planning and resolve helped to establish the tone of the community. The early inhabitants from Topsham, Augusta, Hallowell, Damariscotta…"

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

"… arrived in Lubec and immediately set an elaborate plan in motion that ultimately resulted in financial ruin for hundreds of defrauded investors…"