Maine Memory Network

Sedgwick-Brooklin Historical Society

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Meeting House Park

"… House became a religious center, a government center, and a building for events such as the Franklin County Agriculture Society."

Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"… the largest and most expensive house in Deering Center, Maine. During the last months of his life he took an interest in ancient Egypt and the…"

Fifth Maine Regiment Museum

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Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library

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Westbrook Historical Society

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Lithgow Public Library

"The library serves as a lifelong learning center for all members of the community. [b]Facilities:[/b] Designed in the Romanesque Renaissance style…"

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

"Soon after this the Rural Living Center was formed by the Presbyterian Church which housed the New Portland Community Library and a daycare center."

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - New Portland Community Library

"The Grange was very helpful and agreed to allow the RLC to remodel part of their building for a library and only charged $1 a year rental."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 2 of 4

"The 10 mile distance from Rumford Point to Rumford Falls led to the building of the Kimball School at the Point."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 2 of 4

"… coastal area, now Route 88 in Yarmouth, was the center of the community, providing both worship and town administration."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 3 of 4

"Currently the New Pennacook Arts Center, with rotating exhibits in the Tech Building in Rumford, is the focal point for local artists wishing to…"

Cumberland Historical Society

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Davistown Museum

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

"It was decided to build the town house here at the geographical center of North Yarmouth. For several years in the mid 1940s, North Yarmouth students…"

William Fogg Public Library

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Ridlonville

"… of those glorious years when Ridlonville was the center of their universe; the newer generations do not know it ever existed."

Bethel Historical Society

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Lubec, Maine - McCurdy Herring Smokehouse - Page 1 of 4

"Green. The smoke rising from the buildings meant herring were being processed. In 1959 Arthur McCurdy, acquired the “stand,” as people termed the…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 4 of 5

"The largest landowner, Dr. Elijah Dix (for whom Dixfield is named) of Boston, was authorized to build the first grist mill, the first saw mills and…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"(Superintendant's Report) The Community Center Farmington Community Center was built during WW II."

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

"… to resemble the ghost villages of Sound and Center – once thriving island villages that have no commercial businesses at all? Perhaps we should…"

Kennebunkport Historical Society

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First Parish in Portland

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