Maine Memory Network

John Martin: Expert Observer - Lamps and stove, John Martin store, Bangor, 1864

"… lamps were hung in John Martin's store on Center Street in Bangor -- 15 feet apart. The store also had "the best fashion stove to infuse heat over…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin house floor plan, Bangor, 1864

"… and his wife, Clara Cary, bought a house at 130 Center Street in Bangor in 1854. Five of their six children were born there."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Eddie's Market

"… Eddie sold the store, he opened Eddie’s Garden Center. Eddie died in 1982 at the age of 73. He left two sons, Bob and Mike and one daughter, Betty…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Rustic furniture, Bangor, 1865

"… Martin (1823-1904) of Bangor, a shopkeeper on Center Street, found business especially slow in the winter of 1865."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Rufus Prince residence, Bangor, 1850

"The house was at 176 Center Street. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."

John Martin: Expert Observer - First Baptist Church, Bangor, ca. 1850

"… experiences, drew the First Baptist Church on Center Street in Bangor where he and his wife, Clara Cary Martin, attended church together after they…"

Lincoln, Maine - Osgood's Store

"… section, and the shoe department (located in the center of the store), the sportswear section, and the jewelry and handbag department."

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 3 of 4

"But some also cite the largess of the summer community that supported local institutions: hospital, library, churches and schools."

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 4 of 4

"… few mills still operated along Mill Stream in the center of town. Fish packing plants in South Blue Hill canned clams, mackerel, and herring."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 2 of 4

"The Strathglass residence children attended Chisholm School (the former high school). Those living in the Virginia section of town had the Virginia…"

Lincoln, Maine - Catholic Church

"Winn was held as a center of Catholicism, and reverends attended different towns, Enfield and Lincoln, and held services at homes."

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

"The introduction of daycare centers so that able-bodied mothers could work even part time to produce for the war effort was groundbreaking."

South Bristol Historical Society

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Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"During the 1980s and 1990s, the city’s business center relocated from the downtown area of Main Street to the northern end of Presque Isle as new…"

Lisbon Historical Society

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"… Portland in the Long Creek Youth Development Center, formerly known as the Maine Youth Center. Gould purchased 6,500 acres of timbered land on…"

Life on a Tidal River - About Us

"… 7th Grade Social Studies Teacher William S. Cohen School 304 Garland Street Bangor, ME 04401 (207) 941-6230 rbilancia@bangorschools.net William…"

Life on a Tidal River - The Bangor Fire of 1911 - Page 1 of 2

"… French, Park and Center Streets were rebuilt, along with a synagogue on Center Street. Franklin Street, Bangor, 1911Bangor Public Library"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Brothers of the Civil War

"… since it had lost its primary commercial center when the village of Yarmouth seceded from North Yarmouth in August 1849."

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."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - Cities of Smoke and Soot

"… The cities of Biddeford and Saco have long been a center for lumbering, textiles and shipbuilding. Behind the industrial background of these two…"

Westbrook Historical Society

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Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Population Decline in Maine's Coastal Counties

"… growth in population in the state's manufacturing centers drove the state's increase, and counterbalanced an actual decline in six of Maine's eight…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 3 of 3

"The Central School burned December 24, 1906, and in 1907 a new school was built and named Abbott School for Elizabeth Abbott who had originally…"