Maine Memory Network

Early Maine Photography - Human Interest

"… to Mary, Lucia, and Lizzie, three friends in the Central Maine town of Palmyra. Baker’s poignant inscription in pencil reads: "May 11, 1855…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook

"… thing was demolished in 1911 to make room for the Central Maine Power Plant. Arthur Moore Ice House, Hallowell, ca."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook

"… thing was demolished in 1911 to make room for the Central Maine Power Plant. Arthur Moore Ice House, Hallowell, ca."

Skowhegan Community History - The Skowhegan Island

"In the early 1900s CMP, Central Maine Power, built two large dams and power stations that we still have in use today."

Skowhegan History House

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 3 of 3

"In 1894, both the Kimball School and the six room Central School were built. The Central School burned December 24, 1906, and in 1907 a new school…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"Maine Central Railroad then contracted for replacing that station in 1941 with a brick building that remained in service until 1959."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"Central Congregational Church, Bath, 1967Patten Free Library Churches have long been an important part of Bath."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Summary Notes

"CMP (Central Maine Power) were out and working and putting their skills to the test to see how fast they could turn all the power back on."

Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"One natural resource that has always been, and remains today a major economic force is wood. Skowhegan, being central in its location along the…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Bob Marley

"… made his first television appearance on Comedy Central, having a stand-up performance on a national stage."

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 1 of 3

"… of cotton tipped applicators was erected, centralizing all the medical production. Foam tipped applicators under the trade name of PurSwab were…"

Guilford, Maine - SPORTS - Page 1 of 3

"When MCI (Maine Central Institute, Pittsfield) came into the league it messed up the scheduling. At that time the baseball team was aggressively…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Resources and Links

"… and agricultural change in Southern and Central Maine, 1776-1880,” Maine Historical Society Quarterly 21 (1982): 179-200. Sweetser, Mary E."

Southwest Harbor Public Library

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First Parish in Portland

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Davistown Museum

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - "Fly Rod" Crosby - Page 2 of 3

"Strong Historical Society The Maine Central employed Crosby as a writer and sent her all over the east coast to represent the Maine Woods at…"

Early Maine Photography - War - Page 2 of 2

"This young soldier from Central Maine fought in such notable battles as First Bull Run, Second Bull Run, Fredericksburg, and Chancellorsville before…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - More on the Old Ell

"… only on granite cornerstones and blocks had no central heat, just a large cook stove with copper hot water tank in the kitchen."

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

"… In 1935 with revenues dropping, the Maine Central and the Boston & Maine railroads bought the first streamliner east of the Mississippi, the famed…"

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"The commercial district expanded along Main, Central, State, and Harlow Streets. Norumbega Hall on Central Street was completed in 1855 to meet the…"

Lincoln, Maine - Telegraphs & Telephones

"… the Pulp Mill, the Lincoln House Hotel, Maine Central Railroad, and W.F Lovejoy. In 1904, Mr. Plumly gained his first regular operator, Miss Edith…"

Historic Hallowell - Police and Fire Citations

"… Family In Hallowell, Built In 1819 Long a Central Maine Attraction, n.d., City Council, Hallowell. ed. City of Hallowell, Maine. n.d. 13 Apr."