Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - Lineman's Journal

"… were an estimated 600 telephone poles down in central Maine. It got harder and harder to get work done."

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

"The Pines , an elementary school, Central High School, and others were located in the area of East New Portland."

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

"… High School, developed programs with teachers at Central School, and held several successful summer reading programs for children."

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

"… rise from the ashes, and sought to incorporate a centralized park along the banks of the Kenduskeag Stream to act as both open space and firebreak…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor Man Rats Out Brady Gang - Page 1 of 2

"Brady was hit and fell dead in the middle of Central Street. Shaffer was hit and lay still but did not die immediately."

Guilford, Maine - The Next Fifty Years 1916-1966

"Central Maine Radio Services & Sales was established. Temporary Foot Bridge, Guilford, 1954Guilford Historical Society In the early 1950’s the…"

Lincoln, Maine - Railroads

"It was then unowned until Maine Central picked up the lease. They later sold it to Guilford Transportation, who still owns it to this day."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 2 of 4

"The hen clam became central to the factory’s operation, necessitating a need for more structures, trucks, a machine repair shop, employees and clam…"

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

"… and agricultural change in Southern and Central Maine, 1776-1880,” Maine Historical Society Quarterly 21 (1982): 179-200. Text by Thomas C."

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

"… then compile a list for the doctor to pick up at central office prior to making his rounds. When the Somerset Telephone Company offered dial…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 2 of 4

"It is part of the Central Maine Medical Center’s Regional Health Care System and referrals are made to that facility for diagnostic and treatment…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 2 of 4

"… to an end, and the power plant was sold to the Central Maine Power Company, which took over maintenance of the plant and supplied the mill with…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield's Tuscan Opera House

"… Historical Society The Tuscan Opera House, centrally located on Main Street in Dixfield once served as the cultural heart of this river valley…"

Mercy Hospital - Growth & Expansion - Page 2 of 2

"A Central Sterile Supply using gas sterilized 1,000 thermometers per day (before the advent of disposable covers)."

Early Maine Photography - The Vickery-Shettleworth Collection

"… promise, and his parents sent him to the Maine Central Institute in Pittsfield, followed by Bates College, from which he graduated in 1940."

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

"… place today, we have no store, no doctor, and our Central Elementary School is slated to close at the end of the school year."

Historic Hallowell - Hurricanes Of 1954 - Stories and Timelines

"It had a minimum central pressure of 940 Mb (millibar). Also Brunswick got 8.5 inches of rain. Hurricane Carol came just 1 day before Hurricane Edna."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Schools

"Islesboro Central School, ca. 1955Islesboro Historical Society At the present time, plans are made to bring major renovation to this 81 year old…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford High School Basketball - 1970s - Page 1 of 2

"… ’74 team also went on to play in the New England Championship tournament in Bangor and lost to Providence Central High School of Rhode Island."

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

"The first major change was the centralization and computerization of wrapping and shipping the finished product."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"The Town Hall was centrally located, and oftentimes, southern islanders would see their northern counterparts once a year at Town Meeting."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad

"… Frontiere where it would connect with the Quebec Central Railroad. The survey for this planned route cost $110,000."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 3 of 4

"The second rail line was merged with the Maine Central Railroad system in 1871. Electric RailSeashore Trolley Museum Electric Rail In 1894 the…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Skyline Farm - Making and Preserving History

"At that time, the Maine Central Railroad ran close by the farm, facilitating the transportation of dairy and forest products to markets in Portland…"