Maine Memory Network

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

"… loss, the town quickly decided to build a new Central High school, in the North Village of New Portland."

Life on a Tidal River - Exhibits

"… exhibit, Bangor: Healthcare Center of Eastern and Central Maine, was created during the 2014-2015 school year."

Norcross Heritage Trust

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Waterville Public Library

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Railroad

"The Central Maine Railroad stopped at Farmington, so several communities north of Farmington decided to build a railroad to open the region for wood…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Ridlonville

"The bell from the Central School is now at the Mexico Historical Society Museum. Many streets and buildings were named after the early settlers…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - A Short History Of Performing Arts On Mount Desert Island

"… and Taylor Thomas-Marsh Nestled alongside Maine's central coast, the small island of Mount Desert has been a celebrated destination for vacationers…"

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

"… of New Portland to locate, build, and equip a central high school. This issue came to the forefront due to a fire at the North village grammar…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Lowell's General Store, Commerce, & the Railroad

"West Farmington, the terminus of the Maine Central Rail Road, developed a cattle yard, creamery (Pictur-of W. Farm."

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…"

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."

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

"… Portland Central High School X The original Central High School was built in 1921, as the product of over a year's worth of town vote and…"

Abplanalp Library, UNE

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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…"

Skowhegan History House

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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 Hampshire Historical Society

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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…"

First Parish in Portland

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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."

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."

Southwest Harbor Public Library

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Davistown Museum

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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…"