Maine Memory Network

John Martin: Expert Observer - Soldiers' Monument, Bangor, 1864

"… paid for the monument, which had been planned for Central Park. Martin wrote, "its dimentions are inferior to many which supposed it would be much…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Interior plans, Third Parish Church, Bangor, 1865

"… by John Towle of Boston, also was known as Central Congregational Church. The plans appear on page 631 of his Journal and the descriptions of each…"

Life on a Tidal River - Exhibits

"The eleventh exhibit, Bass Park: A History of Fillies, Fame, and Fun, was created during the 2015-2016 school year."

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…"

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…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Bangor and Aroostook Railroad Bus Service, Presque Isle, 1957

"… service provided connections with both Maine Central Railroad and Greyhound. Bangor and Aroostook Railroad's magazine, "Maine Line," v. 5 #5, pp."

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…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Railroad Station

"… and freight depot for eighteen years until Maine Central Railroad (MCRR) shut down its passenger service in 1959."

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

"Web. 23 April 2010. Bullets Fly During Central Street Gun Battle. Bangor Daily News 13 October 1937: 5. Print. G-Men Kill Brady and Pal."

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

"A railroad overpass further north marks the Maine Central Railroad line. In 1911, the MCRR track that went through Walnut Hill Village was rerouted…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… United States more so than the development of central and southern Maine. While many young men along the eastern seaboard traveled west to seek…"

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…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

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

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."

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…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 2 of 4

"… and Rumford High School merged with Mexico High School to form the Mountain Valley High School. Many athletic teams reached the state finals…"

Norcross Heritage Trust

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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…"

Kennebec Valley Community College Archive

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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."

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…"

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."

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…"

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."