Maine Memory Network

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 2 of 17

"Biddeford and Saco were luckier than other towns and cities due to having access to raw materials."

Historic Hallowell - Industry on Bombahook

"… reason, early English settlers named it after the city of Bombay India, and the hook in the Kennebec River just below the point."

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Waterfront - Page 2 of 2

"People in Hallowell and Chelsea used the ferry to get to schools, jobs, and stores. People that didn’t live in Chelsea or Hallowell had to find their…"

Historic Hallowell - Shipbuilding

"The ships built here were great vessels of enormous size, such as the Hallowell. The Hallowell was built in 1810 by Ebenezer Mayo, and this ship had…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - V. A Cascade of Booms & Busts (1790-1865) - Page 3 of 3

"Residents of the City Farm worked the land and produced goods and produce sold in town to earn their place."

Historic Hallowell - Poor Farm

"Poor Farm City "Poor" Farm, Poor Farm Road, Hallowell, 1879Courtesy of Sumner A. Webber, Sr., an individual partner In a Mayor's Address from…"

Historic Hallowell - The Hallowell Union Fire Club

"He was accepted into the Union Fire Club in 1805. Benjamin Page was born in Kensington, New Hampshire, in 1746. He was well mannered, intelligent…"

Historic Hallowell - News Article by Emily Markham

"Hallowell city's train tracks were swept away leaving no train transportation for many people and cargo."

Historic Hallowell - The "World of Mirth" Carnival in Hallowell

"Some of the attractions at the carnival included freak shows, kerosene covered men being lit on fire, and other old-fashioned, carnival rides such as…"

Historic Hallowell - Solid Foundations - Lasting Legacies

"You can learn more about the events and how you can help by visiting the Hallowell 250th website! Warren Street School, Hallowell, ca."

Historic Hallowell - Henry Pope Clearwater Ph.D.~ Patient Medicine Mass Marketer

"His business at one point occupied an entire city block, employed 100 production workers, and 20 hand-copiers who addressed envelopes off-site."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - Biddeford's Movers & Shakers

"… the state of Maine" (1915) X Every town and city has their prominent citizens, their town fathers and mothers."

Historic Hallowell - Shipping

"… Salem, Thomaston, Boston, Portland, Washington City, New York, and New Bedford. What came into Hallowell were product such as cloth, wine, sugar…"

Surry by the Bay - Broadway by the Bay

"… actors, directors and producers from New York City pulled together a repertory theater and acting school in an old farmhouse and barn on Route 172."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Hugh J. Chisholm, Sr. - Page 2 of 2

"He died in New York City on July 8, 1912 at age 67. SOURCES: Hugh J. Chisholm’s Magic Town, 1882-1912, by Peter A."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War & Biddeford

"This was no easy thing. From 1861-65 Biddeford faced economic and social hardships which would take years to overcome, in addition to an ever…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - V. A Cascade of Booms & Busts (1790-1865) - Page 2 of 3

"Biddeford's first mayor was Daniel Eton Somes, a developer and businessman who built the Somesville neighborhood in Saco and the Somes Block on Main…"

Surry by the Bay - Sawmills of Cunningham Ridge

"No. 34 - June 1903 (copyright 1903) The City of Ellsworth Register, with Surry and Blue Hill - 1908"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Interviews - Page 2 of 2

"I thought those would be fun to look back on. Q: For entertainment, it was a lot of the radio and talking? A: And game playing. Some board games."

Lincoln, Maine - Steamboats

"… Old Town to Lincoln, Old Town to Howland, Old Town to Passadumkeag, Old Town Greenbush, and Old Town to Sunkhaze all ranged from $.25 to $2.50."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - IV. Engulfed by nationalism: Revolutionary Biddeford

"Drew's Mill, Biddeford, 1909McArthur Public Library Lumber and other goods from the interior came down the river where they were readied for sale…"

Historic Hallowell - Cotton Mill & Johnson Shoe Citations

"Hallowell: City Council of Hallowell, 1911. “books.google.com.” n.d. (accessed Mar. 22, 2011) http://books.google.com/bkshp?hl=en&tab=wp. n.d. 29 Apr."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - HISTORY

"… Saco River, which snakes along the length of the city until it is split by a number of islands and falls, after which it spreads out and winds its…"

Surry by the Bay - Surry Opera Company

"He told the Ellsworth American that he wanted to celebrate the music that had brought him and many others so much joy over the centuries, the music…"