Maine Memory Network

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Shipyards

"… company, Dirigo Ice Company, and shipped to cities in the south to help aid in refrigeration. Although travel on the Penobscot River remained…"

South Portland Public Library

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John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin's Journal

"… booming, its port was bustling, and it became a city. Churches, schools, and businesses that served the lumbering and shipping interests as well as…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - About This Project

"… has in its collections the "Dancing Fraternity City of Bangor 1868," Martin's account of a dancing group he helped found and for whom he served as…"

Boston Public Library

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Mercy Hospital - Growth & Expansion - Page 1 of 2

"… brink of entering another world war, the growing city of Portland needed greater hospital capacity. To meet this need, the Sisters of Mercy…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion

"… shipping halted, the ice was harvested by a Hampden company, Dirigo Ice Company and shipped to cities in the south to help aid in refrigeration."

John Martin: Expert Observer - "Representing every particular:" John Martin's Reflections, Illustrations, and Commentary - Page 2 of 2

"But he also lamented the increased crime in the city that accompanied the war and its aftermath. His own store was robbed three times, adding to his…"

Dyer Library/Saco Museum

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Bangor Public Library

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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"

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

"The westward expansion resulted in the growth of inland cities, while rail lines allowed quarries in the interior to supply the materials needed for…"

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

"… were sold in Boston, Providence and New York City. Drew's Mill, Biddeford, 1909McArthur Public Library Lumber and other goods from the…"

Raymond H. Fogler Library

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New Hampshire Historical Society

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Island Postmistresses

"… We have now daily communication with the city and daily papers are received on the day of publication In no other way has the improvement been…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Charles K. Savage (1903-1979): The View from Asticou - Page 4 of 6

"… Charles made another urgent journey to New York City to enlist a land swap with JDR, Jr., that enabled the proposed utility building to be…"

Skowhegan Community History - The Skowhegan Island

"… army up the Kennebec River to Quebec City. Because there were no dams at the time, the men and animals had to journey their way up the high…"

Cumberland Historical Society

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Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion

"… company, Dirigo Ice Company, and shipped to cities in the south to help aid in refrigeration. Although travel on the Penobscot River remained…"

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 - Regional and Town History

"While the region retains its rural small-town nature, inhabitants can much more easily commute to jobs in those cities and even Portland to the south."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 2 of 4

"… of Portland, yet be able to work or shop in the city. The trolleys also allowed residents to visit area amusement parks and beaches for pleasure at…"

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

"… benefit from the nearness of Maine’s largest city while residing in a pastoral location. Each town’s Comprehensive Plan will guide their future…"