Maine Memory Network

City of Brewer

Brewer is the gateway to coastal communities and Acadia National Park. The city along with Bangor also serves as a trading and distribution center for the coastal areas and towns and cities to the north with the total region having a population of approximately 250,000 people.

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion

"In 1952 the most recent Stearns mill was built on the original site of the old mill in East Hampden where the business remains."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion

"In 1952 the most recent Stearns mill was built on the original site of the old mill in East Hampden where the business remains."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Riverside Park

"… Society Easily accessible from Bangor and Brewer by trolley, Riverside Park offered city dwellers from all classes a diversion from urban life, a…"

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"In 1957, Eastern broke ground on a new $11 million dollar bleached Kraft mill on the site of the current mill; and, in 1958, the mill switched from…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Carroll's Auto Sales Buildings

"A few years later, he purchased the Brewer Chevrolet franchise and facilities in 1961. That was on the corner of Main and Park Streets."

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

"The Bangor Fire of 1911 Resource Page Bangor, Brewer, Old Town, Orono and Veazie Directory. No. 12. 1910-11. Bangor: Cannon & Co. Print."

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

"George Abbott, a Brewer fireman, was killed when a chimney from a house on Penobscot Street fell on him while he was fighting a fire there."

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor and Social Reform Movements of the 1800s-1900s

"The tunnel was found because the son of the family that later bought the house fell through the ground while mowing the lawn into an abandoned tunnel."

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

"Martin, like most youths of his era, attended school for sessions that lasted about 12 weeks. Sometimes, students attended more than one session a…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin's Journal

"… mother's experiences in Ellsworth, childhood in Brewer, Hampden   Part 2, pages 74-138 Reed Hardings neighborhood, Brewer; jobs with Dr."

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"Warren, Brewer, ME., 2000. McGregor, James, History of Washington Lodge No. 37, Free and Accepted Masons Lubec, Maine, E.W. Brown, James B."

Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"Her parents were originally from Brewer, Maine and had some relatives in Bangor. Since her parents were both medical missionaries, she moved quite a…"