Maine Memory Network

New Hampshire Historical Society

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Lithgow Public Library

"… and book lover, who left a $20,000 bequest to the City for the purpose of building a public library."

Mercy Hospital - Growth & Expansion - Page 1 of 2

"To meet this need, the Sisters of Mercy arranged for the purchase of property at 144 State Street. That same year, the Sisters received additional…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor Man Rats Out Brady Gang - Page 1 of 2

"He was taken to Bangor City Hall. Gang leader Brady's burial, Bangor, 1937Bangor Historical Society Al Brady's body was never claimed so he…"

Dyer Library/Saco Museum

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Life on a Tidal River - William S. Cohen, The Man and the School

"… served on the Bangor School Committee, the Bangor City Council, and as mayor 1971 - 72. He was elected in 1972 and served through 1978 to the…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor: Healthcare Center of Eastern and Central Maine - Page 2 of 2

"This hospital, which rises adjacent to the street of Broadway, has a history that spans further back in history than the time it was built."

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor: Healthcare Center of Eastern and Central Maine - Page 1 of 2

"… the years to become a major addition to the city of Bangor. In fact, the hospital, at first, was mainly for treating physical problems and less for…"

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…"

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…"

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."

Life on a Tidal River - The War Effort

"… Hill Standpipe, which supplied the water for the city of Bangor, were extinguished, and the tower itself was camouflaged with drab olive paint."

Cumberland Historical Society

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Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 2 of 3

"… office in the Empire State Building in New York City to further market the ever increasing fabric offerings."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook

"Usually the ice was shipped to nearby cities like Boston. A million tons of ice was exported a year! Seasonal workers, such as farmers, depended on…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook

"Usually the ice was shipped to nearby cities like Boston. A million tons of ice was exported a year! Seasonal workers, such as farmers, depended on…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 3 of 4

"… heat and the seasonal epidemics of the crowded cities. Blue Hill Inn construction, Blue Hill, 1892Blue Hill Historical Society The Summer…"

Bangor Public Library

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

"… and others focused on getting individual towns, cities, and states to allow women the right to vote."

Guilford, Maine - BUSINESSES - Page 3 of 3

"… Bed and Breakfast is located on the corner of Elm Street and Prospect Street. It was built between 1890 and the early 1900s."

Life on a Tidal River - Four Important Women of Bangor

"They now live happily in New York City with their sons Hayden, Will, and Eli. Apart from being a very well-known writer, Mrs."

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…"

Lincoln, Maine - Thomas G. Libby

"… on reaching Bangor to behold such a large city with its vast fleet of vessels, steamers and cars, everything that my eyes beheld was a continual…"

Mercy Hospital - School of Nursing - Page 2 of 3

"… of the Order of Ransom, founded in 1218 in the city of Barcelona. Its members cared for the sick and ransomed prisoners of war."