Maine Memory Network

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VI. The deluge of industrial expansion & immigration (1865-1900) - Page 1 of 2

"There is Biddeford granite in the Lincoln monument in Springfield, Illinois and the foundations of the Brooklyn Bridge."

Early Maine Photography - Famous People - Page 3 of 3

"… where his grave is marked by a granite tomb and monument. In addition to his public life, Governor Lincoln was a man of literary accomplishments…"

Historic Hallowell - Industry and Immigrants-A Changing Community

"… largest single employer, established after the Civil War, was the granite industry. For over 50 years, it employed close to 500 skilled stone…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Meeting House Park

"He would donate a Civil War Monument to the park if it was cleaned up and the bandstand was removed. The cleanup began."

Lubec, Maine - Lubec's 1911 Centennial Celebration - Page 2 of 2

"Click on the photo below then zoom in left center and see her lifting the veil off the tablet. Centennial Monument, Lubec, 1911 Lubec Historical…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"A monument honoring Lubec’s Civil War veterans, as well as those of subsequent wars, was dedicated on September 20, 1904."

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"… village and outlying areas 1904 • Lubec’s Civil War Monument dedicated 1907 • American Can Co. builds plant in Lubec for manufacture of two-piece…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… service had been in place since shortly after the Civil War, and phone service was established by the early 1900’s."

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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