Maine Memory Network

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Chester Greenwood

"He had foresight in construction because his buildings had solid bases, which could be expanded. He purchased land, subdivided it, and created a new…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Water Transportation

"Later, wharves were constructed at Ryder’s Cove, Hewes Point, Smith’s Landing and, by 1891, at Dark Harbor."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Shipbuilding Industry Expands - 1850 to 1857

"… of 1100 tons or greater were in the process of construction. Within a year, Captain Simon Shibles built a ship with Maxcy and Mathews on his land…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - III. An undercurrent of danger: Colonial Biddeford

"The natives constructed a cart and filled it with combustibles which they planned on tossing over the garrison walls."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Economic History of Main Street, Northeast Harbor - Page 1 of 3

"Also, during this period, the Fire House was constructed (1903), The Neighborhood House (1906) and the Northeast Harbor Library and Reading Room…"

Lubec, Maine - S.S. Cumberland: Steamer Brought Passengers and Prosperity to Lubec but Met Tragic End

"Eastport Ferry Prior to construction of an appropriate landing in Lubec passengers and freight were ferried across the bay to Eastport to board…"

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

"… in the sixty-five years that the new complex was constructed. Paine Hospital, Bangor, ca. 1964St."

Malaga Island: a story best left untold - Explore photos from the "Malaga Island: A Story Best Left Untold" documentary

"… included photographs of the island in 2009, constructed mages from historical documents, old postcards, and a presentation of the radio program."

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 4 of 5

"When the construction was finished, the building had gone $750 over budget. Andrew Carnegie agreed to pay the $750 if the Town of Guilford agreed to…"

Historic Hallowell - The Vaughan Stream & Sawmills

"The Stickney & Page dam was constructed in 1871. It replaced a earthen dam that was built in 1849. The Stickney & Pages dam was a reserve reservoir…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - North New Portland Village Schools

"When Maine district 74 constructed Carrabec Community School in North Anson, the 6th, 7th, and 8th graders from the entire district began to attend…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Summer Resorts

"In 1891, the newly constructed Dark Harbor landing was host to regular steam boat trips from Rockland, and thus began the third summer community on…"

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

"The modernization project is a large-scale construction project that is renovating and adding to the hospital."

Life on a Tidal River - Three Civil War Letters - Page 3 of 4

"… with sand and laid over a swampy area--was being constructed near White Oaks. Frederick Rogers to his mother Hannah, Virginia, March 23…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Blue Hill Spearheads Development on the Downeast Coast

"Soon Fort Pownall was constructed at a place called Wasaumkeag (the seal place) in what is today Fort Point in Stockton Springs."

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

"Blue Hill Inn construction, Blue Hill, 1892Blue Hill Historical Society The Summer Colony. The so-called rusticators came to Blue Hill's summer…"

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 1 of 5

"He designed the hall's appearance, and it was constructed of wood, brick, glass and metal. French & Elliott Company, Masonic Hall, Odd Fellows…"

Lincoln, Maine - Mattanawcook Academy

"… New Mattanawcook Academy building during construction photo donated by Sarah Crockett X The original Mattanwcook Academy was built in 1847 for…"

Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln House Hotel

"… of wood and two new stories of bricks were constructed to house more visitors to stay. People from all over Maine would sometimes get married at…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 3 of 4

"… at Black Point as a manager and supervised the construction of a garrison on the west side of Black Point."

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

"The use of concrete and steel in constructing buildings and bridges diminished the importance of granite, affecting employment in the state's granite…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Bridge That Changed The Map

"… Sandy River’s seasonal tantrums, and proposed a construction cost of $5,000. This bridge would be built on high ground at the river bend below the…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 3 of 4

"A corporation of seven townspeople was formed to construct and administer the system. Most of the physical labor was completed between 1904 and 1905."

Surry by the Bay - Early Settlement

"After construction of crude log shacks, the people soon built good frame houses. Plenty of trees and finished lumber were available."