Maine Memory Network

Lincoln, Maine - Ballard Hill School, Lincoln, ca. 1930

"The site selected was a small hill not far from the Penobscot River, called Ballard Hill. The townspeople did most of the work themselves."

Stockholm Historical Society

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University of Maine at Presque Isle Library

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Hubbard Free Library

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New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - Bridges of West New Portland

"Located on the main street and constructed in 1923. It is a two span concrete slab bridge and is the western bridge of the pair."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston Expands - 1805 to 1846

"In the late 19th century, pre-existing wooden stores were gradually replaced with brick construction, creating the historic downtown streets one sees…"

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

"Auto racing began soon after the construction of the first automobiles. The first auto race in the United States was November 1895 in Chicago; in…"

Prince Memorial Library

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Postscript: More Moving Buildings

"Rose Lane Located today at 2 Asticou Way and constructed in 1895 by A.C. Savage for his son John, the building was outfitted as a general store and…"

Historic Hallowell - Henry Pope Clearwater Ph.D.~ Patient Medicine Mass Marketer

"His business at one point occupied an entire city block, employed 100 production workers, and 20 hand-copiers who addressed envelopes off-site."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Notable Residents

"William Keith sold a lot with a partially constructed house at the corner of Robinson and Main Street to a friend and business acquaintance of Henry…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Additions and New Wing - 1824 to 1843

"… years, local builder Joseph Berry was hired to construct twenty additional cells to relieve the crowded conditions."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Marsh: "Land of Much Grass" - Page 2 of 4

"… were filled; and tide gates (sluiceways) were constructed to prevent tides from flooding areas of the marsh."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mt. Zircon Reservoir - Page 1 of 3

"Subsequent to this report, the bid for construction was awarded to Metcalf & Eddy with E. Worthington as the engineer, as of March 22, 1913."

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"… single complex – Lubec Consolidated School 1977 • Construction of Lubec Municipal Building on site of the old Hilltop School 1980s • Growth of…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Early History - 1719 to 1740

"… area, and they were housed in thirty log cabins constructed between the fort and Mill River, to the east."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 3 of 4

"… into the airport in July 1927 while it was under construction, but dense fog prevented him from landing."

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 3 of 5

"… Historical Society Guilford High School Construction, 1926Guilford Historical Society In 1882, a new high school was built, costing $15,000…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - John Frank Stevens

"… all phases of the work from organizing, locating, constructing, and surveying it. After his time working for that company James Hill and the Great…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Meet Blue Hill's Project Team

"Other partners in the construction of the website were: The Blue Hill Public Library . The Blue Hill Library serves children and adults of all…"

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 2 of 3

"Hussey Woolen Co. constructed a new facility on the Appleyard site, south side of the river, with partners C.D. Shaw, F.B. Pease, and A.C. Houston."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Native Americans

"… Putnam In 1978, as a result of the proposal to construct the Aroostook Centre Mall, an article in the Bangor Daily News stated “there was little to…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 3 of 4

"The site is now home to the Scarborough Industrial Park. A second airport, the Port-of-Maine Airport, opened after World War II at a site off…"

Colby College Special Collections

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