Maine Memory Network

Bath's Historic Downtown - Ledyard Block

"An image is on the Maine Memory Network of the Masons in a parade down a street in Bath. Masonic trunk, openPatten Free Library On the subject…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Patten Free Library

"… and history that make it a special and unique part of Bath. We hope that you have enjoyed learning about the Patten Free Library of Bath, Maine."

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahock House and The Sagadahoc Block

"In the later years of the hotel, there were a few different businesses, such as the J.L. Douglas clothing store, and John O."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Potato import protest, Presque Isle, 1982

"… imported Canadian potatoes, a group of Aroostook County potato farmers filled the parking lot of the Presque Isle Agricultural Center on December…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Oak Hotel

"Eleven years later, in 1986, the Aroostook County Federal Savings and Loan Association purchased the land and built their own building on the site."

John Martin: Expert Observer - "Representing every particular:" John Martin's Reflections, Illustrations, and Commentary - Page 1 of 2

"… to enliven their memory perhaps in a distant county when even a person picture would suffice to give them great happiness in the absence of persons…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Canadian and Pacific Railroad

"The primary transportation was by horse and wagon. Houlton and Fort Fairfield were the first to get rail service. The residents of Presque Isle…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - RESOURCES

"(N) Clayton, W.W., et al. History of York County, Maine: with illustrations and biographical sketches of its prominent men and pioneers."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Fred Urquhart Farm, Presque Isle

"… Farm, Presque Isle Contributed by Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Description International Fertilizers promotional…"

Mercy Hospital - Mercy & the Community

"… Great Fires of 1947, a series of blazes from York County to Mount Desert Island hit Maine during an extremely dry autumn."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Columbian Block

"All of these people either saved lives of the citizens of Bath, or made huge contributions to the town. Front Street, Bath, ca."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Davenport Memorial and City Hall

"It housed the offices of the city clerk, the treasurer, the mayor, and the police department. City Hall had a courtroom, a marshal's office, a…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Entertainment- Alameda and Opera House

"Their opening act of as of 1913 was “Odiva,” the queen of mermaids. According to The Bath Daily Times of November 24, 1913, she showed a…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Dreamland and Liberty

"Changing habits, the use of automobiles, and new technology killed these entertainment venues, once an important part of Bath's life."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Church Block

"The foundation of the Italianate style Church Block is made out of stone; the roof is a flat gable roof. The original building was built in 1863."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Native Americans

"… of Indians had ever been indigenous to Aroostook County, except perhaps after 1790 when white settlers along southern Maine (then part of the…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - More Permanent Settlers Arrive

"… Desert into the town of Mount Desert, in the county of Lincoln and the state of Massachusetts on February 16, 1789."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad

"The financing of the AVR was done through the issuance of stocks and bonds, which were paid off in 1952."

Old Berwick Historical Society

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Source Materials

"… P. Ruze, dated 2005 – private publication Hancock County Registry of Deeds, Ellsworth, Maine – URL = http://www.hancockcountydeeds.com/ Town of…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - John R Braden

"John R Braden, Presque IslePresque Isle Historical Society The Mooseleuk Club, established in 1900, was a group of local business men, farmers, and…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"The financing of the AVR was done through the issuance of stocks and bonds, which were paid off in 1952."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Early Settlement

"… trust recorded in Book 406, Page 127 of Hancock County Registry of Deeds.) Captain John Savage II (1801-1868)Northeast Harbor Library…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Weighing the big trout, Mill Site, 1891

"… trout, Mill Site, 1891 Contributed by Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Description Camp on the "Mill Site" on a fishing trip."