Maine Memory Network

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

"Farmers would keep a horse and wagon for backup in case roads were impassable for an automobile. Auto racing began soon after the construction of the…"

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

"… 120 college men from all parts of the country.(1) At the time it was said that Portland would be ready to take its place among the great commercial…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 4 of 4

"… it was in the 1920s, we continue to honor our country. School Lunch Drew, grade 7 School lunch is a necessity that has expanded over the years."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 2 of 4

"… switch were introduced to classrooms across the country. These tools were primarily used as motivation to behave and were often kept behind the…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 3 of 4

"… ink powder and water mixed together, while in the country, it was made of lampblack or tannic acid from oak trees mixed with light oil."

Maine's Road to Statehood - The Missouri Compromise: A Moral Dilemma

"… towns in the state travelled to the Cumberland Country courthouse in Portland to write a new Maine constitution."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"… the trends of Bath, as the city, state, and country grew. Until the Route 1 bypass was built, Centre Street was the main artery for commuters…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"This new road, later called State Road, entered Bath on building Washington Streets. The resulting congestion led to installation of Bath’s first…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Customs House

"… was to collect taxes on goods imported from other countries. Also, the building contained a room for federal judges, an office for the Port Surgeon…"

Camp Winnebago

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 1 of 3

"A rambling vernacular Greek Revival farmstead was built on this road by Joel White. In the 1850s it was Morrill Farm."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - "Main Streets" of North Yarmouth and Cumberland

"New road construction projects were not always well received by property owners whose land was bisected by the new byways, and early records tell…"

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 5 of 5

"Some TLC is required, but what a place once it is done.” Across the road from the Wharff house is the Valley Grange Hall and seen through the back…"

Maine Granite Industry Historical Society

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Lincoln, Maine - Aroostook War

"… where the Northeastern border was between the two countries. Luckily, no one was killed by combat in this war and the entire thing was solved by a…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 3 of 3

"In 1924 the Oakdale Country Club Golf Course was built and is still challenging and successful today."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Maine Railroads

"… the largest state to produce potatoes in the country. All they needed was a train to transport them."

Winter Harbor Historical Society

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Skowhegan Community History - Farming in the Skowhegan Area

"… to find work in factories in cities across the country. The farmers who did stay in Maine were able to make the best of it."

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

"1912 Blue Hill Historical Society The Blue Hill Country Club, on the west side of the inner harbor, began at the turn of the twentieth century."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 3 of 4

"… it, Grange chapters sprang up throughout the country. In North Yarmouth, Wescustogo Grange No. 27 was formed in 1874."

Surry by the Bay - Early Twentieth Century

"If it rained, the clay roads were as slippery as snowy roads. With good conditions, they could take the ferry across the Penobscot River from…"

Blue Hill, Maine - In Search of the Rustic Life

"The golf course was renamed The Blue Hill Country Club in 1928. The Blue Hill Country Club hosted and continues to host social functions."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - The History of Stockholm

"… town with languages and customs of three countries: Sweden, France, and England. The growth of the mills brought the French and the English into…"