Maine Memory Network

John Martin: Expert Observer - Scrap & Sketch Book 2: 1864-1866

"… Lowell Antiquarian Society lecture, 1849 Police Court report, newspaper clippings   Part 3, pages 38-56 Daniel Chaplin tribute, favorite apple…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - Turn of the Century to the War of 1812

"… the question of separation before the General Court. On February 9, 1807, the upcoming Massachusetts gubernatorial elections were also declared a…"

Blue Hill, Maine - In Search of the Rustic Life

"On Parker Point, a tennis court was built in 1912 by George Cochran. The tennis court is now gone and all that can be seen is a flattened area where…"

Guilford, Maine - BUSINESSES - Page 3 of 3

"Tennis courts, a park, and a basketball court have also covered the old railroads. Guilford Memorial River Walk X (Wikipedia, 2010)…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford High School Basketball - 1970s - Page 1 of 2

"… whether it was on the football field, basketball court, or the baseball diamond. Despite being competitive in all their sports programs, it was the…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Basketball: From Rivals to Teammates

"… big enough to accommodate a regulation basketball court. Southwest High School (later Pemetic High) played in the old Masonic Building until 1927…"

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"… Neck) settlers, petitioned Massachusetts General Court declaring allegiance to Massachusetts and requesting that settlers be confirmed in their…"

Life on a Tidal River - Three Civil War Letters - Page 2 of 4

"… below is possibly Bangor resident and Supreme Court Judge Edward Kent. The Regiments often had well-known visitors from home. Frederick H."

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

"There were tennis courts and, in the evening, the Inn’s own orchestra played at dinner and dances. During the early years of the twentieth century…"

Guilford, Maine - Guilford Schools

"… expansion projects that included outdoor tennis courts, a gymnasium, and an assembly hall that included a stage."

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

"It ceased operation as a motor court with the advent of World War II and gas rationing, and the Government converted the units to housing for South…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 1 of 4

"… Massachusetts appealed to the English Chancery Court, claiming the territory rightfully belonged to her."

Surry by the Bay - History of Surry

"The Massachusetts General Court, anxious to see the "eastern lands" settled, readily made grants of land to individuals or larger groups."

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

"It was a movie theater, basketball court, jail, town office, general store, pool hall, barber shop, and a bowling alley."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - The Abbott School

"… of a baseball field, a wading pool, tennis courts, a field for Little League games, a skating rink in the winter, and a new playground for little…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Meeting House Park

"… Hampshire was put into service in front of the Court House. The trough cost the town fathers ~ $125."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Hampden Academy

"In 1918, a tennis court was built at the rear of the building and electric lights were installed for the first time in the main room of the building."

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 3 of 5

"… with huge white columns surrounding it, tennis courts, a beautiful gymnasium, and a new assembly hall with a stage for putting on plays and other…"

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

"… important destination in early times, since the courts met here from 1791 to 1805. Hallowell Road (Route 9) It soon became necessary to create an…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor and Social Reform Movements of the 1800s-1900s

"… hotels and such to serve alcohol if they went to court and paid a fee twice a year. Bangor and the Women's Suffrage Movement The Women’s…"

Guilford, Maine - Pre-Settlement And The First 100 Years

"… for the settlement as they petitioned the general court of the Commonwealth for incorporation as a town to be named Fluvanna."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Railroad into the Village

"… village, had a hearing before Judge Barron at the Court House, Goodenow and Knowlton, Attorneys for petitions, Samuel Belcher and Hannibal Belcher…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Early Settlers

"… as a selectman and representative to the General Court. Supply Belcher's Fowling Piece,c a. 1775Farmington Historical Society Mr."

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