Maine Memory Network

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Representative Industries of Cumberland and North Yarmouth

"Sweetser, Phyllis Sturdivant. Cumberland, Maine in four centuries. Cumberland, Maine: Town of Cumberland, 1976. Text by Thomas C. Bennett"

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

"Tuttle Road was extended by 1794 to Cumberland's meetinghouse in present day Cumberland Center, where Elijah Tuttle and others lived in this corner…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Cumberland's Prince Memorial Library : Evolution of a Community Institution

"The Town of Cumberland matched the $35,000, and private contributions amounted to an additional $45,745."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Brothers of the Civil War

"… and one woman from North Yarmouth and 62 men from Cumberland had left their hometowns and traveled south to serve in the US military at some point…"

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

"… History: The Civil War in North Yarmouth and Cumberland Like so many small towns throughout the United States, Cumberland and North Yarmouth made a…"

Cumberland Historical Society

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Prince Memorial Library

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Maine Irish Heritage Center

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Yarmouth Historical Society

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Mercy Hospital - School of Nursing Class Photos

"John Street location, creating one space for classrooms, a library, and faculty offices. In 1968, the School of Nursing contracted with St."

Mercy Hospital - Portland Hospitals Before Mercy

"Six years later, on Woodfords Street, St. Barnabas Hospital was founded to treat patients with diseases requiring surgery, and had 50 beds by 1918."

Westbrook Historical Society

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Mercy Hospital - Growth & Expansion - Page 1 of 2

"Patients were kept “under the stairs” in St. Luke’s pavilion, and along the sun parlor. The fundraising campaign for the expansion demonstrated…"

Mercy Hospital - Sisters of Mercy

"Beginning at The House of Mercy (later named St. Catherine’s Convent), the Sisters of Mercy quickly spread across Ireland and Great Britain."

Mercy Hospital - School of Nursing - Page 2 of 3

"… school included credits in the humanities from St. Joseph’s College in Standish, which the Sisters of Mercy also operated. Mrs."

Pejepscot Historical Society

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Portland Water District

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Skyline Farm

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North Yarmouth Historical Society

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Roads: From Footpaths to Super Highway

"… and brothers William and Cyrus King, built the Cumberland Turnpike. The turnpike, the first in New England, ran straight across the marsh from Oak…"

Scarborough Historical Society & Museum

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Walker Memorial Library

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Steep Falls Library

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South Portland Historical Society

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