Maine Memory Network

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Women in Colonial Economies - Page 2 of 4

"… landowners did not participate in companies’ day-to-day decision-making or shareholders’ meetings."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Maps

"… as early settlement sites or locations of school districts, but also to provide a geographic context of how Farmington’s landscape has changed…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 3 of 3

"… force, fire department, highway department, water district, sewer district, highway department, and librarian."

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"… whose purpose and visage within their exclusive districts distinguished them from the others.” (Anne Dolan) Due to its unusual geography, the town…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Island Postmistresses

"… was established in what was formerly school district No 4 and was named Minturn Mrs Arwilda Newman was appointed postmistress After the mails…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Peru

"… to vote for a governor, and senators for the districts. Merrill Knight was moderator of said meeting and 20 votes were recorded."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"In the 1860’s, the town had as many as 31 Districts. Each district had an agent, and that agent was responsible for obtaining and paying a teacher…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… Register Historic Districts and a local historic district that encompass the central business district and residential areas of Bath."

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - North New Portland Village

"… persistent hard worker and the New Portland Water District still serves part of the North Village. New Portland has had many doctors over the years…"

Historic Hallowell - A Post-Revolutionary Generation

"… one of the first classical academies in the District of Maine (a distinction shared with Berwick Academy, which was chartered the same day)."

Life on a Tidal River - The Bangor Fire of 1911 - Page 1 of 2

"… immediately began plans to rebuild the burned district. City officials guided the city’s Phoenix rise from the ashes, and sought to incorporate a…"

Guilford, Maine - The Next Fifty Years 1916-1966

"… in the name of Piscataquis Community School District, and a new gymnasium was built. That year there was a devastating fire that destroyed the…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 1 of 4

"… into the subsequent Rumford/Mexico Water District (with its Mt. Zircon Reservoir); the International Paper Company; the Rumford Falls Sulphite…"

Skowhegan Community History - Abenakis in the Norridgewock/Skowhegan Area

"I'm in the district that lies between Acadia and New England. By mixing berries with an equal quantity of tallow, you can make beautiful candles that…"

Guilford, Maine - Modern History: 1966 to Present

"Fluoride was added to the water, a new sanitary district was incorporated, and a tennis court was built as was a 24-unit senior citizen’s complex…"

Lubec, Maine - Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello - Page 1 of 3

"Representative (D) from California’s 26th District. He died at 84 on August 13, 1991, the 29th anniversary of the bridge dedication."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Meeting House Park

"… Historic Places record of Farmington's Historic District, October 1993 History of Farmington, Maine by Thomas Parker, 1846 A History of Farmington…"

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

"… the Carrabassett River connecting the Parsons District with the Village. This bridge has been a topic of conversation in recent years, more in the…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - II. Pinkies, wherries, skiffs and chebaccos: Early Settlement

"… Coat Island” in 1786, three years after the district of Maine became a part of Massachusetts. Native Scotsman, author, merchant, politician, Son of…"

Lincoln, Maine - Other Early Hospitals

"District In early Lincoln, hospitals were not what they are today. They were in the homes of the doctors or nurses."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… influence, but for his direct impact on the day-to-day operations of a community in its infancy."

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"… as possible..." Henry David Thoreau, 1846 The District of Maine, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, became its own state as a result of the Missouri…"

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