Maine Memory Network

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"… damage… Building up in the so-called Fish Hill section of Lincoln, a torrent of water swept down upon the south of the town of Lincoln, inundating…"

Lincoln, Maine - Gordon's Fox Farms

"… Road, Transalpine Road, Route 2, and Fish Hill. Fox farms generally consisted of 200 foxes. Foxes were fed fish and horse meat."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Bryants and Rockefellers: Two Seal Harbor Families

"Ringing Point, as it is called, was constructed upon the property of the former Dane Cottage, and still remains standing to this day."

Lubec, Maine - Parade, Pins and Pageantry, 1911

"However these streets, atop the hill, do not all meet at a common junction. The otherwise unidentified photo below was taken at Church and Main, and…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Old Ell is Born

"… side of Harbor Cottage and relocated down the hill and northwest behind the horseshoe road of Asticou Way along present day Rye Field Lane."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Harbor Cottage, The Old Ell (“Mame’s House”), and the Big Barn

"… upper end of the Asticou Way as well as Asticou Hill Trail. Harbor Cottage served first as family homestead for A.C."

Life on a Tidal River - Three Civil War Letters - Page 3 of 4

"… war (only fifty-five names were actually carved into the monument). A stone marks his grave next to his parents at Oak Hill Cemetery in Brewer."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Continental Paper Bag Company

"Ossie Hill described working as a label boy in the printing department. Every kind of paper bag called for was produced: from the tiny bag in which a…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - 1790s: A Growing Movement

"… River to the east (and a non-existent range of hills to the north).Maine Historical Society Still, separationists schemed new ways to rally…"

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 4 of 5

"After the Tea Room was sold, it was renamed the Hill Top Restaurant, which stayed open for a few years before finally closing."

Scarborough Historical Society & Museum

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"… first settled on the “Norton Farm” on Titcomb Hill in 1792 and set out the first orchard in the settlement."

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."

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

"Some of the schools include Lind Hill School, a school above the Lutheran Church, primary grades Brown School, and the High School."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Meeting House Park

"… the length of Main Street to the top of Abbott Hill. The flames took the buildings on lower Broadway then headed south on the west side on Main…"

Lubec, Maine - Susie Calder: Lubec's Sardine Queen

"It just started to go right down hill. R.J. Peacock Canning Co. Float, Lubec, 1950Lubec Memorial Library J: Susie, there were 12 children in…"

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

"… this island the name “Brule-Cote,” meaning “Burnt-hill” in his native French, presumably due to evidence of past fires on the island."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"(Original Town Warrant) Mosher Hill SchoolhouseFarmington Historical Society Parker’s History of Farmington says the town had 20 school…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"… Perham, Woodland, New Sweden, Wade, Castle Hill, and Chapman. Gould was not swayed. He arranged for start-up capital for the power plant at…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Early Settlers

"… of Route 4 North (Main Street) and Box Shop Hill Road. His home is one of many that was built prior to 1800 and still stands as a testament to the…"

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"… long, the conflagration swept up the Park Street hill, across French Street, and onto Broadway. Within a few short hours, the massive fire claimed…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Elusive Championship

"1 seed Bangor and No. 2 seed Oxford Hills of South Paris. They also beat No. 13 Brewer to become Eastern Maine Champions. Up next was the State Final."

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

"Metcalf Hill, New Portland Circa 1900New Portland Historical Society As more and more people joined the town, organizations and entertainment became…"

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

"“Down under the hill,” as the town folks referred to the ill district were many different businesses, such as a sawmill, grist mill, salt box…"