Maine Memory Network

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

"The depression saw the closing of many of the mills and businesses and a steady decline in population."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Economic History of Main Street, Northeast Harbor - Page 2 of 3

"… Harbor’s economy was not immune from the Great depression. Numerous hotels closed and only three remained open by 1940."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Harvesting on Cascade Pond

"During the Depression, when times were real bad, I can remember all the people coming to ask for work."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 2 of 4

"Although steps were taken through the Depression of the early 1930s to reduce losses, such as abandoning some lines, the trolley system never…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Resources and Links

"Condon, Richard H. “Maine in depression and war, 1929-1945.” In Maine: the Pine Tree State from prehistory to present, edited by Richard W."

Architecture & Landscape database - John P. Thomas

"… who planned banks and palatial homes, the Great Depression of the 1930s brought difficult times that resulted in fewer commissions and a reduced…"

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

"The Great Depression got everyone into trouble. The plentiful jobs went to no jobs. Everyone in Stockholm was trying to survive with scarce supplies."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Raymond Wallace

"… born? 1933 About how old were you when the Great Depression occurred? Very young, it didn’t seem like much had really changed."

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 2 of 4

"Some ran out of capital. General depression swept the country. Some mines never got started. In the end, even the strong companies dwindled with…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Harvesting on Cascade Pond ~ A Family Affair

"During the Depression, when times were real bad, I can remember all the people coming to ask for work."

Historic Hallowell - The Vaughan Stream & Sawmills

"… after another economic fall during The Great Depression. After this, large industrial companies, such as mills, began to set up shop along the…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Woodrow Wilson

"… his upbringing in Thomaston during the Great Depression and his experiences as a ship captain. Woodrow Wilson, clip one  Clip 1: Kristen Sawyer…"

Lincoln, Maine - Solomon's Store

"… of time and was open straight through the Great Depression. It was a place anyone could shop and had many famous name brands."

Surry by the Bay - Early Twentieth Century

"… had dropped to 488, likely impacted by The Great Depression. Emery O. Bonsey, Newbury Neck, ca."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Continental Paper Bag Company

"… Paper Bag Company operated successfully until the depression of the 1930s. The Oxford Paper Co. acquired the mill properties in December of 1936…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - III. Boom, bustle, bust: The Steamboat Years to WWII

"The Great Depression finished off many industries on Swan’s Island, and ushered in a quiet period of change. Hard times hit the nation."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Of The Arts Era

"During the Great Depression, the Building of the Arts began to lose revenue and slowly fell into disrepair."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Businesses and Cottage Industries

"… and '50s, when islanders had recovered from the Depression and were anxious to purchase new merchandise and fresh foods without traveling to the…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Early Settlements

"… the hotel was reduced in size following the 1929 Depression and finally razed in 1950, most of the houses that were built by the visitors to the…"

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

"Economically, the Depression affected the townspeople the same way it did others. Even though there is no recorded information on this topic…"

Pejepscot Historical Society

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Colby College Special Collections

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Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… Library Following a period of decline during the Depression, World War II revitalized the industry with factories on both the east and west coasts…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… was not insulated from the effects of the Great Depression. Presque Isle Army Airfield, ca. 1942 X Army Airfield Headquarters, Presque…"