Maine Memory Network

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 2 of 4

"… take a leisurely afternoon trip, or go longer distances for family trips or for business. The cost to rent a horse for a trip to nearby Phillips…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - IV. Transitions and troubles: Private enterprise shoulders an island’s needs

"… that were repaired enough to handle the shorter distances of island travel. Public services also expanded with time."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 2 of 4

"The 10 mile distance from Rumford Point to Rumford Falls led to the building of the Kimball School at the Point."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Regional and Town History

"Google Maps tells us that the distance between Byron and Buckfield—respectively the northern and southern-most towns in RSU 10—is 43 miles, with a…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - "Representing every particular:" John Martin's Reflections, Illustrations, and Commentary - Page 1 of 2

"… be an idea can be given at once of localities and distances although the outlines are entirely from memory and not made by any given scale of…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Aviation

"It was also an ideal landing spot for long distance Atlantic flights, there was no need for the pilot to go further inland after the arduous journey."

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

"Living a short distance from David Hutchins were a group of Norridgewock Indians, led by Chief Pierpole."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - John Frank Stevens

"… the disease could not fly for more then that distance without landing on something, therefore if they had nothing to land on they could not reach…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - The Abbott School

"Blue located in Weld, which could be seen in the distance. Bridges at Rollo Pond, Farmington, ca."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Riverside Park

"… allowed area residents freedom to travel farther distances to other amusement parks and resorts, now all within easy reach by car."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Emerson Letter

"Next morning the booming of canon in the distance notified us that our advance had overtaken them. We rolled up our blankets, strapped on our…"

Blue Hill, Maine - In Search of the Rustic Life

"The inn offered “Electric Lights, Long Distance Telephone, Telegraphic Office, Saddle Horses, [and] Excellent Livery” (Wood 73)."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 1 of 4

"Travel of any distance was usually via boat or horseback. The arrival of the train, and later the trolley, allowed residents greater flexibility of…"

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

"… attached to a carriage wheel to calculate distance traveled.(3) At each mile a stake was driven into the ground and a crew following behind set the…"

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

"… oxen in the winter down to the Falls, perhaps a distance of five or six miles. Samuel Chase is said to have built several crafts near Walnut Hill."

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

"East North Yarmouth At a distance of 2 1/2 miles from Walnut Hill Village, North Yarmouth's Old Town House stands on the west side of Route 9."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"It has a gentle pitch over its distance and provides a direct Kennebeck-Rangeley Lakes\Androscoggin canoe connection."

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… have to worry about getting their produce to long-distance markets; however, when the road finally connected Presque Isle to other areas of the…"

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

"… the right showing the near-complete bridge in the distance Roadwork on bridge surface, Lubec, 1962 Lubec Historical Society Lubec…"

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"Katahdin can be seen in the distance. In the summer, loons are heard on any of Lincoln’s 13 lakes. In the fall, trees are ablaze with a myriad of…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"… the controversy, trying to determine the actual distance from shore. The controversy was settled in 1799, in favor of General Knox, who quickly…"

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

"… his freight of timber and piles, goes over it a distance of about 600 feet. And still the work goes on."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"… children to school – some traveled a substantial distance. By 1900, children who lived on farms might be boarded at the expense of the town, or…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"That distance, broken up into six irregular city blocks, is lengthy in comparison to the three-block, east-west width of this historic downtown."