Maine Memory Network

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: The Old Church on the Hill

"… Meeting House, it was located on the hill east of Mill River, upon a piece of land conveyed by Captain David Fales which was about 116 feet wide…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - "Fly Rod" Crosby - Page 2 of 3

"… Crosby as a writer and sent her all over the east coast to represent the Maine Woods at expositions and on boards promoting tourism."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Fixing Borders on the Land: The Northeastern Boundary in Treaties and Local Reality, 1763-1842 - Page 2 of 5

"… from islands in Passamaquoddy Bay in the east, to identifying the actual St. Croix River (as well as its source), and deciding how to follow the…"

Otisfield Historical Society

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

"Its first move was just to the east of the present day Sand Garden feature in the Asticou Azalea Gardens."

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

"… Museum As settlements moved away from the coast, east-west roads were developed to intersect roads extending inland from the Boston Post Road."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Brothers of the Civil War

"… a temporary assembly and camp area in Portland’s East Deering, across the cove from the Marine Hospital (now Martin's Point)."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Movies Come To The Island

"Tickets were reasonably priced and Down East Magazine described the experience at the time as “cheerfully rustic, informal, and unpretentious.”…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Project Sources

"Shain, C., Shain, S. The Maine Reader: the Down East Experience 1614 to the Present, 1991. Smith, Raoul N."

Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln House Hotel

"… was beginning to be built in the 1820s on the East side of upper Main Street just before Lee street, and opened in 1858."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 2 of 4

"Camden, ME: Down East Books, 1908. King Burial GroundScarborough Historical Society & Museum Cyrus King Born in Scarborough 16 September 1772…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - About the Project

"… 478 square miles—more than any school district east of the Mississippi River. It came to exist in 2008 as a result of a state-wide consolidation…"

Malaga Island: a story best left untold - Resources, Links, and Bibliography for Malaga Island: A Story Best Left Untold

"… Coastal Cemeteries, A Historic Tour, 2003, Down East Books, Camden, Maine. Black, Edwin, The War Against the Weak: Eugenics and America’s Campaign…"

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"Road connecting Lubec and East Machias under construction 1817 • First village schoolhouse built and included meeting hall on second floor."

Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"The tribes east of the Connecticut River were called the Abenaquois and this name was confined to the valley of the Kennebec River."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Rustication

"And these artists' paintings convinced wealthy east-coast businessmen and their families that the island was worth the journey."

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Floods

"To the far East, China, was experiencing difficulties with the same problem. The Yangzete river had flooded and many Chinese people were in twist."

Lubec, Maine - S.S. Cumberland: Steamer Brought Passengers and Prosperity to Lubec but Met Tragic End

"… hardware, shoes, and ship chandlery were the best east of Bangor. Lubec stores seemed primitive by comparison."

Presque Isle: The Star City - National Community Christmas Tree - 1959

"… not from a National Forest; and ever used from East of the Mississippi. Christmas tree frame work, Presque Isle, 1959Presque Isle Historical…"

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

"… & Maine railroads bought the first streamliner east of the Mississippi, the famed Flying Yankee. The novelty wore off and revenues continued to…"

Lincoln, Maine - Other Early Hospitals

"… Troutt (Mattawamkeag), Morey (Millinocket), Lyon (East Millinocket), and Daniels (Sherman). This hospital continued to be a working hospital until…"

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

"… West, where crops were cheaper to grow and send east by railroad. The farmers who remained in Cumberland and North Yarmouth survived by…"

Mercy Hospital - Mercy & the Community

"… of Maine, which was part of Catholic Health East. As an affiliate of Mercy Hospital, VNA provided a wide array of services for those transitioning…"

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"Much of the lumber stock along the east coast was already gone. Builders looked to the vast and nearly untouched lumber resources of Maine…"