Maine Memory Network

Guilford, Maine - BUSINESSES - Page 3 of 3

"It was built between 1890 and the early 1900s. It was built by David Campbell for his daughter, Louise, and her husband, Ernest Genther, as a wedding…"

Guilford, Maine - EVENTS - Page 2 of 3

"The water started to rise early on March 31, 1987. By the end of the day on April 1, Front Street was flooded."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Summer Street

"Early in the 19th century, it even competed with Bangor, its neighbor to the north, for economic dominance in Penobscot County."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Stephen Titcomb and the Settlement of the Sandy River Valley

"His dedication, along with other notable early settlers, resulted in the incorporation of Farmington as a town in 1794."

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

"The hall was originally built in the early 1920s by the Odd Fellows and they operated it for ten years."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Introduction

"This wealth of available water was very attractive to early settlers on Massachusetts’ frontier. Long before the settlement of Hampden, the native…"

Guilford, Maine - Historic Buildings - Page 1 of 2

"During its early years, it was considered the ultimate in accommodations. The dining room, kitchen, Jackson's Clothing Store, Ross Drug Store, the…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Elusive Championship

"… for Junior Pro Basketball in the late ‘70s and early ‘80s. Russ used to attend the games at the age of three or four, and he became the unofficial…"

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 4 of 5

"Guilford was a big town in the early 1900s. At the turn of the century Guilford had the railroad, woolen mills, a newspaper, and even a cinema."

Skowhegan Community History - Benedict Arnold's March

"He saved the revolution at its early stages, but became infamous as a traitor when he joined the British because he didn't get promoted for the…"

Skowhegan Community History - The Skowhegan Island

"In the early 1900s CMP, Central Maine Power, built two large dams and power stations that we still have in use today."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - About Us

"A team member worked with an Islesboro Central School high school senior to write the Narrative/Historical Overview about Islesboro’s history."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 74-138

"… System of Free Trade Tyler Wasgatt Brick School House Mr. Teague Dancing School William Henry Harrison, Whigs Boman Holman singing school"

Historic Hallowell - Seaport on the Kennebec

"From early April to late November, ocean-going vessels sailed up the Kennebec, forty-six miles from the open Atlantic, bringing Pennsylvania flour…"

Historic Hallowell - Historic Hallowell Resources and Links

"… back in time with John Hayward and see what early America was like. Hayward's New England Gazetteer of 1839 Hallowell, Maine…"

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell History Bibliography

"In the Early 19th Century. Hallowell, ME: Hains Ledge Press, 2003. Marshall, Megan. The Peabody Sisters: Three Women Who Ignited American…"

Historic Hallowell - Johnson Brothers and Their Shoe Factory

"… Appleton, but Richardson Johnson had to give up school early to make a living by farming and later manufacturing shoes."

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

"This is one of the most complete early concrete bridges remaining in the state, and was determined eligible for listing in the National Register of…"

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

"Work was suspended during the winter but early in the spring it was resumed. On June 20, 1842 the bridge was opened to traffic, the cost was $2,200."

Historic Hallowell - A Post-Revolutionary Generation

"… book lover can not only sense the history of the early Water Street book trade but can experience it by entering the antiquarian bookstore located…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Basketball: From Rivals to Teammates

"In the early years of MDIH, just as today, when the basketball team went to Bangor, Ellsworth or anywhere else to play, the fans from the Island…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"… settlements that had their own stores, schools (please visit Schools), churches, wharves and post offices."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Charles K. Savage (1903-1979): The View from Asticou - Page 2 of 6

"It was early in this pivotal time back on the island that Charles began making close friendships with many of Asticou’s summer visitors who were…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Hotel Willows, Farmington, ca. 1910

"… A photographic image on heavy paper was used as early advertising or as a postcard. This shows the Hotel Willows in landscaped setting, and…"