Maine Memory Network

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Community and Commerce

"Clement and Roberts did brisk business, with Roberts building pinkey boats for local fishing and Clement making fish barrels, washtubs and pails."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Davenport Memorial and City Hall

"The family home was behind the family's business space. Next to the family home was the business of James B."

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

"(The largest physical manifestation of this endeavor still stands today and remains open for business, though no longer under Savage ownership: the…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Rustication

"Henry and Seth Clark were in the shipping business and operated a shipyard on Clark Point in Southwest Harbor."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Champlain Society - Page 2 of 2

"… Eliot opened his own landscape architecture business and became a pioneer in that field. Finally, the Champlain Society is significant because the…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Dreamland and Liberty

"… entertainment to the community and bringing business to Bath and surrounding areas were two of the most important."

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Customs House

"… involved with the fundraising, construction, and businesses associated with the Customs House. One of the most important people was Ammi B."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Bath Savings Institution and Hyde Block

"Bath Saving's Institution contributes to Bath's history in many ways. It's the oldest bank in Bath still running, having been in business since 1852."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Entertainment- Alameda and Opera House

"… 1926Maine Maritime Museum In the late 19th and early 20th century, theaters were becoming a new and exciting thing in most towns."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Old Town Hall and Grant Building

"… the “Great Fire of 1837” decimated most of the early records thought to be safely in storage. The Old City Hall was a brick, two and a half story…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Project Overview

"… numerous directories to find the different businesses that occupied their address over the years."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Church Block

"… brother, William Moses, they both became wealthy business men who financed: the Bank Block, The Lincoln Block, and the Columbian Block, in addition…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Shipbuilding

"… in 1777, several enterprising men had started businesses in the “Crick Village” section, a cluster of buildings centered on Mill Creek, where it…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Railroad Station

"The station was open for freight business from 1959 until 1971 when the building was changed into a dental clinic for the poor, the Jessie Albert…"

Guilford, Maine - The Next Fifty Years 1916-1966

"Many businesses seemed to be “changing hands” or were “merging” but most remained and improved their services – including the bakery, hardware store…"

Guilford, Maine - Historic Buildings - Page 2 of 2

"1880Guilford Historical Society Elm Street Businesses, Guilford, ca. 1880Guilford Historical Society Elm Street businesses in the late 1880s."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - 1870 to 1915

"… Lawrence Portland Cement Company took over the business, and within a year began the construction of a new lime plant and office building."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Maine State Prison

"He had left his Thomaston lime business and farm property in the hands of Captain Ballard Green and Peter H."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: Lime Works

"In addition to lime burning, Knox busied several local men with associated industries such as cutting wood for the kilns, or making hoop poles for…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: Shipping

"According to Eaton, Knox dabbled in ship building as early as 1796, and that several coasters were launched and kept running in his employ in the…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - 1940 to Present Day

"A time-line chiseled into a granite wall in the business section on Main Street highlights important events in the town’s history, and Thomaston…"

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

"… saw the closing of many of the mills and businesses and a steady decline in population. Currently Stockholm is a residential town with a population…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1930-1940 - Page 2 of 4

"… Franklin Turner, 410 Park Avenue, New York," the business address she moved to 1936, suggesting the garments date from about this time."

Guilford, Maine - Historic Buildings - Page 1 of 2

"To the left is Elm Street businesses. Notice the Methodist Church in the background. Bank Square and Elm Street Businesses, Guilford…"