Maine Memory Network

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VI. The deluge of industrial expansion & immigration (1865-1900) - Page 1 of 2

"The Andrews' supplied granite to big local projects as well. The quarry on South Street was opened to supply stone for the Western Division Railroad…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Running the Town

"… least five people more opinions would be voiced and better decisions made. Roberta requested of the town, which asked the legislature to expand the…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Resources

"Audio stories Swan's Islanders at Work and Play CD Our audios story tellers: Marguerite Staples, Marion Stinson, Sonny Sprague, Keving Staples, Eva…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Theater

"There were school plays put on by the students and plays to benefit student activity funds (PIK- People Interested in Kids)."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Telephone communication

"Joyce in Atlantic and Isaac W. Stinson in Swan's Island Village, had a telephone line between their stores so they could talk to each other."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Dance

"Musicians would think nothing of getting together and playing for a dance. Captain Herrick’s Ocean View Hotel in Swan’s Island Village had a well…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Draining the quarry

"… was over each year, the rain filled up the pit and iced over in the winter to make a popular skating pond."

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 4 of 4

"It equipped the company with its first major manufacturing operation in the northeast, and provided its first coated paper manufacturing capability."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Ledyard Block

"The building was interesting for a variety of reasons. It was a meeting place, a business center, and a home to many."

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 3 of 4

"William H. also knew that the original equipment and systems would soon also need attention, and that additional capital would be continuously…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Kids at the quarry

"Kids at the quarry Swan's Island 3-5 grade class on an old quarry boilerSwan's Island Historical Society Kim Colbeth's 3-5 grade class visited…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Playing at the pond

"Playing at the pond Although Baird's Quarry was kept drained during its working seasons, once operations closed down for the winter it was always…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 1 of 4

"… needed construction materials and manufacturing equipment and, in time, the means of getting the finished paper to market."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 2 of 4

"A lack of good overland routes resulted in Scarborough remaining a town of separate villages, each with its own church and school."

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

"… barn, while continuing to stable horses and farm equipment also became part of a taxi and vehicle storage business established in 1926 by John’s…"

Mercy Hospital - Growth & Expansion - Page 2 of 2

"The growing physical therapy staff used the latest ultra-sonic equipment, electrical stimulation, cervical traction, infrared and diathermy…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Porter Lake

"Donated equipment was used and the beach was made usable. It became a continuing improvement project for several years."

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 2 of 3

"… utilizing part of the premises, installed sawmill equipment and manufactured bobbins for use in the textile industry on the spinning frames."

Mercy Hospital - Founding of Mercy

"The Ladies Auxiliary also had a special committee for transportation, providing means for patients to travel to and from their homes to the hospital."

Guilford, Maine - MANUFACTURING - Page 1 of 2

"In 1954 there was rapid growth of new equipment and they expanded their market. They sold out all over New England and the Mid Atlantic States."

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor Man Rats Out Brady Gang - Page 1 of 2

"His hobbies included poker, reading, singing, playing tennis, and bridge. He was also physically fit and was a very hard worker."

Lincoln, Maine - Other Early Hospitals

"The equipment they used would be considered outdated in today’s time. Equipment was primitive, with electricity being so new, and Lincoln being so…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - John Frank Stevens

"It was Stevens who proposed building a high level canal with dams and locks instead of a sea level one like the French were trying to do."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"Many of the rural schools had funds for supplies and the teacher’s salary that only covered a few weeks. Thus the terms were short."