Maine Memory Network

Western Maine Foothills Region - Fires in Rumford

"… a long-burning fire occurred in 1919 and required extensive measures to extinguish. Waldo Street Area Waldo Street Fire slide show The Waldo…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection

"became well-known nationally for their broad and extensive use of photography in their publications; they were especially active in aerial…"

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

"Savage, "…removed the old ell, and built a new extension containing a kitchen, butler's pantry, and storerooms."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Hampden Academy

"… to the building, several more alterations and extensive repairs were made to keep it up and running."

Lubec, Maine - The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head

"… keepers’ house created a duplex with ground floor extension at the rear for two kitchens. Amenities for family living encouraged extended tours of…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Ledyard Block

"… Library On the subject of events, there was an extensive fire in 1894. The fire damaged twenty-one properties before it finally died out."

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor: Healthcare Center of Eastern and Central Maine - Page 2 of 2

"… was put forth to build two more sections as an extension to the hospital in existence. One of the new departments was a pediatric ward, which is a…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks - Page 2 of 2

"… Shipwrecks Scarborough’s coastline has three extensive beaches: Higgins, Scarborough and Pine Point."

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

"Corn was canned extensively, with other vegetables and fruit handled. While under the management of Merrill Bros., meat was also canned. Charles E."

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

"… to be derived from the completion of this extension, will tower so high above all loss or injury sustained, that many years will not pass our…"

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"… Quilt, Lubec, 1889 1812 • War of 1812 leads to extensive smuggling operations between British and American territories along Passamaquoddy Bay…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad

"During World War II, an extension was built to the Presque Isle Air Force Base. This substation on Munson Hill, pictured in1909, was 5 miles north of…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Native Americans

"It did preclude extensive agriculturally based European settlement until after the Civil War, although Acadians had lived along the St."

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 4 of 5

"This building soon had extensive fire damage in 1979. The building was made of brick which could have been the reason it didn’t burn completely."

Scarborough Historical Society & Museum

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Mercy Hospital - Mercy & the Community

"… by EMHS who recognized the benefit of VNA’s extensive home-based network, now considered central to improving the health of our communities."

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… churches, and various stores; moreover the extension of the military road to Presque Isle together with a growing population made it possible for…"

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

"… bridge, necessitating the addition of a curving extension to enter the bridge approach. The photograph on the right looks over the temporary…"

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"Despite “numerous and extensive” washouts, Lincoln town crews refused to quit, tracks were repaired within two days, and direct traffic was restored."

Colby College Special Collections

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

"… 1803, the Court heard a report of a plan for the extension of this new county road that would run north from North Yarmouth to Hallowell, a road to…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"… and over the years the building has needed extensive repair because of the lack of steel 'I' beams.Farmington Historical Society Hip Hip Hurrah! A…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… center of downtown, the Hyde Block was altered extensively in 1910, when Bath Savings Institution moved to the building’s Broad Street corner."

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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