Maine Memory Network

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

"Rufus was a prominent opponent of the extension of slavery in the colonies. Rufus King relocated to New York City two years after his 1786 marriage…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 2 of 4

"… your petitioners to the necessity of extensive travel, some of them at least a distance of nine miles to attend a town meeting, and perform the…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 2 of 4

"It was enlarged in 1969 by the addition of a new extension on the rear of the facility. The ethnic composition of the Town of Rumford was also…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Hampden Academy

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

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."

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."

Scarborough Historical Society & Museum

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Colby College Special Collections

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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…"

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…"

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."

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."

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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