Maine Memory Network

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Source Materials

"Dr. William R. Horner for proofreading draft text and providing needed edits. Jennifer Judd-McGee for her patience, proofreading draft text and…"

Historic Hallowell - History of The Cotton Mill

"… building and company were handed over to Samuel R. Payson of Boston. In 1887, Payson changed the name to Kennebec River Mills."

Architecture & Landscape database - George Coombs

"Thomas, William R. Miller, Eugene J. Gibbs, and Harry C. Wilkinson. Between 1880 and 1896, Coombs significantly expanded the reach of his firm to…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 3 of 4

"… Town At a commemorative clambake in 1886, Captain R.G.F. Candage described the enduring allure of Blue Hill that offset the privations of the first…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Blue Hill Spearheads Development on the Downeast Coast

"As the early historian R.G.F. Candage said they were: "desirous of forming a new community, perhaps an ideal one; so they came to Maine, there being…"

Lubec, Maine - S.S. Cumberland: Steamer Brought Passengers and Prosperity to Lubec but Met Tragic End

"Bangs, a North Lubec merchant; W.B. Cottle, the proprietor of Merchants Hotel; M.M. Foster, postmaster and storekeeper; Chas."

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"The state of Maine gave grants of land and mill rights if a settler set up a mill, cleared 15 acres—devoting 10 acres to the production of…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"Mallett, a long-time principal at the Normal School As of 2009, plans were underway to replace the Mallett School with a new, energy efficient…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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