Maine Memory Network

Early Maine Photography - Famous People - Page 2 of 3

"His business interests included real estate, banking, and cotton manufacturing. King began his political career in 1795, serving as both a…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Notable Residents

"… Main Streets, in which the new George's National Bank and Georges Insurance Offices were installed. Throughout the years this building housed…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Prison Fires - 1849 to 1924

"… O’Brien Block next door, location of the George's National Bank at the time. Prison Fire, Thomaston, 1923Thomaston Historical Society There…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston Narrative

"George or Georges River, where it bends west for a short distance before heading north and inland some 40 miles to the village of Warren and beyond."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Early Wharves and Yards - 1795 to 1825

"… rights to the wharves and stores on the lower bank on Knox Street (Fort Wharf), where he established a shipyard."

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

"… Street in Thomaston, and he operated kilns on the bank of the river, just upriver of where the Waterfront Market on Wadsworth Street now stands."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - RESOURCES

"New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1946. (A) Folsom, George. History of Saco and Biddeford, with notices of other early settlements and of the propietary…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Raymond Wallace

"… much pressure? Much of our money was left in the banks. When the kids were born there wasn’t much of my mother working."

Bath's Historic Downtown - 94 Front Street

"… shipyard in 1844, and founded the first National Bank of Bath in 1861. He served as the Bank’s president until his death in 1882."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - III. An undercurrent of danger: Colonial Biddeford

"Lawyers, including James Sullivan and George Thatcher, were drawn to the town were here to work on real estate, business needs, and land and water…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Davenport Memorial and City Hall

"George P. Davenport was born at 55 Front Street, his father's home, and died on December 29, 1926 at his home on 1135 Washington Street due to a…"

Ellsworth Public Library

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Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahoc County Courthouse

"… on the Soldier's Monument, Joseph Pepper and George Pepper deserve special mention because George's letters to his mother still exist."

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

"… of the Bath Opera House for many years was George E. Sargent. When the Opera House was built, he said according to a newspaper from a 1952…"

Guilford, Maine - Special Events

"… in 1904, a huge dedication ceremony took place in Bank Square that was attended by hundreds of people."

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"The banks, stores and insurance companies flourished. Soon, a much-needed hospital would be established on South Street."