Maine Memory Network

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Basketball: From Rivals to Teammates

"… Harbor once or twice a year, mostly to buy school clothes. Yet, there was one reason nearly everyone wanted to travel between towns."

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor and Social Reform Movements of the 1800s-1900s

"… defending her views and saying that Rose was a good person and a good abolitionist. Conclusion Bangor is a city with a very rich history, and…"

Guilford, Maine - Modern History: 1966 to Present

"… another great downtown fire, one which consumed a clothing store, caused little more than a hiccup, as the store rebuilt immediately."

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

"… established here in 1851 and Dunn's Store sold clothes, hardware and food. There was a gristmill and a blacksmith shop."

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahock House and The Sagadahoc Block

"Douglas clothing store, and John O. Shaw who sold stationary supplies, books and other random gifts (see receipt)."

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… in southern Maine where it was used for sizing cloth. Aroostook County’s first starch factory opened in Caribou in 1870 and the third in Presque…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Brothers of the Civil War

"… and worked in various enterprises, managing a clothing store for a time in Boston. In 1869 he married Ellen Maria Marston, daughter of the sea…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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