Maine Memory Network

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Bryants and Rockefellers: Two Seal Harbor Families

"… park creator George Bucknam Dorr worked with the government to gain enough lands and funds to eventually make Acadia National Park official in 1919."

Blue Hill, Maine - Shipbuilding: An Important Early Industry

"… was given passage back to the States by the Irish government. Supposedly, when he finally got back to Blue Hill he walked into a funeral at the…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 4 of 4

"All states and the federal government share a minimum legal size, 3 ¼ inches carapace-length measured from the eye socket to the beginning of the…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Meeting House Park

"… The Meeting House became a religious center, a government center, and a building for events such as the Franklin County Agriculture Society."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Roads: From Footpaths to Super Highway

"In 1753, the British Government named Benjamin Franklin as one of two deputies in charge of the colonial mail system."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 2 of 4

"While some veterans used government-backed grants to claim land elsewhere in the state, others remained and pushed outward to North Scarborough."

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… of the war in 1783 and formation of the federal government efforts were made to control trade in the region. The border between the U.S."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"… receive direct mail service from the federal government. A steamboat set out from Ryders’ Cove every morning at 9:00, picked up mail in Belfast…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Native Americans

"… women the right to vote in 1920, the United State government did not give this right to native people until the mid 1930s."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"Farmers “had a great deal to do with town government, and through the influence of the Grange, they assisted in determining state policies.” Many of…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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

"… records tell about payments that were made by the government to compensate for the inconvenience and loss of property."

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future

"… Henderson was influential in business and town government. He owned two sawmills, one of them being the Haywire; he was town selectman, road…"