Maine Memory Network

Blue Hill, Maine - Educating Blue Hill

"… Class in front of Blue Hill Academy, Blue Hill, 1893Blue Hill Public Library Blue Hill Academy Ever since the 1790s, residents of Blue Hill…"

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

"Blue Hill Spearheads Development on the Downeast Coast One of the last places on the Maine coast to be settled by the English was the Penobscot Bay…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Shipbuilding: An Important Early Industry

"1850Blue Hill Public Library Sailing vessels were built in Blue Hill as early as 1792, but it was in the early 1800‘s that shipbuilding really took…"

Blue Hill, Maine - A Real Downeast County Fair

"1915Blue Hill Public Library The Blue Hill Fair is many things to many people: entertainment and community, the culmination of hard work and…"

Blue Hill, Maine - In Search of the Rustic Life

"Some popular places to hike were Blue Hill Mountain and the Blue Hill Falls Bridge. On Parker Point, a tennis court was built in 1912 by George…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… Streets to the Sagadahoc County Courthouse on the hill overlooking the downtown. While his early work is not fully documented, it is likely that he…"

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

"… that went up a steep incline and over Scottow's Hill, but the hill was so steep horses had to be switched at the top to complete the journey."

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"… to go to his home at Morgan's Bay or East Blue Hill over a weekend, he was charged fifty cents for the same."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 3 of 4

"… Airport opened at a site off Pleasant Hill Road. Flying schools and service operations continued into the 1960s.(3) Remembrance Joseph Snow, a…"

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

"… then moved to a home at Route 1 and Scottow Hill Road where he also had his practice. He was on call seven days a week: house calls were $5.00 and…"

Surry by the Bay - Broadway by the Bay

"… in places such as Mount Desert Island, Blue Hill and Castine. The Playhouse offered some elegance and culture in a charming rustic setting."

Surry by the Bay - History of Surry

"As they lay at anchor surrounded by forested hills near a serene cove, the crew had long, contentious discussions about settling in this particular…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 1 of 4

"Beech Hill School, Scarborough, ca. 1879Scarborough Historical Society & Museum Testing Ian, grade 8 School items on display at the Scarborough…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 3 of 4

"… opened after World War II at a site off Pleasant Hill Road. Service operations and flying schools operated at Port-of-Maine until the 1960s."

Bath's Historic Downtown - 94 Front Street

"Palmer Dry Goods (1868-1876) William P. Hill Dry Goods (1876-1883) Webber’s Drugstore (1883-1933) Burnham’s Auto Supply (1933-1953) Fullerton’s Radio…"

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

"Hill, who brought the sport back from Cornell University. Walter Murtaugh was a very important member of the Alameda's Roller Polo team; he was a…"

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

"… in 1796 to become United States Minister to Great Britain. In 1804, he was an unsuccessful Federalist candidate for Vice President of the United…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 3 of 5

"It was Osgood Walker, and the hill became named for this family. Some of the inventors living in the Town of Dixfield during its early history…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Marsh: "Land of Much Grass" - Page 1 of 4

"Great Egret X In his book Secrets of a Salt Marsh, author John O. Snow beautifully describes life in a salt marsh, “a world of many different…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 3 of 4

"… with various fish and “thirty very good and great lobsters.” In the 1600s and 1700s lobsters were easily harvested from tidal pools along the…"

Surry by the Bay - Early Twentieth Century

"… had dropped to 488, likely impacted by The Great Depression. Emery O. Bonsey, Newbury Neck, ca."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Early Schools

"… in the area now known as Pond Road near Norton Hill Road Dist.# 8 - Taylor Hill was the location of another rural school for a time."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 3 of 4

"… have these disadvantages, and were considered a great invention. Slates and slate pencils are no longer used for writing, but are an integral part…"

Surry by the Bay - Surry Opera Company

"… as the 21st century began, over the years a great many people had come together to share music and friendship in an effort to connect across…"