Maine Memory Network

Lubec, Maine - The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head

"… at West Quoddy Head by Ronald Pesha, West Quoddy Head Light Keepers Assoc., Inc. Images from the organization's collection Lighthouse, Sail Rock…"

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

"… Admiral Farragut were in collision off Boston Light in the harbor today, and the Cumberland, in a sinking condition, put back to her dock and…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Rustication

"The Rockaway Hotel, Bar Harbor, ca. 1910Mount Desert Island Historical Society Rusticators had started arriving soon after steamer service was…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - I. Canoes and Clamshells: The Pre-European Settlement Years

"As its name suggests, it was at one point a burial place. Skeletons were also unearthed at Carrying Place and Middle Head."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - III. Boom, bustle, bust: The Steamboat Years to WWII

"… a light house in 1857, and by 1872 the Burnt Coat Harbor Light Station was in operation. Communication also improved with the advent of the…"

Lubec, Maine - Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello - Page 1 of 3

"… of Long Island’s Hamptons, Newport, even Bar Harbor. And far cooler, for even the Rhode Island and Maine shores offered limited respite during…"

Life on a Tidal River - The Bangor Fire of 1911 - Page 1 of 2

"… we got [to] the tin bridge that we didn't need head lights and when struck there the flames looked miles high in front of us and you can imagine…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"The Grindle Point Light House was built in 1850 at the entrance of Gilkey Harbor. A keeper lived in the house to keep the lantern lit around the…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"The additional generator would furnish an additional 1000 lights. The electric company asked Gould to take over the business as General Manager."

Blue Hill, Maine - Educating Blue Hill

"When the electric light first came in, small bulbs hung in the schoolrooms from long ropes. These made for better lighting, but its quality was still…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Eastern Maine Medical Center

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