Maine Memory Network

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor Site Resources

"Yankee warrior: the story of a Civil War hero from Maine. Bangor: Bangor Publishing Company, 1993. Print. Heseltine, Charles D."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Arvida Hayford, Bangor, ca. 1867

"… "The gentleman below has been noted as the hero of profligacy in Bangor for 25 years. I have given his person & expression almost exact…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - George Francis Train, Bangor, 1866

"… years and cherished by the Democrats as the hero of incendiary remarks and discourses in his language and principles throwing away the principles…"

Guilford, Maine - WELCOME

"… merchants and businessmen, to the soldiers and heroes who lived and died here, and of the sacrifices of sweat, tears and even lives expended in the…"

Lubec, Maine - The Gardner Lake Tragedy - Page 2 of 2

"Wyman Ramsdell is like a hero to me because if he didn’t save my grandmother then I wouldn’t he here right now."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Grand Army of the Republic

"… being sarcastically termed “bronze buttons heroes.” Although inside the Grand Army of the Republic they referred to each other as “Comrade.” The…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Incorporation

"… reviled as a traitor or saluted as a patriot and hero according to personal prejudice, and even today, more than three centuries after his death…"

Guilford, Maine - EXHIBITS

"… which we pay tribute to two examples of selfless heroes who have lived among us. Guilford Schools By: Rex Webb The Guilford Schools…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 2 of 3

"… and equestrian statues of Union soldiers and heroes, granite shafts, tablets, urns, and mounted cannon."

Historic Clothing Collection - Eighteenth Century - Page 1 of 3

"… ball in Portland, in honor of Revolutionary War hero, the Marquis de Lafayette. By 1825, the dress was altered and re-constructed, perhaps as a…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - War of 1812

"… Chamberlain, whose grandson, Joshua, became a hero in the Civil War. The elder Chamberlain was a shipbuilder from Orrington and lost two ships in…"

Guilford, Maine - Veterans Tributes - Page 1 of 2

"… spot beside the river in Elmwood Cemetery, a true hero and an inspiration to all. His citations and decoration along with his burial flag now…"

Lincoln, Maine - Gary Gordon

"As loyal as he was, he still died as a hero saving lives and doing what he wanted to do. Molly Gordon Personal response The fact that Gary Gordon…"

Lincoln, Maine - Thomas S. Libby

"After dying, he was considered a hero who died in the service of the North. Several years later, a cemetery was built in honor of him for his family…"

Life on a Tidal River - Four Important Women of Bangor

"Alice Zwicker Alice Zwicker was one of the unsung heroes of Maine. During her career in the U.S. Army Nurse Corps, or as child in a small rural town…"

Lubec, Maine - The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head

"Revolutionary War hero Col. John Allan lived on Eastport’s Moose Island in retirement. And patriot Hopley Yeaton, native of New Hampshire and…"

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

"… was intense, the teams’ players were local heroes and models for younger kids. It was all about town spirit and bragging rights."

Pejepscot Historical Society

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Colby College Special Collections

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St. Croix Historical Society

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