Maine Memory Network

Guilford, Maine - Guilford Schools

"Both the grade school and high school were decked out with buntings and other festive decorations for the town of Guilford’s Centennial celebration."

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Schools

"Hallowell Schools Warren Street School, Hallowell, ca. 1890Courtesy of Sumner A. Webber, Sr., an individual partner The founders of Hallowell…"

Lincoln, Maine - High Street Bridge, Lincoln, ca. 1903

"High Street Bridge, Lincoln, ca. 1903 Contributed by Lincoln Historical Society Description This is the High Street Bridge built in the…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - 94 Front Street

"Working his way up, he owned Webber’s Drugstore through the time span of 1912-1933. He was a school board member, and a Captain of the Third Maine…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Early Schools

"The May School A unique early school was known as the May School. The May sisters, Julia and Sara, operated a private school for girls in Farmington…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Village Schools

"The program highlighted the ideals and standards of young graduates of that century. Village School, cr."

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - North New Portland Village Schools

"North New Portland High, primary school, grammar school and the Green Schoolhouse are all names used for the building."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Georges Valley High School

"Georges Valley High School Georges Valley High School Image from www.msad50.org X Georges Valley High School 47 Valley Street, Thomaston, Maine…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Cunningham School

"In 1949, the current Presque Isle High School was built. After this facility opened in 1950, the old school was repurposed as a middle school and was…"

Lincoln, Maine - Main Street

"… social-studies students at Mattanawcook Junior High School in Lincoln. The students spent hours researching their respective topics and compiling…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - "Man on the Street"

"Not content with the honor of being editor-in-chief of the school paper, Breccia, he proceeded to romp away with saluterian honors at graduation."

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

"A focal point for Main Street, Greely High School stands at the heart of Cumberland Center. Serving the high school students of Cumberland and North…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin store, Center Street, Bangor, 1862

"… dressed in dirty ragged clothes sitting on the high ways by the fences and sketching churches and various buildings on a roll of paper laid across…"

Life on a Tidal River - William S. Cohen, The Man and the School

"The school was built with federal WPA (Works Projects Administration) funds (approx. $400,000). William S."

Maine Central Institute

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Bath's Historic Downtown - Old Town Hall and Grant Building

"… bell used to be in the North Church belfry on High Street until it was transported to City Hall. The bell rang every morning, noon, and night."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"This store, located at 782 Washington Street (the southwest corner of the intersection), did very well, surviving for more than 20 years despite…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Dreamland and Liberty

"From the floor to the ceiling, it was 24 feet high. The first motion picture that occurred at the Dreamland was The Great Train Robbery."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Ledyard Block

"Morse to buy the property that Morse High School was built on. James C. Ledyard's most important contribution was being elected mayor."

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"Throughout the nineteenth century, as the lowest of these areas were filled in and Commercial Street was added to the east of Front Street, the…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahoc County Courthouse

"… was built on an empty lot at the intersection of High and Centre Streets, in 1867, and dedicated on June 3, 1868."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"This field was located behind the High School on High Street. The Model School Model School Teacher: Miss Johnson First Row Student: Cecil…"

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 3 of 5

"In 1969, the Guilford Middle School housed only grades sixth, seventh and eighth; today, the middle school houses fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, and…"

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

"Central School always had a food booth. In later years, junk auctions became popular. These were when people would sell junk that they didn't need…"