Maine Memory Network

John Martin: Expert Observer - Grant-Wilson political rally, Augusta Depot, 1872

"Grant and his running mate, Henry Wilson, took a train from Bangor to the rally, then returned home on the train."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Part 4, pages 57-76

"… marched through downtown, "urging" businesses run by Democrats or "secesh" to fly American flags and express support for the Union."

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin's plow, Hampden, ca. 1833

"… into the woods and found a pine tree with a root running out like a plough shear and I made a plough and covered the moulboard with hoop iron taken…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Fiske Block, Broad Street, Bangor, 1864

"… shed and 4 stores commencing at I W Pattens and running north Cyras Goss were entirely consumed so the walls tumbled in and floors fell in…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Pendleton & Ross stand, Bangor, 1864

"… city up to this time in the way of selling goods running boats shipping & other incidents connected with it." The drawing is on page 418 of a…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Fish weir, Ball Hill Cove, Hampden, ca. 1832

"… warmed enough for pear trees to bloom, shad began running in the river. Martin, who worked as an accountant and store keeper, wrote the journal…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - First electric railroad car in Bangor, 1889

"… I had the pleasure of seeing the 4 cars which was run on that day I was told from day break until 12 midnight of the sights I have seen I count…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Third Parish Church, Bangor, 1865

"… to purchase a desirable lot but a mud hole or run containing just room enough to build the building on and give a space sufficient to hitch and…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"This fault runs along both sides of Islesboro and is responsible for the shape of the island, having squeezed the bedrock together over the millennia."

Early Maine Photography - War - Page 2 of 2

"… fought in such notable battles as First Bull Run, Second Bull Run, Fredericksburg, and Chancellorsville before being killed at Gettysburg on July…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… Neck (North Lubec) during the spring smelt run, gathered sweet grass and harvested shellfish, the remains of which have been discovered in shell…"

Early Maine Photography - Famous People - Page 3 of 3

"… from 1818 to 1826, when he resigned to run for governor. While governor, Lincoln worked to settle the Northeastern Boundary Dispute with Great…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1850-1870 - Page 2 of 4

"… example, bands of sophisticated braid and fringe running from the shoulders of the bodice to center waist contrive a pelerine effect on a brown…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks - Page 2 of 2

"… the island such as clam cove, ringbolt, and barn run. Sagamore Wreck of the Sagamore, January 14, 1934Scarborough Historical Society & Museum…"

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

"… the river, and then at Higgins Beach horses could run along the hard sand. The highway continued on to the ferry at Ferry Beach; and from the ferry…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Water Transportation

"… the Southport and the Westport, made their final runs and freight and passenger service to and from Islesboro ended."

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"… Machias completed • Stage coaches for passengers run by William Chaloner who also kept a hotel in Lubec • First Christian Church built in Lubec •…"

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

"… regular route was the Providence – to – New York run. On February 11, 1907, in the middle of the night, in what would be Rhode Island’s worst…"

Phillips Historical Society

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Andrew Smith Store

"His store in Atlantic was run out of a portion of his home, and was in operation at least from 1920-1941 (his marriage license in 1923 lists him as a…"

Cumberland Historical Society

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Arriving in Bar Harbor

"… for the steamboat Rockland to add the town to its run. In 1867 the wharf was expanded, the Lewiston began regular stops there, and tourism took a…"

Maine Irish Heritage Center

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks - Page 1 of 2

"… to a hauling winch; and as long as the engine was running, the winch turned and lobster traps could be hauled aboard."