Maine Memory Network

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 2 of 3

"Passengers then would ford the river to Peru. When the river was low, foot passengers could walk across from the island to Peru on a natural causeway."

Mercy Hospital - Mercy & the Community

"Gary’s House became a focus of charity and fundraising efforts for the next six years, finally opening in 1998."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 1 of 3

"… purchased the property and added a carriage house, a hen house with cupola, and elaborate wooden fencing in an effort to create a picturesque…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"After the war he settled on Allan’s Island (Treat’s Island) where he operated a trading post. Louis Delesdernier was eventually appointed the first…"

Lubec, Maine - The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head

"John Allan lived on Eastport’s Moose Island in retirement. And patriot Hopley Yeaton, native of New Hampshire and appointed by President Washington…"

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

"Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello, Lubec, ca. 1962Lubec Historical Society Campobello, a 15 square mile Canadian island in the Bay of Fundy and site of…"

Historic Hallowell - Hurricanes Of 1954 - Stories and Timelines

"The first time it hit land was on Long Island, and New York. It hit Long Island directly as a category 2 hurricane."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Early Settlers

"… The Stewarts hailed from Martha’s Vineyard – an island just off the coast of Cape Cod, Mass. Their roots went back several generations on the…"

Surry by the Bay - Early Twentieth Century

"… whose community was as tinder dry as Mount Desert Island. Fortunately Surry had no major problems, but the citizens who had been so worried that…"

Southwest Harbor Public Library

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Mercy Hospital - Sisters of Mercy

"Marcia, Little Diamond Island, 1950Northern Light Mercy Hospital By 1830, church officials were strongly encouraging Catherine McAuley to stabilize…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 1 of 4

"… North Yarmouth, Cumberland, Yarmouth, Chebeague Island, Pownal, Freeport, Harpswell, and the Mere Point portion of Brunswick."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 1 of 4

"Their arrival increased the need for low-cost, reliable housing, which Mr. Chisholm addressed in his plans for a model town, expressed in a letter to…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Representative Industries of Cumberland and North Yarmouth

"White Wyandottes, Plymouth rocks and Rhode Island reds were the principal breeds kept, and many eggs were shipped for hatching. Shaw Bros."

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"… down the Neck minus their headlights, the drivers would secure their cargo, and slip away towards Bangor and Mount Desert Island. Next Page"

Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"They built a small cabin on an island that had been cleared by the Abenakis. Here they planted corn and potatoes."

Winter Harbor Historical Society

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Lubec, Maine - Klondike: Lubec's Gold from Sea Water Hoax

"… Philippines where he authored a history of the Islands. Sources Bangs, Carrie, “Klondike: The Gold from Sea Water Story Promoted by the…"

Lubec, Maine - Canning Sardines in Lubec: Technology, the Syndicate and Labor

"… he was sailing with his brother to Prince Edward Island. Both canneries were important operations later in Seacoast Canning Co., as Plants 9 and 8."

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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