Maine Memory Network

Guilford, Maine - BUSINESSES - Page 3 of 3

"The M&J Hudson store was constructed in 1879. Later on another wing was added. This wing was for the post office added in 1893."

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

"A “machine room” and a “laboratory” were constructed. Beneath them, in the water, were placed specially constructed wooden boxes called accumulators…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 1 of 4

"In 1900, contracts were awarded for the actual construction. As the construction started, Mr. Chisholm was making a detailed survey of the markets…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Architecture

"Architecture The original state-constructed dwellings (as well as those subsequently built by the first settlers) were 18’ X 26’ rectangular…"

Historic Hallowell - The Opening & Closing of Hallowell's Shoe Companies

"… of Maine Housing Authority, said that the construction of the new apartments would begin around November 1st and would be done approximately in…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Shipbuilding Industry Expands - 1850 to 1857

"… of 1100 tons or greater were in the process of construction. Within a year, Captain Simon Shibles built a ship with Maxcy and Mathews on his land…"

Historic Hallowell - Protect and Serve - Hallowell Fire and Police

"When the first Town Hall was constructed in 1828 it included a small lock-up to house offenders overnight or on a short-term basis."

Mercy Hospital - Growth & Expansion - Page 1 of 2

"To meet the demand, Mercy expanded again with the construction of an eight-story wing, occupied in 1951."

Surry by the Bay - Early Settlement

"After construction of crude log shacks, the people soon built good frame houses. Plenty of trees and finished lumber were available."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Old Ell is Born

"… use the barn timbers and lumber to frame and construct a 13-stall automobile storage garage for their Asticou Garage summer taxi and vehicle…"

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 2 of 3

"Hussey Woolen Co. constructed a new facility on the Appleyard site, south side of the river, with partners C.D. Shaw, F.B. Pease, and A.C. Houston."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Industry

"The company also built a large boarding house, a store, twelve houses on Red Row for their workers’ families, a stable and two barns."

Sanford-Springvale Historical Society

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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Summer Resorts

"Bay View House Booklet, Islesboro, ca. 1920Islesboro Historical Society As was true at Ryder’s Cove, there were year-round residents at Hewes Point…"

Life on a Tidal River - Early Railroads in Bangor - Page 1 of 2

"Taney, and his crew surveyed the route and began construction. The company ran short of funds and the building ceased."

Prince Memorial Library

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Colby College Special Collections

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Lubec, Maine - The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head

"… of the 1850s, a great era of lighthouse construction dictated a new solid brick tower, equipped with the most modern apparatus."

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

"When Maine district 74 constructed Carrabec Community School in North Anson, the 6th, 7th, and 8th graders from the entire district began to attend…"

Lubec, Maine - McCurdy Herring Smokehouse - Page 4 of 4

"Pike’s photograph shows the housing for the pump, the flexible hose that extended down into the hold of the sardine carrier, and the exterior part of…"

Guilford, Maine - The Next Fifty Years 1916-1966

"… Theater, the “Five & Dime” Variety Store, Haley’s Construction Company and Blake’s Insurance Agency."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Economic History of Main Street, Northeast Harbor - Page 2 of 3

"Additions were constructed, new entrances were added, and the small side streets could no longer adequately handle the traffic."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Chester Greenwood

"He had foresight in construction because his buildings had solid bases, which could be expanded. He purchased land, subdivided it, and created a new…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - III. An undercurrent of danger: Colonial Biddeford

"The natives constructed a cart and filled it with combustibles which they planned on tossing over the garrison walls."