Maine Memory Network

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico Corner

"… built to supply the building boom due to the construction of the Oxford Paper Company across the Androscoggin River in Rumford."

Maine Conservation Corps

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Malaga Island: a story best left untold - Explore photos from the "Malaga Island: A Story Best Left Untold" documentary

"… points which afford perfect locations for the construction of pleasant summer houses.” Front page, Bath Independent and Enterprise, 1903."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 2 of 3

"With the construction of the Oxford Paper Company in the planning stages, he could see that there would be a shortage of housing."

Lubec, Maine - Lubec's 1911 Centennial Celebration - Page 2 of 2

"… Stars and Stripes Throughout Lubec The recently constructed Knights of Pythias Hall on Pleasant Street bordered Monument Lot with its share of…"

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

"Samuel B. Chase built a brick Federal style house in 1831 that housed two carriage shops. The business had ramps that were used to haul vehicles…"

Acadian Archives

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Lincoln, Maine - Aaron Woodbury

"… where on the Winn borderline he built the first construction which was the first house and first store in Lincoln."

Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"A tannery was constructed soon after this along with a foundry and a “pot house” where an early family, the Philbricks, crafted cream pots, bean…"

Historic Hallowell - The Vaughan Stream & Sawmills

"The Stickney & Page dam was constructed in 1871. It replaced a earthen dam that was built in 1849. The Stickney & Pages dam was a reserve reservoir…"

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 1 of 5

"He designed the hall's appearance, and it was constructed of wood, brick, glass and metal. French & Elliott Company, Masonic Hall, Odd Fellows…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 1 of 4

"… of Chisholm’s awareness of housing needs was the construction of Strathglass Park, a series of brick, duplex homes for the workers."

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 2 of 4

"… Paper CHANGING OF THE HELM – FATHER TO SON Construction of B Machine at Oxford Paper Company, Rumford, 1915Greater Rumford Area Historical…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Fires in Rumford

"These apartment complexes housed many of the less well-paid workers of the mills. According to a Rumford Falls Times article of August 4, 1923 by a…"

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

"… between villages before vehicles and roads were constructed. After settling happened between the different rivers and streams, people were happy to…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… community fund-raising campaign resulted in the construction of a new gymnasium to house the high school’s competitive sports teams and, in 1965…"

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."

Bangor Public Library

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Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"In the late 1800’s buildings were constructed almost exclusively of wood and were often built close together."

Guilford, Maine - Modern History: 1966 to Present

"… physician’s office added; a new middle school was constructed and the old one sold for a dollar to house a new transportation company which brought…"

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Pejepscot Historical Society

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Railroad into the Village

"… present railroad company and all concerned in the construction of the bridge, will have passed away long before they show any sign of decay."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 3 of 4

"A corporation of seven townspeople was formed to construct and administer the system. Most of the physical labor was completed between 1904 and 1905."