Maine Memory Network

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… over from ship-building days, was purchased but improvement was delayed while the city debated a 1959 proposal for urban renewal."

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Railroad Station

"Train service improved greatly and long waits for automobile ferries disappeared. Passenger and freight train traffic increased enough to justify the…"

Historic Hallowell - “Maine’s Century” Ends

"In 1965 the Hallowell Improvement Association was one of the first historic preservation organizations established in the state, and five years later…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Activities for Rusticators

"… Play golf or tennis at the Kebo Club? Join the Improved Order of Red Men Society? Visit the Wabanaki encampment and meet real Indians? Mount…"

Surry by the Bay - Surry Today

"… service organizations such as the Surry Community Improvement Association, the Surry Garden Club, the Arbutus Grange, and the Surry Historical…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Charles K. Savage (1903-1979): The View from Asticou - Page 6 of 6

"… local churches, the Northeast Harbor Village Improvement Association trails, and the Northeast Harbor Public Library."

Lubec, Maine - McCurdy Herring Smokehouse - Page 1 of 4

"… in the phrase, “tradition accommodates innovation.” At least two labor saving improvements were adopted in the early 1970s that need looking at."

Caribou Public Library

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 3 of 3

"It was called the Union Grove Association. The First Baptist Church was first known as the Chapel Association, organized in 1888."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Hampden Academy

"… the years, several other important additions and improvements were made to the brick building that once stood alone on Academy Hill."

Surry by the Bay - History of Surry

"… they'd lived on the land and had made certain improvements were given deeds, and the rest of the land in western parts of Hancock County went to…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… the Kennebec Purchase, by Ruben Colburn and his associates.” A survey would be completed at the expense of the associates, those admitted, as…"

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"Others stayed but barely survived. Conditions improved after the Revolutionary War but only gradually."

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Pejepscot Historical Society

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad

"… the Aroostook River near Crouseville As roadways improved, however, the needs for these services declined."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"Soon there was money expended for improvement in Pratt Field. Pratt Field would eventually host team sports and Chatauqua gatherings."