Maine Memory Network

Surry by the Bay - Early Settlement

"Patten's Bay, Patten's Pond and Patten's Pond Stream were named after him. In Samuel Wasson's Journal of East Surry, he attributes Jonathan Flye, an…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Other Recreation

"Pierpole was an Indian that first discovered Strong. Pierpole fished a lot too. Trapping has always been popular in our area."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - …then came the settlers…

"were always camping around the fresh water ponds…. They made beautiful baskets and did beautiful bead work.” ...next came the artists and rusticators."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Byron

"Before Byron was named Byron it was called Skillertown, a name the Indians had called it. It became incorporated in 1833 and was renamed Byron after…"

Surry by the Bay - History of Surry

"… they could more easily protect themselves from Indians. A majority finally won out and they hoisted sail, turning eastward, settling in in…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Porter Family

"… Porter became a 1st lieutenant and fought in Indian warfare on the American Plains. On June 25, 1876, at age 29, he died at the battle of “Little…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 1 of 4

"In 1780, an Indian named Pierpole moved to the area that is now Strong. His wife was Hannah Susup, and they had six children: Molly Pierpole, Molly…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 2 of 4

"… at Black Point about a half mile north of Great Pond (later known as Massacre Pond), because the "neck" was too far away to be accessible to the…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Native Americans

"Radiocarbon dates from basal sediments of Mansell Pond indicate that it was ice free by 12,400 C14 yrs BP, or about 13,200 calendar years ago."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… Gould Butler) Walton Mills and Walton Pond, Farmington, ca. 1930Farmington Historical Society On their arrival the early settlers began to…"

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"Pond's main thesis was that slavery violated man's God given rights to freedom; slavery must be ended."

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"… with 13 lakes—14, if the part of Cold Stream Pond that lies within Lincoln’s borders is counted."