Maine Memory Network

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Cutler Memorial Library, Farmington, 1903

"… finials that are still the bright copper as when they were installed. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Governor's Potato Plot, Presque Isle, 1959

"… drawing of the SNARK missile which was then being installed at the Presque Isle Air Force Base and was a great source of pride for the community."

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

"… 1914 and 1918, three new paper machines were installed, A, B, and C in the south end of the paper mill complex. The No's."

Lincoln, Maine - Mills & Paper Industry - Page 2 of 2

"… finished that year and a crude paper machine is installed. 1888: Operations were halted for five years due to the distance of the timber to market."

Historic Hallowell - Basic Fire Fighting Technology

"… help since motorized equipment was first installed in Hallowell.The fire department used lots of technology, but these were some of the most…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Presque Isle Congregational Church

"They paid $400 to purchase and install the bell. Today the official name is the Presque Isle Congregational Church. Sources: Vance, Melissa."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Fish weir, Ball Hill Cove, Hampden, ca. 1832

"… the journal and Martin describes the process of installing it and of fishing. He wrote that alewives ran first and as the weather warmed enough for…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Division Street School, Bangor, 1865

"It was cleaned up and a new teacher installed. Martin wrote under the illustration, "South End and eastern side of Division Street school House…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Hampden Academy

"A steel ceiling was also installed in the main room on May 24, 1920. From June 4 to November 9, 1921, a well was drilled and a water system installed…"

North Yarmouth Historical Society

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Lincoln, Maine - Telegraphs & Telephones

"… that the first telegraph lines in Lincoln were installed some time in the 1850s, after the Maine Telegraph Company was founded in 1848."

Historic Hallowell - Days 6 & 7

"… out to be none other than a generator recently installed. The man had not yet known that this dangerous gas was slowly killing him until it was too…"

Historic Hallowell - History of The Cotton Mill

"The steam engines were installed by Messrs, Freeman, and McClench. McClench had worked at Eagle Iron Works in Hallowell."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - North Church

"… which ended just five years before the window was installed. It took a while to track down a translation."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Notable Residents

"… National Bank and Georges Insurance Offices were installed. Throughout the years this building housed various shops, a sailmaking loft, a boot and…"

Friends of the Kotzschmar Organ

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Mercy Hospital - Growth & Expansion - Page 1 of 2

"… trumpeted the “Revolutionary Telephone System” installed in the building, which boasted a brand-new system of 110 phones dedicated to…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 3 of 4

"In 1956 it was announced the installation of a new high speed trailing blade coater, known as the North Star Coater, which would be placed in the…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield's Church on the Hill

"… $350, and one of the first things they did was to install a bell in the tower with a generous contribution of $75 from the ladies known by the…"

Guilford, Maine - Modern History: 1966 to Present

"… computers for public use, and a boat launch was installed on the Piscataquis River. In 1992, Pride Manufacturing’s purchase of the former Ethan…"

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

"Later that year, new machinery was installed to make better shoes. In March of 1966, the factory was moved to a different plant (currently Hannaford)…"

Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln Theater

"When they installed the machines in the new building, they had to raise the roof in order to put them in."

First Parish in Portland

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Davistown Museum

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