Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - Whaling

"… Wilson Men carrying a whale fin, Ragged Island, 1927Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Whaling was not a big industry in Hallowell, or…"

Historic Hallowell - Carvers and Quarrymen

"… America in 1872 and worked in the quarry on Dix Island, in Penobscot Bay, off Rockland He was thought to have come to Hallowell with Bodwell in…"

Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"They built a small cabin on an island that had been cleared by the Abenakis. Here they planted corn and potatoes."

Skowhegan Community History - Skowhegan: "A Place To Watch"

"Skowhegan Island X However, the heavy logging use clogged the river and took a toll on the local ecology."

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

"… a view looking over to downtown Lubec from the island of Campobello on the Canadian side. The waterfront landscape was densely crowded with…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Customs House

"… also granite from the same quarry at Mussel Ridge Islands in Penobscot Bay. The architectural style of the 2.5 story building is Italianate."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston Narrative

"… Waymouth re-anchored his ship Archangel off the islands at the base of the St. George River, exploring upriver where he erected a cross on the…"

McArthur Public Library

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Wilson Museum

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Southwest Harbor Public Library

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 1 of 3

"… native who became a successful lawyer in Rhode Island, purchased the property and added a carriage house, a hen house with cupola, and elaborate…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - After the War: The First Victory for Separationists

"… and the British Brig Boxer off of Monhegan Island. The separation movement stood at a standstill during the War of 1812, as allegiance to the…"

Skowhegan Community History - Abenakis in the Norridgewock/Skowhegan Area

"Then they build a church on the island, which is next to their little cabin for their residence. My food is simple and light."

Skowhegan Community History - Benedict Arnold's March

"Dead wrong. Lead canteen left on Skowhegan Island by one of Arnold's soldiers X The Dead River was mostly all swamp, hard to pass through…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 2 of 4

"… he served in the Continental Army in the Rhode Island campaign as aide-de-camp to General John Sullivan."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 3 of 4

"… Waymouth, set a small fishing net near Monhegan Island and hauled up a net filled with various fish and “thirty very good and great lobsters.” In…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 2 of 4

"… its own separation and division when Chebeague Island was granted its independence. Yarmouth Map X Yarmouth Takes Its Leave: 1849 The last…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 1 of 4

"… North Yarmouth, Cumberland, Yarmouth, Chebeague Island, Pownal, Freeport, Harpswell, and the Mere Point portion of Brunswick."

Winter Harbor Historical Society

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Surry by the Bay - Broadway by the Bay

"… in grand cottages in places such as Mount Desert Island, Blue Hill and Castine. The Playhouse offered some elegance and culture in a charming…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 3 of 4

"… flood happened in March, 1936, when the Business Island was flooded; the Morse bridge, the steel Rumford Falls Bridge, the Rangeley Lakes Railroad…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 1 of 4

"… brick structures, and other buildings on the Island, and manage the mills. Their arrival increased the need for low-cost, reliable housing, which…"

Mercy Hospital - Sisters of Mercy

"Marcia, Little Diamond Island, 1950Northern Light Mercy Hospital By 1830, church officials were strongly encouraging Catherine McAuley to stabilize…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Early Settlers

"… The Stewarts hailed from Martha’s Vineyard – an island just off the coast of Cape Cod, Mass. Their roots went back several generations on the…"