Maine Memory Network

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: Shipping

"… When Knox settled accounts with Edward Brown in July 29, 1805 he paid him for caulking the sloop Quick Lime, as well as a gundalow and barge."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Scrap & Sketch Book 2: 1864-1866

"… Mutual Store "scam"   Part 6, pages 97-113 July 4, 1865 activities, women "who bore a bad name," first balloon ascention   Part 8, pages…"

Sedgwick-Brooklin Historical Society

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Camden-Rockport Historical Society

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

"… on July 4 Jacob Pike's personal diary for July 4 says that the day "came in calm and fine, later warm," clearly excellent weather for the ceremony…"

Lubec, Maine - Parade, Pins and Pageantry, 1911

"… What You Know.” Centennial Parade, Lubec, July 4, 1911Lubec Historical Society Centennial float, Lubec, 1911Lubec Historical Society…"

Historic Hallowell - Commerce on the Kennebec Citations

"http://www.srh.noaa.gov/sjt/?n=events-1936flood (accessed Mar. 4, 2010). Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel, Flood of 1987…"

Life on a Tidal River - Resources

"Lone Star College, July 2009. Web. 14 March 2010. "Lewiston Wins from Rams, 13-0." Bangor Daily News 2 November 1941, Print."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Fires in Rumford

"… Falls Times, August, 4, 1923 Rumford Falls Times, July 20, 1988 Poem by John McInnis Rumford Falls Times, November 29, 1929 Lewiston Sun Journal…"

Lincoln, Maine - Mattanawcook Academy

"1932. "Mattanawcook Academy in 1846 at a Cost of $3000.00." Lincoln News (Lincoln) 9 July 1970: 293-94. Print."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks - Page 2 of 2

"… Fannie and Edith Shipwreck, Scarborough, December 4, 1900Scarborough Historical Society & Museum On 4 December 1900 New England was hit by an…"

Thomaston Historical Society

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Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"… revisions by Jeannette King, Mark Koscuiszka, Julie Housum, and Donna Vigue Exit 227 on I-95 X Until the mid-1800s, the only way to arrive…"

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 1 of 5

"It was built in 1891 and then opened on July 25, 1892. It was first recognized in 1906 and then became Guilford Trust Company."

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"… 3,363 1911 • Lubec Centennial Celebration held on July 4 -- Visit the Centennial Exhibit 1916 • Eagle Theater opens – movies, vaudeville, summer…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Hampden Academy

"In July of that same year, the trustees contracted with James H. Stewart and Samuel Wallace to erect a brick building for the sum of $1125."

Lubec, Maine - S.S. Cumberland: Steamer Brought Passengers and Prosperity to Lubec but Met Tragic End

"… its tri-weekly service to and from Boston until July 7, 1902 when it collided with the United Fruit Company steamer Admiral Farragut in Boston…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - John R Braden

"… competed in his first race in Presque Isle on July 4, 1921. After four seasons of racing, he started in 68 races and won 31 of those."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Champlain Society - Page 1 of 2

"On July 4 they established “Camp Pemetic” on Wasgatt Cove in Northeast Harbor, just south of where Hadlock Brook empties into Somes Sound."

Guilford, Maine - Veterans Tributes - Page 1 of 2

"His citation reads in part as follows: “On 4 July, Private First Class TRAFTON courageously and single handedly charged into a cave containing…"

Lincoln, Maine - Gateway Motors

"Webber, and it was a Chevrolet car dealership. On July 4 1961, Mr. Bradstreet made it Bradstreet Ford Sales."

Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum and Arctic Studies Center

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Bath's Historic Downtown - 94 Front Street

"… wagon and carriage business, until his death in July of 1915. Born in Bath in 1836 to Asa Palmer and Maria Palmer, he entered the dry goods…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Raymond Wallace

"… many holidays? We only celebrated the 4th of July and Christmas. There weren’t as many holidays as there are now."