Maine Memory Network

Surry by the Bay - History of Surry

"The petition met the King's approval, so on March 2, 1762 the petitioners were granted six townships between the Penobscot and Mt."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - "Main Streets" of North Yarmouth and Cumberland

"… Historical Society Two of the Earliest Roads: King's Highway and Tuttle Road Heading north and east from Boston along the coast of Maine, a shore…"

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

"The retreat from this second conflict was so complete that settlers did not return until around 1715."

Lincoln, Maine - Aroostook War

"The Military Road through Lincoln was the main avenue of transportation for most of the troops, so it must have excited lots of the townspeople."

Lincoln, Maine - Gordon's Fox Farms

"Some of them were the fox farms on the Military Road, Transalpine Road, Route 2, and Fish Hill. Fox farms generally consisted of 200 foxes."

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"… under the bridge that the water burst through the road surface, leaving a hole a yard in diameter. Despite “numerous and extensive” washouts…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 3 of 4

"The town added a 500,000-gallon enclosed concrete reservoir at the north end of town, with a 12-inch distribution pipe."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Andrew Smith Store

"Charles and Ernestine King purchased the building in 1968. The home still stands at 290 Atlantic Road, and is currently owned byCharles and…"

Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"In 1629 King Charles I of England awarded the Kennebec Patent to the Plymouth Colony of Massachusetts."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Fixing Borders on the Land: The Northeastern Boundary in Treaties and Local Reality, 1763-1842 - Page 4 of 5

"US and British officials presented the king of the Netherlands with voluminous documentation, which informed his carefully-reasoned and pragmatic…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Pejepscot Proprietors Biographies - Page 1 of 2

"His son Benning bought John Ruck’s shares in 1727. Wentworth’s grandson David Jeffries became a member and clerk of the rival Kennebec Purchase…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Early Schools

"The building is currently a private seasonal cottage called "Four Maples." Dist.# 4 - Kennedy School was situated on the old county road east of the…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Early 1800s

"The Honorable William King of Bath, who owned the Knox Wharf at the foot of Wadsworth Street, the Limestone Hill quarry and other valuable property…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston Narrative

"George River-- possibly after King George of his native England. Up until the early 20th century, the river played an important role in Maine’s…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - A Murder In Strong

"He was said to be a good employee, but he supposedly acted quite suspicious. The evidence was very circumstantial."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 3 of 5

"The Coolidges, Halls, Lelands, Kings, Wheelwrights and Townsends were among the families living there."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Prison is Established - 1823

"… beginning in the southerly line of the county road 100’ westerly of the northwest corner of land conveyed by Lucy Knox to John Paine, whereon…"

Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"Stephen and Tabitha King X Stephen King Writing in His Home Office X Creating the Statue of Hannibal Hamlin Now Located in Downtown Bangor…"

Guilford, Maine - Modern History: 1966 to Present

"King Cummings Park X Things were growing so well statewide that comprehensive plans for towns became mandatory."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"In 1620, King James I of England granted lands to noblemen, knights and gentlemen, which comprised most of present-day New England."