Maine Memory Network

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Village Schools

"… a local business owner, donated a parcel of land on Upper Main Street, which was more than adequate for a school."

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

"… a local militia company, a local artillery company and a local cavalry company, led the funeral procession, followed by the General’s coffin, his…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - John R Braden

"… and long, There’s a mighty band from “Aroostook land” with heart and hand so true They are with you to stay and they’re backing you today - - John…"

Skowhegan Community History - Early Settlement in Skowhegan

"It took them three weeks to go 20 miles. The land they claimed included islands along the Kennebec river."

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

"… an hour before … International Steamship Landing The landing, built with funds raised by local businessmen, brought steamships and increased…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Hugh J. Chisholm, Sr. - Page 2 of 2

"… to direct the facility, and the Institute Land Company to construct the building.) His intent was for the facility to provide opportunities for…"

Surry by the Bay - History of Surry

"… General Court, anxious to see the "eastern lands" settled, readily made grants of land to individuals or larger groups."

Surry by the Bay - Sawmills of Cunningham Ridge

"The town of Surry was no exception, with many families supporting themselves off the timber from its lands."

Surry by the Bay - Surry Today

"A few people strive to subsist off the land by growing their own food or by wreathmaking, clamming, and blueberrying, while others work in both blue…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Narrative History: Maine Swedish Colony

"The state even tried giving land to a railroad company, but that plan also failed. Several similarly-sized lots in the northern portion of Woodland…"

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

"Winslow Homer at Prouts Neck. Boston, MA: Little, Brown and Company, 1966 Looking for Educator Resources for this exhibit?"

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

"… lobster that exceeded the range of smack boats, companies such as Burnham & Morrill began canning lobster meat."

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

"… act allowing existence of the Southgate Diking Company. Scarborough Historical Society Collection: Clamming Thurlow, Bruce."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion

"… shipping halted, the ice was harvested by a Hampden company, Dirigo Ice Company and shipped to cities in the south to help aid in refrigeration."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 1 of 5

"Land speculators swarmed all over Maine surveying its natural resources. They plotted access to the Boston markets through Maine’s rivers and ports."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - II. Ripples of change: European exploration & settlement at Winter Harbor - Page 1 of 2

"… Library Over the next few years, the Plymouth Company became the Council of Plymouth. The Council granted large tracts of land to various…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 1 of 4

"… purchase of lands surrounding the falls, upriver lands and the valley lands below the falls, totaling some 1400 acres, in a manner not to inflate…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Ridlonville

"… the economic possibilities of the Oxford Paper Company bringing jobs to the area, he purchased a large tract of land that became known as…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion

"… halted, the ice was harvested by a Hampden company, Dirigo Ice Company, and shipped to cities in the south to help aid in refrigeration."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Summer Resorts

"… In 1888, the Islesboro Land and Improvement Company was formed to sell plots for development by wealthy families from Boston, New York and…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 1 of 4

"… Paper Company; the Rumford Falls Sulphite Company; the Continental Paper Bag Company; and finally, the Oxford Paper Company."

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor Site Resources

"Bangor: Bangor Publishing Company, 1993. Print. Heseltine, Charles D. Bangor's Street Railway. Warehouse Point, Conn.: Connecticut Valley Chapter…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Charles K. Savage (1903-1979): The View from Asticou - Page 4 of 6

"… under logging threat, participate in an adjacent land exchange with Savage, and swap land that resulted in permanent protection of the road…"

Surry by the Bay - Early Settlement

"… potatoes, rye, beans and pumpkins on burned over land. Bears and raccoons ate their corn so that was not a successful crop."