Maine Memory Network

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Community and Commerce

"… Desert Island, to settle conflicting claims to land ownership.Mount Desert Island Historical Society After the Revolutionary War, on February 17…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Beginnings

"Everyone cleared land and planted fruit trees and grew vegetables. They hunted. They made their clothing at home, beginning with raising the sheep…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - More on the Old Ell

"… Hilltop House, and about 30 acres of vacant land in Asticou spanning from Route 3 across from the Inn to northward as far as Forest Hill Cemetery…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 2 of 4

"Most of the freight cars traveled over the Saco Division to Old Orchard Beach and Biddeford where there was a shed for interchange with the Atlantic…"

Maine Forest Service

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

"… in the interior back lots, known as the “after divisions.” This land was a valuable source of timber and after the trees were harvested, the…"

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

"Cyrus served as major general of the Sixth Division, Massachusetts Militia; was one of the founders of Thornton Academy in Saco; and was elected…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 2 of 4

"… Inc., which operated wholesale and retail divisions, absorbed the business. The Clambake and Dunstan School Restaurants were the wholesale…"

Colby College Special Collections

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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - RESOURCES

"… Biddeford Operations - Consumer Products Division. Biddeford, Me.: Westpoint Pepperell, 1977. Print."

Lincoln, Maine - Jacob Stinchfield

"… of Riflemen, Sixth Regiment, First Brigade, Third Division.” Jacob was also elected town clerk. The town clerk was a secretary and kept files."

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"… British troops, victorious over the 10th Militia Division of Massachusetts in a rout in nearby Hampden, traveled up the Penobscot River and…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Eastern Maine Medical Center

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