Maine Memory Network

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"(History of Farmington Maine From Its Settlement to 1846, Thomas Parker) View of Farmington, ca."

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…"

Old York Historical Society

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United Society of Shakers

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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - I. Headwaters of a community: Sowacatuck, Chouacoet, and the sea

"… disappear altogether--driven from their ancestral lands to disappear among the tribal bands to the north and east; their culture and customs only…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"The first American, Dennis Fairbanks, settled in the area in 1828 and gained ownership to his land under the provisions set up by the states of Maine…"

Brick Store Museum

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

"… a wagon ride during the mid 1700s from the small settlement of ancient North Yarmouth's coastal village of Yarmouth to the early inland settlement…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Industry

"… the stream in the community was constructed, settlement and development of Stockholm (in both residential and industrial sectors) took off."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - The Colony Continues to Grow, 1874 - 1900

"Settlement and development of New Sweden, and other towns in the Colony, continued at a brisk pace. By 1880 the population had grown to 787 and 4,438…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston Narrative

"… role in Maine’s history, both as a means for settlement of the area and later, one upon which over a thousand vessels were launched and…"

Surry by the Bay - Phebe Fowler: A Woman of Property

"… Maine, after the revolution and purchased land in what was to become the Town of Surry in 1803."

Acadian Archives

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Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"… shipyard was located at the present day town landing. Frank Jellison, who served many years as a Surry selectman, was ten years old in 1873 when he…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 1 of 4

"… Historical Society The Town of Rumford owes its settlement, financial growth, and social development to its location on the Androscoggin River…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"For more information on each of these settlements, please visit Early Settlements. During the Civil War, or War of Rebellion as it was called by the…"

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"The Rev. Seth Noble, the settlement's first permanent minister, arrived in 1786 and insisted on calling the village Sunbury."

Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"… at this point to take their revenge by attacking settlements in the southern part of the state. The conflict escalated to the point that the…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 1 of 4

"Many settlers came from the settlements along the Damariscotta River area to this area known as the Sandy River Territory."

Lincoln, Maine - Aaron Woodbury

"… Why did Aaron Woodbury choose Lincoln to make a settlement? Some reasons Aaron Woodbury might have come to Lincoln is that Lincoln had cheap land…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Skyline Farm - Making and Preserving History

"Loring Family Settlement: 1781 – 1876 In the latter part of the eighteenth century, families began moving inland to the back lots of Ancient North…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - The Brick Inn

"… his desire for music and education to a young settlement. And provided support to the town while it was considering becoming an “official” town…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - East New Portland Village

"He was instrumental in organizing the scattered settlements and petitioning Massachusetts for incorporation as a town."

Guilford, Maine - Veterans Tributes - Page 1 of 2

"Since its original settlement, Guilford has watched some of its brightest and best go marching off to serve in these hostilities."