Maine Memory Network

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Emerson Letter

"The village is nearly as large as Thomaston and very pleasantly situated on a tributary to the James River."

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 3 of 5

"This time it had been snapped into two large sections. One section rested in a place down stream. The second section kept on going and went down over…"

Lincoln, Maine - Aaron Woodbury

"Once he left his large log store and farmhouse, it was torn down by the person who purchased it. Aaron died in New York years later."

Lincoln, Maine - Catholic Church

"… of an assistant priest to be of help in his large mission. Reverend Joseph Quinn helped in 1904, and he was replaced by Reverend T.C."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 1 of 4

"… station provided mail service and goods for the large tourist population that stayed at hotels and inns of Scarborough and Higgins Beach and Prouts…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Roads: From Footpaths to Super Highway

"Nehemiah Libby was largely responsible for Holmes Road becoming a town road, despite opposition from some townspeople."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 2 of 4

"The teacher rolled a large, bulky projector on a cart into the classroom. The movies were reel-to-reel and usually featured newsreel type…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - II. Pinkies, wherries, skiffs and chebaccos: Early Settlement

"… the current trend of wealthy men acquiring large estates. He built a sawmill, a gristmill, a store, and an elaborate mansion for his own residence…"

Malaga Island: a story best left untold - Maine State documents and Proclamations

"The inhabitants then numbered about 56, a large part of whom were state paupers. It was decided that to rid the island of its population, and to…"

Lubec, Maine - Canning Sardines in Lubec: Technology, the Syndicate and Labor

"By 1920 there were were additional large canneries on Commercial Street. American Can with its factory on that newer waterfront street had brought…"

Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"These eminent people of Bangor have had a large impact on our society. Charlotte Blake Brown Charlotte Amanda Blake Brown was one of the first…"

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Lubec, Maine - Klondike: Lubec's Gold from Sea Water Hoax

"They lived in two large camps near the site. The waterfront was very busy with vessels carrying construction materials arriving daily."

Bath's Historic Downtown - 94 Front Street

"Set from a spark from a horseshoe, the large fire originated at the Sagadahock House on the northwest corner of Front and Centre Street."

Life on a Tidal River - William S. Cohen, The Man and the School

"There were large families living in small apartments. (These buildings have now all been torn down as part of an urban renewal project in the…"

Guilford, Maine - Modern History: 1966 to Present

"… a new municipal garage was purchased, a large expansion was accomplished at the library, and an Economic Development Board was created."

Guilford, Maine - Pre-Settlement And The First 100 Years

"In the year 1794 the Commonwealth made a large land grant to Bowdoin College consisting of four townships, one of which is now the incorporated Town…"

Lincoln, Maine - Gordon's Fox Farms

"Fox farms were a very large business. Fox farms were like having a farm with all kinds of animals on it."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Peru

"Today there is one large post office on Main Street that services the whole town. A train from lower Maine and Massachusetts runs along the…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… York) Although the early Indian settlements were largely uninhabited by the time the first white settlers arrived--these foundations proved vitally…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"So great was the demand for the large herring preferred by the smokehouses that Lubec began sending vessels to the Magdelen Islands in the quest for…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"From 1839 to 1859, Presque Isle grew large enough to support a hotel, a school, newspapers, churches, and various stores; moreover the extension of…"

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"… for merchants, while its second level provided a large hall that hosted plays, concerts, visiting speakers, political and religious meetings, and…"

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

"… acreage known as "back lots." The owners of these large pieces of property needed roads to get to their holdings to start cutting the valuable…"