Maine Memory Network

Presque Isle: The Star City - Native Americans

"About 3,000 years ago, the large ground stone woodworking tools (axes and gouges) of the Archaic Period were replaced with smaller forms of celts and…"

Lubec, Maine - The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head

"Lightkeeper Bob Gray's Family X Gray also survived the transition as the old Lighthouse Service merged with the U."

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."

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

"The company also built a large boarding house, a store, twelve houses on Red Row for their workers’ families, a stable and two barns."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - The History of Stockholm

"… though 1901 a dam was created to be able to send large logs down the river to send them right to the lumber company."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - About Us

"A large archive of historical material is kept in the Old Yellow School House & Museum on Sound Drive."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Lowell's General Store, Commerce, & the Railroad

"Hervey Lowell built up such a large egg business, that he built an egg house near the store. The egg house had sawdust insulation in the walls and an…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - "Fly Rod" Crosby - Page 1 of 3

"Fly Rod attended large outdoor trade shows in Boston and New York, where she advocated for the Narrow Gauge Railroad as a means of accessing…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 1 of 5

"To a large extent, these men were from the same families who had fought with him during the French and Indian Wars in 1759 and again in putting down…"

Windham Historical Society

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Bath's Historic Downtown - Merchants' Row

"… stores as Bath's downtown began to shift from one largely of wooden buildings to one of brick. The fire not only affected many businesses, but also…"

Guilford, Maine - Historic Buildings - Page 1 of 2

"… to the dining room and traveler's rooms, it had a large horse stable. It was lost to fire in 1903, but part of the building was salvaged and…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"Large, expensive lots were sold to some of the wealthiest families in Boston, New York, Philadelphia and St. Louis."

Historic Hallowell - The Vaughan Stream & Sawmills

"After this, large industrial companies, such as mills, began to set up shop along the shores of the Vaughan Stream."

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

"Farmers shipped their milk in large cans out of town for processing. East New Portland also was the site of the first store erected at “The Falls.”…"

Surry by the Bay - Early Settlement

"to Pattten's Bay. Subsequently, Andrew moved his family to the town of Otis. In about eight years the family returned to Patten's Bay where Donnivan…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Islanders at Work

"Herrick, a large schooner, and acquired his reputation as a very successful halibut fisherman. He and his wife also owned the Ocean View Hotel in…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - The Brick Inn

"I heard she was intending to make a large “house-warming” but it has not come off yet. Timothy F. Belcher was born in Farmington, 6th child of…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Ledyard Block

"It is a large three-story brick edifice. The building has a gambrel roof with several corners and dentils."

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…"

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…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"… is reported as having fifty acres of corn and a large herd of cattle.” Titcomb Syrup Bottle The Titcomb Family made maple syrup for over 200…"

Aroostook Historical and Art Museum

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