Maine Memory Network

Bath's Historic Downtown - Bath Savings Institution and Hyde Block

"Bath Savings Institution and Hyde Block Text by Alex Anderson, Justin Collander, Dylan Crowell, Matt Nelson, and Lauren Quimby 7th grade students at…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - 94 Front Street

"94 Front Street By Kyle Hietala The Building Front Street, in Bath, Maine has been one of the most densely packed business areas throughout the…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Welcome

"Welcome What do you get when you combine Bath history, curiosity, and technology with 60 seventh graders and their teachers from Bath Middle School…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Davenport Memorial and City Hall

"Davenport Memorial and City Hall Text by Rebecca Black, Christie Duffy, Courtney McKinney, and Brook Mitchell 7th grade students at Bath Middle…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Early History - 1719 to 1740

"Leverett named his new settlement Lincoln, which was in the area previously known as Norwich. He built a double sawmill on Mill River to serve as a…"

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

"… Society In the early 1860s, President Abraham Lincoln selected thirty war consuls whose job it was to promote the idea of immigration to America…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Tillson Testimonial

"While Henry was a student, President Lincoln issued a call for 15,000 volunteers to serve the cause of the Union."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Part 4, pages 57-76

"… of the topics and personalities mentioned are: Lincoln's victory in 1864 Irish votes in Bangor Silas S. Drew George B."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Resources and Links

"Twelve Thousand Years: American Indians in Maine. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2001. The Church at Walnut Hill: a history of the First…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Scrap & Sketch Book 2: 1864-1866

"… -- locally and nationally -- who undid what Lincoln and the Republicans tried to do to improve the lot of former slaves and others."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Who were the Kennebec and Pejepscot Proprietors? - Page 5 of 7

"… company share and moved with his family into the Lincoln County Courthouse (built at the proprietors’ expense) where, despite several efforts by…"

Historic Hallowell - Protect and Serve - Hallowell Fire and Police

"… property offenses were the responsibility of the Lincoln County Sheriff and his Deputies in Pownalborough until 1799, when Kennebec County was…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - People

"… governor of Maine upon the death of Enoch Lincoln, County Treasurer for Franklin County (also see educator above) Isabel (Whittier) Greenwood…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - 1850 to 1870

"The Knox and Lincoln Railroad came through Thomaston in 1871 and purchased land either by choice or eminent domain, the proposed railway running…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Tilson's Hat

"… is it? Mother, what’s wrong?” “Henry, President Lincoln is calling upon 1,500 men into war to fight against the Confederates.” “I will go Mother."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VI. The deluge of industrial expansion & immigration (1865-1900) - Page 1 of 2

"There is Biddeford granite in the Lincoln monument in Springfield, Illinois and the foundations of the Brooklyn Bridge."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 4 of 4

"Portland, ME: Marks Printing House, 1924. Paine, Lincoln P. Down East: A Maritime History of Maine . Gardiner, ME: Tillbury House, 2000."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Scrapbook 3: 1867-

"… Martin's apple trees   Part 4, pages 65-83 Lincoln's first inaugural address, Jefferson Davis inaugural address, 1837 profile of Bangor, trip…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - The American Revolution and Early Attempts at Separation - Page 2 of 2

"… counties before 1790—York, Cumberland and Lincoln. Summarized list of grievances (in sidebar): Hatch, Maine, 108-109."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Who were the Kennebec and Pejepscot Proprietors? - Page 1 of 7

"… to protect company towns, and the creation of Lincoln County in 1760, where the Kennebec Proprietors hoped juries in company towns would be more…"

Life on a Tidal River - Three Civil War Letters - Page 1 of 4

"… Society On April 15, 1861 President Abraham Lincoln issued a proclamation calling forth the militia of the United States."

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Maine's Road to Statehood - 1790s: A Growing Movement

"Delegates from Cumberland, Lincoln and York counties attempted to move forward with separation, leaving Washington and Hancock counties as part of…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox

"… building and brick making all over what was then Lincoln County. He was also involved in civic projects, including the construction of a meeting…"