Maine Memory Network

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VIII. Changing course and new beginnings (1955-Present) - Page 1 of 2

"… the help was cheaper and the raw materials were grown next door. By 1960 both York Manufacturing and Saco-Lowell Shops were closed."

Bar Harbor Historical Society

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

"By 1880 the population had grown to 787 and 4,438 acres of the former forest were planted in grass or crops."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 2 of 4

"… to Maine Avenue, but by 1926 the region had grown so much that a larger facility was needed, and 57-bed hospital was built on Franklin Street at a…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 4 of 4

"… Pontiac ambulance and an all-volunteer staff has grown into a service with state-of-the-art equipment and a paid staff of EMTs that serves citizens…"

Blue Hill, Maine - In Search of the Rustic Life

"… can be seen is a flattened area where pines have grown up. In the early twentieth century, a golf course was established on Parker Point where a…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor: Healthcare Center of Eastern and Central Maine - Page 1 of 2

"… is unbelievable to see how substantially it has grown into a major operation. First ambulance, Eastern Maine General Hospital, 1900Eastern…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 3 of 4

"… at Skyline Farm, sharing its harvest of locally grown produce to participating families who live in the Greater Portland area."

Blue Hill, Maine - A Real Downeast County Fair

"… program, and a renewed interest in locally grown foods, farmer's markets and co-ops, new farms are beginning to appear in Hancock and Washington…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 2 of 4

"… reported that the population of Blue Hill had grown by 507 people over the preceding ten years. The numbers of farmers had decreased from 201 to…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"… were, but in the value of farms, types of crops grown and numbers of animals. Questions such as, what is the value of your poultry? How many pounds…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"The population had grown to 1,430 by 1820. Contraband trade flourished with Campobello where wharves full of British manufactured goods were…"

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"By 1800, the new town of Bangor had grown by a mere 110 people. The War of 1812 roused divergent sectional feelings within the United States."

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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