Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - Joppa

"… has been handed down, there was a tavern in the lower end of the city which was very popular with the sailors who came in on ships from foreign…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Long Island: The Forgotten Community - Page 2 of 3

"Most of the settlement occurred on the lower or southern end. James Carter complained to Colonel Jonathan Buck in 1779 that dogs owned by the indians…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mt. Zircon Reservoir - Page 3 of 3

"In addition, the dam was lowered below the spillway level to preclude any possibility of dam failure, due to its advanced years."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - IV. Engulfed by nationalism: Revolutionary Biddeford

"The "lower ferry" was down by the mouth of the river, while the "upper ferry" was nearer the falls. Engraving of James Sullivan, ca."

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

"Wages in Biddeford and throughout Maine were lower, people who would have made a good living in manufacturing were underemployed and working poor…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1970-1980 - Page 3 of 3

"The lower skirt inside seam bears a label marked "B Green Room," and includes the Beene signature cursive "B." The gown is associated with Cecile P."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Fixing Borders on the Land: The Northeastern Boundary in Treaties and Local Reality, 1763-1842 - Page 4 of 5

"… 1841, especially arising from the Rebellions in Lower and Upper Canada in 1837-38 and conflict over access to timber in the Aroostook “War” of…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Building Boom and Piers above the Falls

"… away the rock there and put in the piers at the lower end of the dam and the filling of the upper piers to let that to anyone that would do it – at…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Bridge That Changed The Map

"… ends of ½” iron suspension rods attached at the lower end to 8” thick cedar floor beams hanging from cable to cable."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Shipbuilding Industry Expands - 1850 to 1857

"… shipbuilding business at Fort Wharf on lower Knox Street. Chapman and Flint laid out a new yard on the Narrows (a narrowing of the river northwest…"

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

"… the fort was located at the southeastern side of lower Knox Street, currently the site of the Lyman Morse Boatbuilding Company."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Site Navigation Tips

"We have used our judgment in making some of these lower case. He, like others of his era, often made what seem like large commas at the end of…"

Lubec, Maine - McCurdy Herring Smokehouse - Page 2 of 4

"… was so that herring could be unloaded even at lower tides. It was here that what are interpreted in Part II as the first three steps in the process…"

Lubec, Maine - McCurdy Herring Smokehouse - Page 3 of 4

"… of herring needed to be hung for a time on the lower level for the fish to dry so the gills would harden, preventing herring from falling off the…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 3 of 4

"After a drought lowered the level of Day Mountain Pond to a point below the dam, the town had to install a suction pump to keep water supplied to the…"

Lubec, Maine - Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello - Page 1 of 3

"… to cross the channel in the stormy waters, lowered a cable and pulled a soggy, shivering Jim Chandler up to welcome safety."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford High School Basketball - 1970s - Page 1 of 2

"The Panthers were never seeded lower than fourth in the Heal Point Standings in Western Class A. They were seeded #1 in Western Class A for five…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Meeting House Park

"The flames took the buildings on lower Broadway then headed south on the west side on Main Street. All the buildings burned on the west side except…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Hampden Academy

"… burned out the floor and did much damage to the lower room and the gym equipment, which had been purchased four years earlier by William McCrillis…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec's 1911 Centennial Celebration - Page 2 of 2

"Zoom in to see the uniformed individuals on the lower left, possibly members of one of the many bands."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Elusive Championship

"Games played in those days had much lower scores than games played today, as shown in a game against Brewer High School, 1918, when Brewer beat…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - John R Braden

"… 21, 1922 by John R Braden (John Willard, Driver) lowering the track record from 206 ¾ made by Earl Jr 1913 to 206 1/4 Presque Isle Historical…"

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