Maine Memory Network

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Sources

"George’s River Anthoensen Press, Portland, ME, Printer 1950 Beckett, Bradley A History of Thomaston, Maine for Young Readers Lakeside Printing…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Sources

"George’s River Anthoensen Press, Portland, ME, Printer 1950 Beckett, Bradley A History of Thomaston, Maine for Young Readers Lakeside Printing…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Sources

"George’s River Anthoensen Press, Portland, ME, Printer 1950 Beckett, Bradley A History of Thomaston, Maine for Young Readers Lakeside Printing…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Native Americans

"Lawrence estuary creating a radially flowing, independent ice cap over northern Maine. Radiocarbon dates from basal sediments of Mansell Pond…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor and the Civil War Resources

"Jeffry, William H. Richmond Prison 1861-1862. St. Johnsbury, Vermont: The Republican Press, 1893. Narrative of Privations And Sufferings of United…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - About Us

"… 50 district (comprising Cushing, Thomaston and St. George). Two classes of students are working to produce exhibits: one on oral histories of the…"

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

"… Sandy River in 1870 to the train depot on Front St. By 1879, this standard gauge railroad connected with the Sandy River Narrow Gauge Company rail…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - JP Cilley Ledger From Post

"§ Participated in the Battle of St. Mary’s Church June 24, 1864. § Wounded at St. Mary’s Church on June 24, 1864."

Historic Hallowell - News Article by Emily Markham

"… out the building that was thrust into Water St.. You can assume that many of the riverside buildings have gotten a beating, including the Store…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Gorham L. Boynton, Bangor, ca. 1867

"… property has a fine modern shaped house on Ohio st and grounds to correspond he is a man who always bows his head to every body he knows whether he…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Summer Resorts

"St. Mary of the Isles and Christ Church provided places of worship for this summer community. The Dark Harbor summer residents enjoyed the pleasures…"

John Bapst Memorial High School

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Transportation

"… area was to travel through New Brunswick via the St. John River in Durham boats. In the 1830's the Military Road was built from Bangor to Houlton…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting

"… Josh Benner, Shelby Ward, Jacob Crockett, Shania St. Pierre, and Marisa Beedle. Learn more about Ice Cutting on Bombahook. Click here."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"… families in Boston, New York, Philadelphia and St. Louis. These families put up summer “cottages,” mansions that rivaled the finest on the…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor and the Civil War

"Eventually, they were stationed in St. Martinsville, Louisiana. Private Sam Morrell Private Sam Morrill was a member of the 22nd Maine Regiment that…"

Historic Hallowell - Hall-Dale 7th Grade Team 2011

"Hilaire Shania St. Pierre Quinton Stebbins Dani Sweet Thea Sweet Jeffrey Veilleux II Tyler Veilleux Jessica Wallace John Wallace Liam Walp…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox

"Georges River in Thomaston. There he intended to "embark [his] all on the attempt to promote the settlement and prosperity of the District of Maine,"…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"… oval was created to keep horse races off of Main St. (More About Franklin County Agricultural Fair) U.S."

Historic Hallowell - Captains and Their Ships

"… Josh Benner, Shelby Ward, Jacob Crockett, Shania St. Pierre, and Marisa Beedle. Josh Benners and Shelby Ward' Interview with Captain Arthur Moore…"

Life on a Tidal River - The Great Bangor Floods: 1902 and 1976

"Flood, Bangor, 1902 Looking down Broad st. during the flood of 1902.Bangor Public Library Flood on the Penobscot, Bangor, 1902 The Kenduskeag…"

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

"The earliest, the Atlantic and St. Lawrence Railroad, had opened in 1848 and later became the Grand Trunk Railway."

Allagash Historical Society

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Historic Hallowell - Post Office and Fire Station

"… within walking distance of this fire on Academy St. during the aftermath of the ice storm. The pictures to the left were used during the fire chief…"