Maine Memory Network

Lincoln, Maine - Gordon's Fox Farms

"Fox farms were a very large business. Fox farms were like having a farm with all kinds of animals on it."

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahock House and The Sagadahoc Block

"Front Street, Bath, ca. 1903Patten Free Library A few months after the fire, the new buildings, now known as the Sagadahoc Block, were built."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Ridlonville

"As Maine developed in the 40's and 50's Ridlonville lost many businesses to Rumford. Social activities also moved across the river."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Ledyard Block

"… on the southeast corner of Centre and Water Streets in Bath, Maine, was built by William Ledyard in 1856."

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"Throughout the nineteenth century, as the lowest of these areas were filled in and Commercial Street was added to the east of Front Street, the…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Eureka Hall, Stockholm

"Work Cited ECHOES: The Northern Maine Journal, Issue No. 17, August 1992, Volume V, Number 3 "Eureka Hall," Anderson, Gordon A., p."

Guilford, Maine - Historic Buildings - Page 1 of 2

"… located on the corner of Water Street and North Main Street. It was a stop for the stagecoach and, in addition to the dining room and traveler's…"

Guilford, Maine - The Next Fifty Years 1916-1966

"Many businesses seemed to be “changing hands” or were “merging” but most remained and improved their services – including the bakery, hardware store…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Maine State Prison

"Looking southeast toward Wadsworth Street Bridge, Thomaston, ca. 1890Thomaston Historical Society King was politically active as early as 1795 as a…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Columbian Block

"This business, along with the Mikelsky Music store at 168 Front Street, was there from 1912 to 1924."

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

"Front Street at Arch Street, Bath, ca. 1892Patten Free Library Before the Hyde Block was built in 1871, the site at Broad and Front Streets was…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Peru

"Today there is one large post office on Main Street that services the whole town. A train from lower Maine and Massachusetts runs along the…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Customs House

"… The construction of the Customs House, at 1 Front Street, south of Lambard Street, was started in 1852 and finished in 1858."

Guilford, Maine - EVENTS - Page 2 of 3

"People that lived in houses on River Street were forced to leave their homes. That afternoon, River Street was entirely flooded."

Guilford, Maine - Pre-Settlement And The First 100 Years

"… Building on the corner of Water and North Main Street. The new Guilford Memorial Library building was dedicated in 1909 and in 1910 Guilford got…"

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 2 of 3

"In 1989, new corporate offices were built on Oak Street and a new mill store and training office was opened on Elm Street."

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Railroad Station

"The station was open for freight business from 1959 until 1971 when the building was changed into a dental clinic for the poor, the Jessie Albert…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Davenport Memorial and City Hall

"The family home was behind the family's business space. Next to the family home was the business of James B."

Lincoln, Maine - Frederick A. Edwards

"… on August 13th, 1984, in his home on High Street. David Fogg "Describe the feelings, or the feelings of someone living in that time when a certain…"

Guilford, Maine - SPORTS - Page 1 of 3

"The town field is located along Water Street. The field also runs along the Piscataquis River. Near the Town Field there is a tennis court, a…"

Guilford, Maine - MANUFACTURING - Page 1 of 2

"The mill was located at 9 Oak Street in Guilford. The mill was built in that location to make use of the water power."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Dreamland and Liberty

"… entertainment to the community and bringing business to Bath and surrounding areas were two of the most important."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Church Block

"He also designed the Winter Street Church on Washington Street in Bath, five years later, and they looked a lot alike."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad and Maine Public Service Building

"The building many of us know today as the Maine Public Service building on the corner of Second and State Streets was built by Gould in 1920 for the…"