Maine Memory Network

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin dream house, Bangor, 1866

"… the drawing where the Bangor & Bucksport Railroad line was located starting in 1873. View additional information about this item on the Maine…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Edward O'Brien moves to Thomaston - 1850s

"… world, distinguished by a broad unpainted “bright line, some six planks just below the deck beading kept unpainted and clear varnished.” O’Brien…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Lace and fringe trimmed walking dress, ca. 1865 - Page 1 of 4

"The inside of the bodice sleeves are also lined in horsehair. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Summer Street

"… was only $6.00! Horse-drawn wagons were often lined up all the way from the river to the Main Road waiting their turn to off- or on-load goods."

Malaga Island: a story best left untold - Resources, Links, and Bibliography for Malaga Island: A Story Best Left Untold

"… The Maine State Museum provides an excellent on-line resource for more information about Malaga including classroom curriculum for teaching the…"

Cumberland Historical Society

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Prison is Established - 1823

"… of limestone thereon, beginning in the southerly line of the county road 100’ westerly of the northwest corner of land conveyed by Lucy Knox to…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Prison Industries

"In the 1930s the line was expanded to include crafts and novelty items. The Carr O’Brien brick building on the opposite corner of Wadsworth Street…"

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

"The car’s walls were lined with charcoal (which did not conduct the outside heat to the inside of the car) and ice was placed in a tube on either…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Additions and New Wing - 1824 to 1843

"The cells were placed off large halls, lined with windows capable of being moved on pulleys and weights."

Architecture & Landscape database - Eaton W. Tarbell

"… War II Maine to advocate for the sharp, simple lines of contemporary design. Nowhere was this more evident than in his public schools, which were…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Founding of the Farmington State Normal School

"… for the first two years, though some of its lines may tell of uncertainties, trials, and anxieties, yet in its present results will speak of…"

Historic Hallowell - Day 8

"… leaving behind ice coated streets, cars, power lines, tree limbs and many houses without heat and power."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad

"… as a threat to business and expanded their lines through Washburn, Mapleton, Perham, Woodland, New Sweden, Wade, Castle Hill, and Chapman."

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future

"The west line, also a part of the south line of New Portland, is the county line between Franklin and Somerset counties."

South Portland Historical Society

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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"… upper classes, improved railway and steamship lines made Maine more accessible, and many families sought to escape the summer heat of the cities."

Historic Hallowell - Lineman's Journal

"When it wasn't the transmission lines, it would be the trees falling on the electrical lines which cause more and more outages."

Historic Hallowell - News Article by Emily Markham

"… Kennebec River waters have taken over the shore lines and even some houses have been considered ruins in what is now left of the shores of…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Braden Theater

"There was a line of more than two hundred people who waited for an hour to see the first movie played in the new theater."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"Whether viewing the sap lines of Mosher Hill in the early springtime or the tall stalks of corn on the Sandy River Flats, modern-day Farmington is…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - 1940 to Present Day

"A time-line chiseled into a granite wall in the business section on Main Street highlights important events in the town’s history, and Thomaston…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 2 of 4

"Like the railroads, trolley lines connected with one another, allowing passengers to travel greater distances."

Historic Hallowell - Days 6 & 7

"… New Hampshire came over to help reconnect power lines but they only sent theirs over when there worst places were completed."