Maine Memory Network

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield's Tuscan Opera House

"… memories. Sources: Dixfield Historical Society Archives and Artifacts Peter Stowell, DHS Historian DHS Ephemera Collection Loraine Welch Smith…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Regional and Town History

"1922Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library Over the mountains, to the south, the three towns of the Nezinscot Region are powered…"

Acadia National Park

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Peru

"Attwood. When Maine became a state in 1820, plans were made for the incorporation of the town, and in 1821 the new town became Peru."

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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City of Portland Department of Public Works

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Scarborough Historical Society & Museum

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico Corner

"… area was known as the best farming valley in the state of Maine. Charles Stanley Sons Market, Mexico, ca. 1900Mexico Historical Society Dr."

Western Maine Foothills Region - About the Project

"It came to exist in 2008 as a result of a state-wide consolidation initiative, and from its birth RSU 10’s motto has been “Becoming One”."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 4 of 4

"Russell, 57 Cornhill, Boston, MA., 1881; History of Rumford, Oxford County, Maine From Its First Settlement in 1779 to the Present Time, by William B."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 1 of 5

"… well as to those settling in nearby, newly established communities. With its incorporation, Dixfield became the 147th town in the State of Maine."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 1 of 3

"… in Portland to form the Constitution for the new State of Maine. He was one of the best educated of the early settlers and lived on what is now…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 2 of 4

"13 Isthmus. Stephens High School State Champions, Rumford, 1913Greater Rumford Area Historical Society The need for these small, local schools…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 2 of 3

"Walton of the Supreme Court of the State of Maine opened a law office before 1905. Henry W. Park came to Mexico from Dixfield."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 3 of 4

"Lapham states in War of the Rebellion: The Civil War of 1861-1865, that there were “Rumford men in nearly every Maine regiment raised down to the…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 2 of 5

"An old saying by the locals states that there is a rock located somewhere on the Peter Holman property that designates the exact center of town."

Western Maine Foothills Region - A Man's Life in a Suitcase

"… unable to care for John he was made a ward of the State and came to Mexico to start his life with Farnum and Fannie Bishop and their three sons…"

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

"The margin of victory was 20 points, the most for a State game at the time. Unfortunately the New England Championship tournament was not held that…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Olof Nylander, 1864-1943

"… and allowing us to work with copies of your archives. Work Cited www.nylandermuseum.org/History.htm, 6/25/06 Monolith in Littleton…"

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

"… champs for four years (1973, 1974, 1976, 1977), State Champs for three years (1974, 1976, 1977), and were New England Champs in 1976."

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 1 of 4

"… of the newsprint manufactured in the United States. All during the 1890's Hugh could see the growth of the country needing many more tons of fine…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 4 of 4

"Sources: A Gazeteer of the State of Maine with Numerous Illustrations, by George Jones Varney , 1836-1901, B."

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

"… printed and sent to the prominent builders in the state. I had previously instructed several to take hold of the matter and there is at present…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Project Home

"… Historical Society’s oldest and most significant archival holdings: the Plymouth Company, also known as the Kennebec Proprietors (Coll."