Maine Memory Network

Early Maine Photography - Famous People - Page 3 of 3

"… term, he traveled from Portland, then the state capital, to Augusta to speak at the cornerstone laying ceremony for the new State House."

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Life on a Tidal River - Bangor: Lumber Capital of the World

"Lumber Capital There were many key factors that led Bangor to become the lumber capital of the world."

Guilford, Maine - Modern History: 1966 to Present

"… was named the Lilac Capital and the Chickadee Capital of Maine and a Little Miss Lilac Pageant was held in conjunction with the ongoing annual…"

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 2 of 3

"The company was sold in 2008 to Sun Capital Partners, an investment group, and reorganized as True Textiles, Inc. X"

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad

"Gould was not swayed. He arranged for start-up capital for the power plant at Aroostook Falls and raised $20,000 from the people of Presque Isle to…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - National Community Christmas Tree - 1959

"… of the chief horticulturist of the National Capital Parks Department, George Harding. Over the next few months, over 500 trees were screened."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"Gould was not swayed. He arranged for start-up capital for the power plant at Aroostook Falls and raised $20,000 from the people of Presque Isle to…"

Historic Hallowell - History Celebrated, Threatened and Preserved

"… marched in protest from Hallowell to the state Capital and called for the creation of a National Historic District to preserve the downtown area."

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 2 of 4

"Some ran out of capital. General depression swept the country. Some mines never got started. In the end, even the strong companies dwindled with…"

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

"… Wilkinson's death sentence, the law stating No Capital Punishment in Maine was made. Daniel's partner was sentenced to life in prison without…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Water Transportation

"… the need for a new and larger ferry, so a capital reserve fund was set up for the purpose of financing the endeavor."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Marcellus Emery, Bangor, ca. 1864

"… a democrat can be compeled to go and defend the Capital at Washington." There were 52,000 Democrats in Maine in 1860 and Emery determined that none…"

Skowhegan Community History - Kennebec River Log Drive

"Bangor became the lumber capital of the world. boat pulling logs across Moosehead Lake X Logging started with the contractor- he selected the…"

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"They asked Rev. Noble to travel to the capital to represent them. There, ever humming his favorite hymn entitled Bangor, as local legend has it, he…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - "Representing every particular:" John Martin's Reflections, Illustrations, and Commentary - Page 2 of 2

"… stocks, financing, how money was made and lost, capital, and the experiences of someone without capital of his own, who still managed to provide a…"

Life on a Tidal River - Early Railroads in Bangor - Page 1 of 2

"… 1863 the railroad issued bonds and raised enough capital to extend the line to Vanceboro, on the Canadian border, and connect with the New…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin's Journal

"… of 19th-century America affected "The Lumber Capital of the World." Instability of credit and of money itself as well as the 1830s craze of land…"

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"East Surry residents proudly capitalized the E in East. Residing on Surry's peninsula, Newbury Neckers were mainly impoverished squatters surviving…"

Fryeburg Historical Society

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Lithgow Public Library

"The library holds a collection of around 65,000 books, periodicals, and audiovisual items, along with access to millions of others through Maine…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Site Navigation Tips

"… appears to make many "M," "S," and "C" letters capitals. We have used our judgment in making some of these lower case."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Depression, War, and Fire

"Half of the eastern side of the island was in ashes. But within a few years, new buildings sprang up on the foundations of the old, though this time…"