Maine Memory Network

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Arriving in Bar Harbor

"… built a simple wooden wharf at the end of Main Street in Bar Harbor, making it possible for the steamboat Rockland to add the town to its run."

Mercy Hospital - School of Nursing Class Photos

"John Street location, creating one space for classrooms, a library, and faculty offices. In 1968, the School of Nursing contracted with St."

Mercy Hospital - Mercy & the Community

"Bush Celebrity Golf Classic. Located on State Street less than a block from Mercy Hospital, and near other local medical facilities, in 2018, Gary’s…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 16 of 17

"… April 3rd, Biddeford and Saco rejoiced in the streets as the news of Lee’s surrender spread like wildfire."

Historic Hallowell - Shipping

"… where the Bulkhead is at the bottom of Winthrop Street, stated Sam Webber. Ships that came into Hallowell were from New Bedford, New York, Boston…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Early Settlement

"… family on a knoll which is now known as Dudley Street. He then took advantage of power created by the rushing waters of the Souadabscook and built…"

Life on a Tidal River - The War Effort

"Fat Collection Students at Fifth Street School were collecting fat for the war effort. X Another thing everyone was inspired to do was save all…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Andrew Anderson

"… ya know they had public road projects paving streets so it wasn’t so bad here. The city was much worse. We moved- I forget which year."

Mercy Hospital - Founding of Mercy

"… on the intersection of Congress and State Street (681 Congress) for the venture. On December 12, 1918, the anniversary of the founding of the…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Basketball: From Rivals to Teammates

"… the Sea Siders played at the YMCA on Mount Desert Street and eventually moved to a building on Cottage Street called the Casino."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Woodrow Wilson

"… school it’s no longer there used to be on school street. Kristen Sawyer: In Thomaston? What town did you live in? Woodrow Wilson: Thomaston."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - V. Changing times: the Swan’s Island Ferry

"… the faces and names of those they met on the street. "William S. Silsby" Ferry, Swan's Island, ca."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Movies Come To The Island

"… erected the building that still stands on Cottage Street today. Unlike the naked pine-and-paint stage set look of the Star, the Criterion boasted a…"

Mercy Hospital - 100 Years of Mercy Hospital

"… began to exceed the capabilities of the State Street facility, Mercy Hospital embarked on a campaign to create the Mercy Fore River campus."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - V. A Cascade of Booms & Busts (1790-1865) - Page 3 of 3

"… off the Farm have been employed in labor upon the streets, blasting stone, preparing them for use, and in removing loom from the gravel pit and…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VI. The deluge of industrial expansion & immigration (1865-1900) - Page 1 of 2

"The quarry on South Street was opened to supply stone for the Western Division Railroad built in 1872."

City of Brewer

Brewer is the gateway to coastal communities and Acadia National Park. The city along with Bangor also serves as a trading and distribution center for the coastal areas and towns and cities to the north with the total region having a population of approximately 250,000 people.

Patten Lumbermen's Museum

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Boston Public Library

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Mercy Hospital - Growth & Expansion - Page 1 of 2

"… for the purchase of property at 144 State Street. That same year, the Sisters received additional control from the diocese over the management of…"

Biddeford Mills Museum

A historic mill museum dedicated to creating exhibits that will educate the community and highlight mill history; as a research collection to assist the public in locating information on the mill's buildings, history and employees; and to ensure the story of Biddeford's economic and industrial revolution remains relevant and accessible to diverse audiences.

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Cottagers

"Walley’s summer villa, on Eden Street, last Tuesday night. The first of the place were there. There were the cottage aristocracy, the rich and…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Indian Encampment: Behind the Scenes

"Sylvia’s Church on Kebo Street. As reported in the Mount Desert Herald in 1882, Indians from the encampment helped finance the church’s construction…"

New Hampshire Historical Society

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