Maine Memory Network

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Bob Marley

"Early in his career, Marley started doing stand-up in his hometown of Portland, Maine. He would shortly after, look for new experiences."

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

"It is written that in the early 1890’s, “one car Royal Gem, one car Taylor’s Fancy Patent, just received direct form the mills and to be sold very…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Stephen Titcomb and the Settlement of the Sandy River Valley

"His dedication, along with other notable early settlers, resulted in the incorporation of Farmington as a town in 1794."

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

"… buildings for the Normal School commenced in early 1864, but the facilities were not quite ready for the beginning of the fall term."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - The Abbott School

"… with it went the 3000 volume library and all the early records of the school that were donated shortly before the fire."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Railroad into the Village

"Butler and A. W. F. Belcher will erect a building early the coming spring, on land owned by the latter, just east of the Farmington Depot of the…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"According to several city maps, around 1910, the church had a vestry added to it. In 1890, a large organ was purchased for the church."

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… SEE NOTE Detail of USGS Topographical Map of Bath, 2000Patten Free Library Introduction Downtown Bath, the heart of the City of Ships…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - 94 Front Street

"… in the early 1850s, according to the 1858 map of Bath, and city tax records, David Tilden Stinson rented the location from Oliver Moses, running a…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Project Resources

"… 1894, “History of Bath and Environs, 1607-1894.” Maps Map of Part of the Town of Bath, A. Hammett, circa 1830. City of Bath, Lincoln County, Maine."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Cottagers

"… and Indian encampments, 1886 Bird's-eye view maps like this 1886 panorama of Bar Harbor were popular all across the country in the second half of…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Economic History of Main Street, Northeast Harbor - Page 3 of 3

"Northeast Harbor Village Map, ca. 1955Northeast Harbor Library The Future That Northeast Harbor is in economic decline, there is no doubt."

Historic Hallowell - Historic Hallowell Resources and Links

"… Historic Maps Hallowell, Kennebec Co., Maine (sheet 1, index) by Sanborn-Perris Map Company from 1890 In the collection of The David Rumsey…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Charles K. Savage (1903-1979): The View from Asticou - Page 4 of 6

"Again, Charles's aesthetic prevailed. Map of Asticou Corner, Northeast Harbor, ca. 1954Mount Desert Island Historical Society Thuya Garden…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Customs House

"1901Patten Free Library According to the 1851 map of Bath, three separate buildings occupied the property where the Customs House was later built."

Historic Hallowell - Industry on Bombahook

"Birds eye view map, Hallowell, 1878 Bombahook is the peninsula on the left side of the image. Click on the picture to zoom in for a closer…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Project Overview

"Students attempted to fill in blank maps of the city, list as many facts as they could recall, and pose thoughtful questions on topics that they were…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - II. Ripples of change: European exploration & settlement at Winter Harbor - Page 1 of 2

"… Sieur de Monts and Samuel de Champlain noted and mapped the area from 1602-1606. John Smith passed through in 1614."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston Narrative

"Map of the New England Coast, 1610Maine Historical Society In 1605, after making landfall at Monhegan, Captain Waymouth re-anchored his ship…"

Peru Historical Society

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 74-138

"… Mary Ann Harding Attending school Classmates Map of Hampden Upper & Lower Corners Increase S. Sanger Ann Fales Sanger Ruth Mayo Hauling wood…"

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

"Location of Maine State Prison from Early Map, Thomaston, Maine 1855Thomaston Historical Society In May of 1823, the Thomaston site was accepted as…"

Leeds Historical Society

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Dixfield Historical Society

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