Maine Memory Network

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

"… time, the means of getting the finished paper to market. The history of Rumford as a great paper making center began on July 12, 1893, when The…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"… prosperity for many who sent their surplus to markets outside of the area. Settled in 1780, the pioneers planted corn, potatoes and turnips to get…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Champlain Society - Page 1 of 2

"… to experience dramatic scenery, and a developing market of tourist brochures and guidebooks provided instructions to “rusticators” on what to do…"

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

"… public and private education, a cooperative food market, a rebirth of local farming, two historical societies, a music lending library, and myriad…"

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"… Passamaquoddy Bay – new technology and expanding markets 1893 • SS Cumberland made its first voyage from Boston to Lubec, inaugurating steam ship…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Roads: From Footpaths to Super Highway

"… Libby transported over the road from his farm to market.(7) The “new” County Road, Route 22, made a direct connection to Gorham, Portland and the…"

Acadian Archives

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Cumberland & North Yarmouth - "Main Streets" of North Yarmouth and Cumberland

"… traders and manufacturers saw their overseas markets disappear. Business plummeted and ships languished."

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

"… furnished employment for many and gave a ready market for birch timber. Osie's Texaco Service Station calendar for North New Portland, 1948New…"

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

"Agricultural items got to market by a horse drawn tote wagon. There were few paying jobs and that meant little money available for families to…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Skyline Farm - Making and Preserving History

"… transportation of dairy and forest products to markets in Portland, Boston, New York and beyond. Several generations of Dolloffs used the premises…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… vessels were forbidden to trade with foreign markets, causing economic hardship in Lubec and Eastport."

Lubec, Maine - Canning Sardines in Lubec: Technology, the Syndicate and Labor

"… the key to the success of the industry, a viable market, was already passing. In 2001 the last canning plant in Lubec closed."

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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