Maine Memory Network

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Summer Resorts

"Pendleton Library and now the two markets, Durkees and Island Market, has opened the summer community experience into a more universal one."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 3 of 4

"… transport live lobsters over longer distances to markets in Boston and New York. In response to a demand for lobster that exceeded the range of…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 4 of 4

"Bayley’s shipped lobsters to the Fulton Fish Market in New York City and provided lobster meat to many Old Orchard Beach, Saco and Scarborough…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Early History - 1719 to 1740

"… the former prison site for shipment to the Boston market. Soon a second kiln was added to meet the demands of trade and lumber was added as cargo."

Historic Hallowell - Wood Ashes or Gold Dust?

"… 1819Hubbard Free Library In short order a huge market for wood ashes was created and the American colonies, awash in wood ash, were ready to meet…"

Maine Irish Heritage Center

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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…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - The Colony Continues to Grow, 1874 - 1900

"… products and potatoes were shipped off to new markets in the south. A second rail line, the Aroostook Valley Rail Road (AVR), was completed ca."

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 2 of 3

"… Empire State Building in New York City to further market the ever increasing fabric offerings. In 1948, a ramp was built across the river to…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Community and Commerce

"… but only now was it possible to get them to market. The difference was the development of the smack, a boat with an open well that circulated…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Summary: The Future: Recycle or Start from Scratch?

"… a successfully completed and readily useable and marketable product. It is cheaper and more efficient monetarily to build new rather than try to…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Andrew Anderson

"… experience with investments during the stock market crash. Did you have any troubles getting the basic necessities? Andrew Anderson, clip one  No…"

Guilford, Maine - BUSINESSES - Page 3 of 3

"… Company building was changed to Cornier’s Market, then Worthen’s Market, and is currently Rite Aid."

Guilford, Maine - Historic Buildings - Page 1 of 2

"The Turner House was partially lost to fire in the year 1903. One hundred years later, in 2003, the Braeburn Hotel was completely lost to fire."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Harvesting on Cascade Pond ~ A Family Affair

"… We would deliver to the Worster House and the markets. In he summer they would have soda in big tubs to keep it cold."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Beginnings

"… Somes Sound provided a means of shipping goods to market. Mount Desert Island Historical Society But all that was over by the time Somes arrived."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Economic History of Main Street, Northeast Harbor - Page 2 of 3

"… Garage, the Pastime Theater, the Hillcrest Market and Mrs. Flye’s Sandwich Shop were all lost."

Cumberland Historical Society

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 1 of 5

"They plotted access to the Boston markets through Maine’s rivers and ports. By 1782, for example, Reuben Colburn from Pittston, the same Reuben…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico Corner

"Charles Stanley Sons Market, Mexico, ca. 1900Mexico Historical Society Dr. Walker was the earliest educated physician, whose residence occupied the…"

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…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… climate, boundary disputes, and isolation from markets deepened the frontier experience of settlers in northern Maine ."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 3 of 4

"… variety of products for both farm use and sale to markets beyond Cumberland and North Yarmouth. Many early farmers raised sheep for meat and wool…"

Historic Hallowell - The Vaughan Stream & Sawmills

"Finally, the logs were dried, planed, and shipped to the market. Stickney & Page Dam, Cascade, Hallowell, 1871Hubbard Free Library"