Maine Memory Network

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…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 2 of 4

"Donald A. Thurlow opened the Pine Point Seafood Market and sold fish, lobsters, clams and other seafood."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Population Decline in Maine's Coastal Counties

"The use of ice in the fishing industry allowed for an increase in the market for fresh fish, and the expansion of rail lines resulted in a greater…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection

"… Gannett would consolidate the Portland newspaper market with the purchase of the Portland Evening Express from Colonel Dow."

Belfast Historical Society

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Maine Irish Heritage Center

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

"And market forces in the late 1800s depressed the price of copper. The Civil War shut down southern markets for fish and ice and insurance rates…"

Guilford, Maine - Historic Buildings - Page 1 of 2

"In 1962 Cliff & Naomi Worthen opened Worthen's Market. This beautiful building was razed in 2000 to make way for the Rite Aid store which currently…"

Guilford, Maine - MANUFACTURING - Page 1 of 2

"… growth of new equipment and they expanded their market. They sold out all over New England and the Mid Atlantic States."

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…"

Guilford, Maine - BUSINESSES - Page 3 of 3

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

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 ."

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 1 of 5

"Later the store was changed into Worthen’s Market. In 1952 a new heating system was put into the hall."

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…"

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."

Cumberland Historical Society

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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Businesses and Cottage Industries

"… and continued to the late '40s, when the herring market faded and the cost of yearly rebuilding the weir made this historic venture obsolete."

Life on a Tidal River - William S. Cohen, The Man and the School

"that helps American businesses in foreign markets. He conducts international business in China and all around the world."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: Lime Works

"… the river, just upriver of where the Waterfront Market on Wadsworth Street now stands. Knox’s wastebook is riddled with references to his lime…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - II. Pinkies, wherries, skiffs and chebaccos: Early Settlement

"These boats were after cod and haddock, the only marketable fish at the time. The market for salt fish expanded in 1800, leading more settlers to…"

Guilford, Maine - The Next Fifty Years 1916-1966

"… 60’s the IGA moved into a new building, Worthen’s Market opened at the Odd Fellows Building, and a new church was built on High Street."

Blue Hill, Maine - A Real Downeast County Fair

"… renewed interest in locally grown foods, farmer's markets and co-ops, new farms are beginning to appear in Hancock and Washington Counties."

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"… highway to national and even international markets. Soon wharfs, booms, and mills lined the Penobscot and Kenduskeag Rivers."

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

"… Bar Harbor, recognized that there was a growing market for a decidedly upscale motion-picture venue the island."