Maine Memory Network

John Martin: Expert Observer - First balloon ascension, Bangor, 1857

"… was at its highest point about "poor man one mile high in the air all alone sustained by a cloth bag filled with gas." The journals and scrapbooks…"

Surry by the Bay - Surry Today

"The preserve contains three miles of public walking trails. Above Surry Village 41 more acres have been conserved on Patten Stream, land which also…"

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

"… Society & Museum A post rider could ride 30 miles on a clear summer day; but in stormy winter or foggy spring weather, he could ride only a few…"

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

"… the banks of the Carrabassett River about four miles northeast of the West Village and three miles southwest of the North Village."

Historic Hallowell - Hurricanes Of 1954 - Stories and Timelines

"… were winds of hurricane strength over eighty five miles an hour at 4:15 p.m. The damage to farms homes and public buildings was extreme."

Bridgton Historical Society

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 3 of 4

"The seven-mile stretch of beach from the easterly tip of Pine Point through Old Orchard Beach to Hill’s Beach in Biddeford was often used."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Bridge That Changed The Map

"… as a tract of land rectangular in shape, seven miles, 94 rods long, by four miles, 256 rods wide."

Jonathan Fisher Memorial

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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - The Plymouth Company (Kennebec Proprietors) records, ca. 1625-1824

"… the company laid claim to a roughly 1,500 square mile region on either side of the Kennebec River. The content of this collection pre‐ and…"

Lincoln, Maine - Mattanawcook Academy

"… a higher education, or they would have to travel miles to get to school. These are just a few ways I can relate the Mattanawcook Academy to my…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Blue Hill Spearheads Development on the Downeast Coast

"… Sandy Point and to run East North East Eight Miles, then South South East to the Ocean and then West South West Eight miles and then to the first…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bass Park: A History of Fillies, Fame, and Fun

"… this time, Nelson raced one mile on the half-mile track in 2:15.5, a world record for a half-mile track at the time."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Industry

"… the largest load (11 tons) of birch logs six miles to the mill with one pair of horses. The next year, the new steam log hauler made its first trip…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"In 1911, an additional 11.3 miles were laid to reach New Sweden. With the approval of 7.13 miles on June 29, 1912, the city of Caribou was joined…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 2 of 4

"… in the vicinity of Moore's Brook, about two miles from the garrison. Swett and Richardson were killed and less then a half dozen men returned to…"

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

"Each lot was 100 rods long and extended 1 mile from the river. Stephen Titcomb’ s lot was the most northern of the six."

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

"… five shingle mills, 305 houses, 362 barns, and 71 miles of roads. Stockholm became the name of the plantation originally organized in 1895…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Guiding Services for Sport Hunters

"… all the way around Mount Desert Island – 60 miles in 12 hours. Or the time a steamship captain saw an Indian wildly signaling him from a canoe out…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Leonard Trask, the Wonderful Invalid

"… with a crew of men to work at a location twelve miles into the woods from the nearest dwelling. They traveled through four feet of snow, but could…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks - Page 2 of 2

"The ledges and beaches are about seven miles toward the coastline from the bouys marking the shipping lanes."

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"… the Penobscot River that borders Lincoln for 19 miles opens one’s eyes to the beauty of the area from which Mt."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Elusive Championship

"… every practice, Veneziano had them run the “four mile loop” (four roads in Hampden that when combined make a four mile run)."

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 3 of 4

"… treatment plant, with major supply lines and many miles of stainless steel pipe, was installed to deliver the purest of waters to all departments."