Maine Memory Network

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"… the pressure… Mattanawcook Stream, within a few minutes, rose to higher than freshet proportions and gouged a great excavation out of the abutment…"

Life on a Tidal River - The Great Bangor Floods: 1902 and 1976

"It took only 15 minutes for the water to flow over the banks. The water rose so quickly that people were trapped in their cars, and many cars were…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Canoe race, Kenduskeag Stream, Bangor, 1865

"… they paddled to Brewer and back "in 8 minutes a mile and a third or ten mile an hour." Stephen Stanislaus and Sebattis Saul paddled the General…"

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 3 of 3

"… on the banks of the Piscataquis River about a mile and a half downstream from the village, is the largest manufacturer of golf tees in the world."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Regional and Town History

"One can imagine how long that journey used to take, on foot, on horseback, or in a stagecoach. Yet, for reasons both commercial and social, since the…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Elusive Championship

"… roads in Hampden that when combined make a four mile run). But despite the coach’s toughness, Kim Haggan thinks that he was terrific."

Lubec, Maine - S.S. Cumberland: Steamer Brought Passengers and Prosperity to Lubec but Met Tragic End

"Within 15 minutes the Larchmont sank taking most of her passengers to their deaths. News reports put the death toll between 183 and 200; the only…"

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

"… land six miles square, whose center is about five minutes south of the forty-fifth parallel of north latitude."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… miles northwest of Augusta and eighty miles north of Portland, lies Farmington, Maine, a town currently populated by roughly 7,600 people."

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… of the downtown is easily traversed in a 15-minute walk southward along Front Street from the Patten Free Library to the Customs House, just a…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

View collections, facts, and contact information for this Contributing Partner.