Maine Memory Network

Lincoln, Maine - Mills & Paper Industry - Page 2 of 2

"The mill could not compete with the growing number of mills in the state. 1893: New owners N.M. Jones and James B."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Peru

"The number of votes was kept to keep track of the growing number of settlers. At the April 1816 meeting it was voted to build a school and school…"

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"… bleached Kraft mill on the site of the current mill; and, in 1958, the mill switched from manufacturing sulphite pulp to Kraft pulp (a more…"

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"… plus it housed a carding mill, tannery, stave mill, shingle mill, corn and barley gristmills. At the same time, many East Surry men, along with…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford High School Basketball - 1970s - Page 1 of 2

"Both Stephens and Rumford High School had a number of successful basketball teams prior to the 1970’s, but it was the consistency of excellence over…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 3 of 3

"… a devout following of Seven Day Adventist and a number of Christian Scientists. Around 1900 summer church services were held in an outdoor grove on…"

Lincoln, Maine - Jeremy Nelson

"… had their last child, Jere, who made the total number of kids 12. That’s a lot of children! In 1833, Jeremy was elected as a town trustee."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Running the Town

"This request was granted and in the 1974 town report lists five Directors of Maine School Administration District No."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Schools

"District Number Five school was built in 1864 and had the second largest number of pupils. It was called the Ryder School located across from…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - National Blue Ribbon School

"The balloons represented the number of years since the Strong Elementary School was built. A ceremonial ground-breaking was being conducted, kicking…"

Surry by the Bay - History of Surry

"The future Surry was number 6. Although surveyor Samuel Livermore was instructed to lay out each of the six townships, “six miles in extent on the…"

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

"The numbers of farmers had decreased from 201 to 177 and the number of sailors from 112 to 52. But there were 115 miners in town, not counting the…"

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

"John Elliott built a mill on Lemon Stream at the Great Works in the West Village in 1803, taking advantage of the abundant forests."

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor: Lumber Capital of the World

"Bangor’s people also had only a small number of stores at which to shop. The many families did not have enough houses to live in."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 1 of 4

"… sufficient enough to offset losses in passenger numbers and passenger service was terminated. Passenger service was reinstituted recently with the…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Educating Blue Hill

"… hold up his fingers to say whether he was going “number one” or “number two” so that the teacher would know how long he was going to be absent."

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… of land on which he built a grist mill and saw mill, plotted half acre lots and planned streets as the foundation for the settlement of Fairbanks…"

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"A number of dealerships were advertising their “exceptional machines” by 1910. Soon Farmington had a gas station on Main Street."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"… year later as a slave state, thus balancing the number of free and slave states in the nation. The Schooner "Pendleton Sisters," Islesboro, ca."

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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