Maine Memory Network

Lincoln, Maine - MacGregor's Spool Mill

"In 1871, James C. Emerson built a small sawmill on the site of where the spool mill was to be. The sawmill engaged in sawing lumber for various…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Weighing the big trout, Mill Site, 1891

"Weighing the big trout, Mill Site, 1891 Contributed by Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Description Camp on the "Mill Site" on a…"

Architecture & Landscape database - Biographies

"Biographies This site includes select biographies (listed at left) for database-represented architects and firms."

Architecture & Landscape database - Database Overview

"For the purposes of this site, the word "commission" is used somewhat interchangeably with the word "project." However, a project may include several…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mt. Zircon Reservoir - Page 1 of 3

"However, the growth of the mills had also greatly increased the need for water, beyond the capabilities of these facilities."

Old Berwick Historical Society

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

Architecture & Landscape database - George Coombs

"George Coombs By Earle G. Shettleworth, Jr. Home for Joseph Briggs designed by George M. Coombs, 1884 Maine Historical Society George Millard…"

Architecture & Landscape database - John P. Thomas

"John P. Thomas This article is based on Roger G. Reed’s biography of John P. Thomas in the Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Maine."

Architecture & Landscape database - Gridley Barrows

"Gridley Barrows By Earle G. Shettleworth, Jr. Gridley Barrows (1912-1999) was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1912."

Architecture & Landscape database - Project Background and Partners

"Project Background and Partners The Maine Architecture & Landscape Database started as a project in 2002, when Maine Historical Society (MHS)…"

Architecture & Landscape database - John Calvin Stevens

"John Calvin Stevens By Earle G. Shettleworth, Jr. John Calvin Stevens, Portland, ca. 1910Maine Historical Society Born in Boston in 1855, John…"

Architecture & Landscape database - Database Collections

"Database Collections Below is a listing of collections currently represented in the Maine Architecture & Landscape Design Database, organized by…"

Architecture & Landscape database - Maine Architectural Renderings

"Maine Architectural Renderings By Earle G. Shettleworth, Jr. Bramhall by Charles A. AlexanderMaine Historical Society With the emergence of…"

Architecture & Landscape database - Eaton W. Tarbell

"Eaton W. Tarbell By Earle G. Shettleworth, Jr. Born on an Aroostook County potato farm in Merrill in 1914, Eaton Weatherbee Tarbell (1914-1992)…"

Architecture & Landscape database - Lost Gardens of Eden

"Lost Gardens of Eden “Paradise Lost, Paradise Found: the landscape of Mount Desert Island” by Patrick Chassé."

Architecture & Landscape database - Search the Database

"Search the Database The Maine Architecture & Landscape Database organizes and searches for items at the commission (project) level."

Architecture & Landscape database - Elmer I. Thomas

"Elmer I. Thomas By Earle G. Shettleworth, Jr. Elmer I. Thomas (1863-1895) was born in Lewiston in 1863. His father Sylvanus D."

Architecture & Landscape database - Frederick A. Tompson

"Frederick A. Tompson By Earle G. Shettleworth, Jr. Frederick Augustus Tompson (1857-1919) was born in Portland in 1857. His father John A."

Architecture & Landscape database - Plans for the Dwelling House Jos. Briggs, Winthrop, 1884

"Plans for the Dwelling House Jos. Briggs, Winthrop, 1884 Contributed by Maine Historical Society Description Architecture commission for…"

Architecture & Landscape database - Tower shopping complex, Bangor, ca. 1975

"Tower shopping complex, Bangor, ca. 1975 Contributed by Maine Historical Society Description Architecture commission for Development…"

Architecture & Landscape database - Study for the LDM Sweat Memorial Art Museum, Portland, ca. 1911

"Study for the LDM Sweat Memorial Art Museum, Portland, ca. 1911 Contributed by Maine Historical Society Description Architecture…"

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"… new $11 million dollar bleached Kraft mill on the site of the current mill; and, in 1958, the mill switched from manufacturing sulphite pulp to…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Welcome to the Western Foothills

"This site is the beginning of the towns sharing their stories with the world, each other, and the next generation."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Wood Products of Strong

"On December 31, 1965 the dedication of the new mill was held and was attended by more than 300 people."