Maine Memory Network

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Rustication

"They were truly "summering" in Maine. Lumber Mill at the Mill Pond, Somesville, ca. 1905Mount Desert Island Historical Society Somesville was…"

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

"… Society Stockholm, looking South from mill, ca. 1915Stockholm Historical Society The Bangor and Aroostook, or B&A, had train stations in New…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Third Generation and Beyond

"… Settler, paid the DeGregoires five Spanish milled dollars for a 100 acre lot with frontage on Somes Sound.) Emily Manchester was fond of saying her…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - People

"… for a woman's right to vote Janet Trafton Mills born 1947: Maine's 75th governor and first governor from Franklin County (also Maine's first female…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - WWI Impact on Farmington's Agriculture

"Also in March of 1918, Sumner P. Mills, a local lawyer and political figure was placed in charge of the “Women on Farms” venture."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Summer Street

"… its boundaries were numerous gristmills, paper mills, three silver mines, and a foundry. Farmland dominated the rural area to the village’s west."

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…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: The Funeral

"… is now Main Street, and from there to a wood near Mill River, where Knox’s tomb was located under his favorite oak."

Guilford, Maine - EVENTS - Page 2 of 3

"… by this flood; homes were filled with debris, mills and machinery were ruined. River Street Flood, Guilford, 1923Guilford Historical Society…"

Kings Landing Historical Settlement

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Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 1 of 2

"… are depicted in an ambrotype of a large saw mill in Monmouth and a tintype of a tannery in East Bradford."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1940-1950 - Page 1 of 3

"Bates Mill in Lewiston produced vast quantities of textiles for war purposes, from uniform fabric and hospital bedding, to parachutes and life rafts."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Community and Commerce

"Higgins Saw Mill, Somesville, 1890Southwest Harbor Public Library By statehood in 1820 islanders were thriving."

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"Flour produced by his grist mill helped provide a more varied diet for area residents. In 1832 a canal connecting Johnson Bay and South Bay was dug…"

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

"… first pioneers came to Blue Hill and settled on Mill Island at what is now near the reversing falls. John Roundy was 36 and Capt."

Guilford, Maine - Historic Buildings - Page 2 of 2

"… by their son, Richard Elliott, and partner Walter Mills for several years. The building was used as a roller rink for a period of time after the…"

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"… Lubec – shell middens found on South Bay and Mill Creek. Portaged canoes over Carrying Place bog to reach ocean travel routes."

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell History From a 7th Grade Perspective

"… to many other exhibits including The Cotton Mill, Johnson Shoe Factory as well as some history about the Vaughan Stream. Mr."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Harvesting on Cascade Pond

"You would insulate it with sawdust from the mills. That would go on until the ice house was full.” Weston's Ox TeamHubbard Free Library “In the…"

Skowhegan Community History - Kennebec River Log Drive

"… a way of transporting a large amount of logs to mills by floating them down rivers. Logs were also transported across lakes using booms."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Lowell's General Store, Commerce, & the Railroad

"… Fancy Patent, just received direct form the mills and to be sold very low for cash or exchange of produce."

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Customs House

"… Customs House Text by Kimberly Mathews, Charles Mills, Courtney Mitchell, and Ashley Rusaw 7th grade students at Bath Middle School Images from…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: The Old Church on the Hill

"… Meeting House, it was located on the hill east of Mill River, upon a piece of land conveyed by Captain David Fales which was about 116 feet wide…"

Windham Historical Society

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