Maine Memory Network

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico Corner

"Dr. Arad Farwell was another early physician, as well as Dr. Tracy. Henry W. Parks general store stood on the corner of Main Street and Roxbury Road…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Ridlonville

"… fire department, sawmills, churches, schools, parks, doctors, golf course, social buildings, and garages."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 3 of 3

""Mayor Park of Mexico Corner, Etched by a Globe Man," Boston Daily Globe, Sunday, July 20, 1890, copied and typed by Richard J."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 4 of 5

"Very sick and growing worse. Mrs. Park sat up in the evening; Mrs. White came and watched. Carrie so sick and suffering so much. We sent for Dr."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 1 of 4

"… housing needs was the construction of Strathglass Park, a series of brick, duplex homes for the workers."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Rusticators on the Rise

"… scenic vistas, and the exhilaration of vigorous mountain hikes. Kebo Valley Golf Club, Bar Harbor, 1907Jesup Memorial Library Yet for all the…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Bar Harbor: Building of Arts

"… “not only for its accessibility and unrivalled mountain view but also for that quiet seclusion and freedom from disturbing influences which are…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Student Narrative of MDI History

"… appearance to one at sea, as of seven or eight mountains extending along near each other. The summit of the most of them is destitute of trees, as…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - …then came the settlers…

"…then came the settlers… Granite mountains, Mount Desert, 1837Maine Historical Society While exploring Mount Desert as a place “to carry on…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Charles K. Savage (1903-1979): The View from Asticou - Page 5 of 6

"… Trust to include another 100 acres on Eliot Mountain and the unique design and completion of the Asticou Azalea Garden."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Beginnings

"… in Passamaquoddy), which translates to “range of mountains.” Rising sea levels over the past 10,000 years have flooded older village sites, but a…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Champlain Society - Page 1 of 2

"… than it is today: hike to the summit of Cadillac Mountain, view the sheer cliffs of the the island’s eastern shore, and visit the villages of Bar…"

Surry by the Bay - Late Twentieth Century

"Many of these visitors headed “downeast” towards Acadia National Park on Mount Desert Island; some of them discovered Surry during their travels and…"

Lubec, Maine - Myron Avery, Lubec, and the Appalachian Trail

"… of North Lubec history and extensive writer on mountains and trails. Born in North Lubec on November 3, 1899, Myron was son of Haliburton and Myra…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - The Abbott School

"Abbott finished the “mountain” of sand that Jacob had started on the property, built bridges modeled after famous bridges throughout the world, added…"

Blue Hill, Maine - A Real Downeast County Fair

"… as it was being filled and sailed over Blue Hill Mountain. Fortunately, it came down in the nearby town of Orland and was retrieved."

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

"… old residents and new share a strong appreciation for the values and advantages of life in a small town nestled between the mountain and the sea."

Presque Isle: The Star City - John R Braden

"… Stream, a Mooseleuk Lake, and a Mooseleuk Mountain. These are found southwest of Masardis just across the line into Piscataquis County."

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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