Maine Memory Network

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 1 of 3

"As one of the Franklin County District's handful of remaining Granges, it suffers from the effects of a declining population and lost industry."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Economic History of Main Street, Northeast Harbor - Page 1 of 3

"Today, much of the Main Street business district is devoted to summer visitors and tourists. There remains one grocery store but the theater, the…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - V. A Cascade of Booms & Busts (1790-1865) - Page 2 of 3

"… became a state in its own right, no longer a district of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. There was still a good deal of agricultural activity…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Project Home

"… before and during Maine’s transition from a District of Massachusetts to statehood (1820), as well as the establishment of the American-Canadian…"

Surry by the Bay - Weathervane Dispute

"Officers of the school district were Claude L. Bonsey, President; Robert T. Carlisle, Treasurer; and Frank G. Whitney, Clerk."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 3 of 4

"Since this time the District has operated under the same regulations. The town got its water through a four- inch distribution line from Day Mountain…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Early Schools

"… The early schools of Strong were called rural or district schools and were situated in various areas of the community to accommodate the children."

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 3 of 5

"One of the earliest SADs in the state, the new district included the towns of Abbot, Cambridge, Guilford, Parkman, Sangerville, and Wellington."

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"Fundraiser for Lincoln's Hospital Administrative District, 1972Lincoln Historical Society Concerned members of the community met on August 16, 1966…"

Fryeburg Public Library

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Guilford, Maine - The Next Fifty Years 1916-1966

"… in the name of Piscataquis Community School District, and a new gymnasium was built. That year there was a devastating fire that destroyed the…"

Guilford, Maine - Modern History: 1966 to Present

"Fluoride was added to the water, a new sanitary district was incorporated, and a tennis court was built as was a 24-unit senior citizen’s complex…"

Lubec, Maine - Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello - Page 1 of 3

"Representative (D) from California’s 26th District. He died at 84 on August 13, 1991, the 29th anniversary of the bridge dedication."

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"… • West Quoddy Life Saving Station added to National Register of Historic Buildings 1991 • McCurdy’s Smokehouse closes 1995 • Lubec Marina…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Meeting House Park

"… Historic Places record of Farmington's Historic District, October 1993 History of Farmington, Maine by Thomas Parker, 1846 A History of Farmington…"

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"… as possible..." Henry David Thoreau, 1846 The District of Maine, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, became its own state as a result of the Missouri…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"At one time, the town boasted 32 school districts, mostly one-room schoolhouses. In John S.C. Abbott’s History of Maine, Farmington was touted as a…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"Now a museum, the site is on the National Register of Historic Places. As jobs were lost and once thriving businesses closed the town’s population…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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