Maine Memory Network

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Chester Greenwood

"… purchased land, subdivided it, and created a new neighborhood near his home and with it, came a street that still bears his name."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Shipbuilding Industry Expands - 1850 to 1857

"… forge iron fittings were as plentiful as today’s neighborhood corner stores. Steam mills and blockmakers were located at both ends of Water Street…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Harbor Cottage, The Old Ell (“Mame’s House”), and the Big Barn

"… on until the mid 1960s, the Savage family and neighborhood of Asticou dove head first into and played a key role in the hospitality business on…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 1 of 4

"… being from Dunstan, Oak Hill, Pine Point or other neighborhood until the 1990s. Rapid development started in the 1970s, as people from other areas…"

Surry by the Bay - Phebe Fowler: A Woman of Property

"… Surry, Maine, 1850-1880: A History of Four Neighborhoods Including A Guide to the Research and Composition of Local History, By Anne Robinson Dolan…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 2 of 4

"… supplying of electrical power to the residential neighborhood and businesses needed to come to an end, and the power plant was sold to the Central…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - "Representing every particular:" John Martin's Reflections, Illustrations, and Commentary - Page 1 of 2

"… interiors of businesses and schools, gardens, neighborhoods, his inventions, fashions, his children, his interest in dance, and his friends…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin's Journal

"… Hampden   Part 2, pages 74-138 Reed Hardings neighborhood, Brewer; jobs with Dr. Increase Sanger, Ezekiel Hopkins   Part 3, pages 139-194…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Old Ell is Born

"… the barn risked being tinder for the entire neighborhood had the hay inside ignited. The structure was therefore moved northwestward around 1900 to…"

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

"… the Fire House was constructed (1903), The Neighborhood House (1906) and the Northeast Harbor Library and Reading Room (1882)."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Representative Industries of Cumberland and North Yarmouth

"… was owned and run by many of the farmers in the neighborhood, each running a certain length of time each season, or until a sufficient amount of…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… Ben and Natalie Butler recorded history of area neighborhoods. These “pilgrimages”, as they were called, allowed interested citizens to experience…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Early Settlers

"… a commodious set of buildings” in the Holley neighborhood. His son Henry carried on furniture building in the village."

Pejepscot Historical Society

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Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"… Bangor expanded and the city planned for new neighborhoods with parks included. By 1890, Bangor's population approached 20,000."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - "Main Streets" of North Yarmouth and Cumberland

"… mile's distance would attend classes in their own neighborhoods. Just ½ mile north of Dunn's Corner is Crockett's Corner, a quiet crossroads that…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"… with the number of students and the wealth of the neighborhood it served. (Old Town Reports with Superintendent’s Report) Farmington…"

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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