Maine Memory Network

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks - Page 1 of 2

"'Delia Chapin' construction, Dunstan Landing, Scarborough, 1847Scarborough Historical Society & Museum Names of most of the ships built at the…"

Maine State Museum

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Economic History of Main Street, Northeast Harbor - Page 2 of 3

"Additions were constructed, new entrances were added, and the small side streets could no longer adequately handle the traffic."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Chester Greenwood

"He had foresight in construction because his buildings had solid bases, which could be expanded. He purchased land, subdivided it, and created a new…"

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 1 of 5

"He designed the hall's appearance, and it was constructed of wood, brick, glass and metal. French & Elliott Company, Masonic Hall, Odd Fellows…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Bridge That Changed The Map

"… Sandy River’s seasonal tantrums, and proposed a construction cost of $5,000. This bridge would be built on high ground at the river bend below the…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 1 of 4

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

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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

"SEE NOTE Dam Construction at Rumford Falls, ca 1895Greater Rumford Area Historical Society A study was conducted in 1985, prompted by the high price…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… community fund-raising campaign resulted in the construction of a new gymnasium to house the high school’s competitive sports teams and, in 1965…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 3 of 4

"… permanent homes in Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York and New Jersey, and particularly Pennsylvania and Ohio."

Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln House Hotel

"… of wood and two new stories of bricks were constructed to house more visitors to stay. People from all over Maine would sometimes get married at…"

Guilford, Maine - BUSINESSES - Page 3 of 3

"The M&J Hudson store was constructed in 1879. Later on another wing was added. This wing was for the post office added in 1893."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Bryants and Rockefellers: Two Seal Harbor Families

"… with paying for millions of dollars worth of construction costs. John's son, David Rockefeller, gained an interest and love for Mt."

Historic Hallowell - Shipbuilding

"To construct the mast, they would get large wood and make a long and thick, pole-like object and then put smaller lengths of wood crossing the mast…"

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

"… of 1100 tons or greater were in the process of construction. Within a year, Captain Simon Shibles built a ship with Maxcy and Mathews on his land…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Early History - 1719 to 1740

"… area, and they were housed in thirty log cabins constructed between the fort and Mill River, to the east."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston is Incorporated - 1777

"An exception to the more modest construction along the river was that of Montpelier, a stately mansion built in 1793-94 at the former site of Fort…"

South Portland Historical Society

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Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"… two weeks prior to the journey and the bateaux constructed from this wood were leaking and extremely heavy to maneuver."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Summer Resorts

"In 1891, the newly constructed Dark Harbor landing was host to regular steam boat trips from Rockland, and thus began the third summer community on…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor: Healthcare Center of Eastern and Central Maine - Page 1 of 2

"The modernization project is a large-scale construction project that is renovating and adding to the hospital."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Population Decline in Maine's Coastal Counties

"The use of concrete and steel in constructing buildings and bridges diminished the importance of granite, affecting employment in the state's granite…"

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"Construction of a new office on the site of the old office began almost before the last ember died. Lincoln Area Hit by Flood Lincoln is a unique…"