Maine Memory Network

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - Bridges of North New Portland

"The Concrete Bridge replaced the old bridge. Bridge in the North VillageNew Portland Historical Society Cement Bridge: The Cement Bridge is…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - Bridges of West New Portland

"… Historical Society Grist Mill Bridge: The Grist Mill Bridge, also known as one of the Twin Bridges (along with Gould Hill Bridge) is located on the…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future

"Bridge Under Construction East New PortlandNew Portland Historical Society Agriculture wasn't the only business New Portland folks cared to venture…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - West New Portland Village

"A detailed description of these bridges is available as a separate exhibit. About a mile from the West Village on Route 27, on the way to New…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - East New Portland Village

"Starbirds Mill X Chase Hewett Mill X Carrabassett Creamery X East New Portland has a site known as “The Mill District.” It has been the…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - North New Portland Village

"On June 17, 1912 this mill district burned and a stock company was formed and Mr. C.H. Bartlett soon rebuilt a modern wood turning plant."

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

"… Strong waited for legislative action as the new bridge began to take shape. South support tower and cable anchoragesStrong Historical Society…"

Lincoln, Maine - Mills & Paper Industry - Page 1 of 2

"… overhead, looking down into the river from the bridge on West Broadway. The Lombard Steam Log Hauler Text by George King, Lincoln Historical…"

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

"This bridge was created by people wading across the water with logs to build a bridge to get to Upsala."

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

"The next year, the new steam log hauler made its first trip to the woods. At the peak of Stockholm’s industrial development it was estimated that 330…"

Lubec, Maine - Klondike: Lubec's Gold from Sea Water Hoax

"… two newcomers leased Hiram Comstock’s tidal grist mill located at Mill Creek in North Lubec. According to Reverend Jernegan in the prospectus he…"

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"… to tourists 1962 • Roosevelt International Bridge opens linking Lubec and Campobello Island • West Quoddy Head State Park established 1965 • Lubec…"

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…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - About Us - Page 2 of 3

"… Changed the Map” recounts how a $5,000 suspension bridge drove a wedge between residents in 1856 and resulted in the secession of East Strong to…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 1 of 4

"When a bridge was built in 1828 across the Sandy River, the stagecoaches replaced those equine mail carriers."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - A Murder In Strong

"He followed a creek bed and went under a bridge because if he had been walking on the road, he would be asked why he was traveling on the Sabbath."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Wood Products of Strong

"On December 31, 1965 the dedication of the new mill was held and was attended by more than 300 people."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Railroad

"Mills built along the railroad made Strong the logging community it is today. Sometimes the trains used two engines to haul a big load of wood."

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

"The population has remained stable, as many new residents work at Franklin Memorial Hospital and the University of Maine's Farmington campus."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Village Schools

"… catered, had food sales, sold lunches at the mills, had booths at the county fair, and sold chances on quilts and other donated items."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Soldiers Of The Civil War

"… a boarding house in Lewiston, and he worked in a mill. By 1880 they returned to the area to live in Strong."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - National Blue Ribbon School

"New windows, lighting, heating and ventilation systems installed, and classrooms for the then 220 students would all be 700 square feet and renovated."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - "Fly Rod" Crosby - Page 1 of 3

"… attended large outdoor trade shows in Boston and New York, where she advocated for the Narrow Gauge Railroad as a means of accessing bountiful…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Porter Lake

"Porter Lake is west of the New Vineyard Mountains. Many inlets supply the lake from all sides, as well as natural springs."