Maine Memory Network

Guilford, Maine - Modern History: 1966 to Present

"Two new bridges were built, the library was renovated, and zoning ordinances were drafted, but not accepted so the entire planning board resigned in…"

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

"Purvis south of the bridge, near Mr. Mountford's mill, but it crumbled to decay. Mr. L. H. Wilson's mill on the same stream is on the site of an old…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - The Abbott School

"… that Jacob had started on the property, built bridges modeled after famous bridges throughout the world, added shrubs and trees creating a virtual…"

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

"… of the river northwest of the Wadsworth Street bridge) near John Paine’s original wharf, in what was earlier General Knox’s pasture."

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

"… River with a meeting house on the hill above, a bridge across the river, a post office, a few traders and some unpainted houses scattered about…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"The mill put in an elevator so that grains could be loaded directly into the rail car. (More about the railroad arriving in Farmington.) During the…"

Surry by the Bay - Early Settlement

"This included the section between Bridge Hill and the Ellsworth post office. Ellsworth resisted the change because ”while they were a part of Surry…"

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 2 of 5

"It was located on the north end of the bridge. After, Piscataquis Woolen Company built the mill and the store was moved by the office of Straw and…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 2 of 4

"Louis, and eight shiploads of paving stones for New Orleans. Carrying stone over water was sometimes perilous: stone sloops sank more readily than…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Community and Commerce

"The island had no bridge until 1837, so at first the mail carrier had to ford the waters at the Narrows or ride Captain Thompson's ferry."

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

"… a summer kid by his feet off the Mill Stream bridge because he would not give way to others on a sidewalk in the center of town."

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… of land on which he built a grist mill and saw mill, plotted half acre lots and planned streets as the foundation for the settlement of Fairbanks…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad

"… to open up a new supply of timber for the mill and at a cheaper price. He approached the citizens of Washburn with the idea."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"While the settlers toiled to establish homes, bridges and mills the Sandy River would suddenly rise or create vast ice jams, which would destroy…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"… to open up a new supply of timber for the mill and at a cheaper price. He approached the citizens of Washburn with the idea."

Guilford, Maine - BUSINESSES - Page 3 of 3

"… 18, 1879, the first casualty occurred at Low’s Bridge. Since there was no siding, cars that had to be loaded were left on the track and had to be…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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