Maine Memory Network

Belfast Free Library

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Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 3 of 4

"This completed ten years of modernization and building for the future by the third generation of the Chisholm family. William H."

University of Maine at Presque Isle Library

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Maine Maritime Museum

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Highlighting Historical Hampden - Early Settlement

"The area became favorable to southern New Englanders because there was plenty of land for younger sons to inherit."

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

"Prior to the war, raw materials for building ships were sent to England. The area was heavily forested, much of it with tall pines ideally suited for…"

McArthur Public Library

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Original Mount Desert Island Pilot Project (2006)

"… Industry By: Mark Puglisi's Class Bar Harbor: Building of Arts By: Josh Howie Green Mountain Railway By: Spenser Simis The Bryants and the…"

Bangor Public Library

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Surry by the Bay - Broadway by the Bay

"Carrey who had himself just returned from three years of service in the military. Playhouse Program, Surry, 1929Surry Historical Society The…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Continental Paper Bag Company

"… Paper Company of New York was merged into the new corporation at Rumford Falls, and business was carried on in New York, while work at the Rumford…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 1 of 4

"… Italy, Scotland, Ireland, England, came to build the dams, canals, brick structures, and other buildings on the Island, and manage the mills."

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…"

Mercy Hospital - Founding of Mercy

"… Bishop Walsh to arrange the purchase of a large building on the corner of State and Deering streets from Richard Payson."

Davistown Museum

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Prince Memorial Library

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Sports

"… softball Tournaments and placed third in the New England Softball Championships. Even though it was the height of the fishing season, team members…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - V. Changing times: the Swan’s Island Ferry

"… transport seven to eight vehicles, opening up a new era of island history. The ferry service operates out of Bass Harbor for convenience, and the…"

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

"… dry the paper, cook the pulp, and heat the buildings found a need for a new and modern steam plant."

Colby College Special Collections

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South Portland Historical Society

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 4 of 5

"… Dixfield is named) of Boston, was authorized to build the first grist mill, the first saw mills and develop the water power that flows out of Lake…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Peru

"… in 1821, changing its name from Partridgetown.” New County Road New County RoadPeru Historical Society A road was originally begun from the…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Shipbuilding: An Important Early Industry

"Blue Hill could not adapt to building these new boats at that time, but today the Blue Hill Peninsula still has several boatyards, so in some ways…"