Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - Early Industry and Bombahook

"A walk along the stream bank reveals pieces of chalk and flint to this day imported from Dover, England to try to make a go of the sandpaper business."

Historic Hallowell - Sweat on the Kennebec ~ Hallowell Steam and Boom Company

"… logs were a boom to dwellers along the river banks, who got a fixed price from the owners according to the distance below Hallowell at which they…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Summer Street

"… slope from the “Lower Light” to the western bank of the Penobscot River. The residences of Summer Street reflect Hampden’s 19th century wealth, for…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Early Wharves and Yards - 1795 to 1825

"… rights to the wharves and stores on the lower bank on Knox Street (Fort Wharf), where he established a shipyard."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston Narrative

"George or Georges River, where it bends west for a short distance before heading north and inland some 40 miles to the village of Warren and beyond."

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

"A ropewalk situated on the eastern bank of Mill Creek/River supplied rigging and sheets (ropes or lines used to secure a sail) to hoist sails."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - John Crosby

"Crosby was named the president of the First Bank in Bucksport. It was the only bank east of Wiscasset, but due to the carelessness of a cashier…"

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 2 of 5

"… store on the first floor and the First National Bank on the second floor. John Scales & Sons became the firm name on January 20, 1916 because…"

Lubec, Maine - The Blizzard of '34 - Page 1 of 2

"… young Fletcher Downes is standing on top of the bank. Photo by Mina Phinney” X The blizzard’s aftermath resonated in headlines throughout…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"The banking business was so profitable that Gould intended to sell his tobacco business and go into banking full-time."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: Lime Works

"… Street in Thomaston, and he operated kilns on the bank of the river, just upriver of where the Waterfront Market on Wadsworth Street now stands."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 2 of 4

"… and a founder and president of Bath’s first bank. William died at home in Bath on 17 June 1852. Sources Moulton, Augustus."

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 2 of 3

"A long shaft running up the bank to the mill was connected to a waterwheel which supplied most of the power necessary."

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Floods

"The two excessive amounts of water flow caused the Kennebec River to flood its banks. The flood hit the community on the night of March 13, 1936."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad

"His impact on the area was immense from the first banking services to the lumber industry to the Presque Isle Electric Company."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Stephen Titcomb and the Settlement of the Sandy River Valley

"… crossing the river they followed the northern bank to what we now call Farmington Falls. Measuring Rock Located on Rt."

Guilford, Maine - BUSINESSES - Page 3 of 3

"… and the cars had crashed and slid to the bank of the river. It took three hours to free Green."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 2 of 4

"… to undermine it by tunneling underneath from the bank below. Heavy rain caused the soil to give way and the exposed workers abandoned their effort…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook

"… or stone-walled ice houses were built into a bank of earth with an entrance facing the north. These houses were often located under evergreen trees…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook

"… or stone-walled ice houses were built into a bank of earth with an entrance facing the north. These houses were often located under evergreen trees…"

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

"The village lies along the banks of the Carrabassett River about four miles northeast of the West Village and three miles southwest of the North…"

Lincoln, Maine - Gateway Motors

"… and Industries That Helped Build a Town on the Banks of the Penobscot. Lincoln, Me.: Lincoln Historical Society, 1995. 48-49. Print."

Presque Isle: The Star City - John R Braden

"The people of Presque Isle opened a bank account in the name of John R Braden, a novel concept. His winnings were deposited to this account."

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"The professional and banking community was well established and continued to meet Bangor's needs. Lumbering in Bangor, as it had been known during…"