Maine Memory Network

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"… Library 1700s 1754 – 1763 • Maine Indians forced north into eastern Maine during French and Indian War 1755 • British deport Acadians to Maine and…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"Earll, R. Edward, The Coast of Maine and its Fisheries, for the 1880 U.S. Fish Commission 1887. Ellis, Kathleen, Lignell, “In the Sardine Factory or…"

Guilford, Maine - Guilford Schools

"North Guilford School House, 1912Guilford Historical Society A school was built in Guilford on the corner of High Street and Blaine Avenue."

Lincoln, Maine - Osgood's Store

""Early View from Main Street, Looking North," History of the Town of Lincoln, Penobscot County Maine, 1872- 1928."

Lincoln, Maine - Gateway Motors

"… know the car dealership on the West side of North Main Street as Cole-Whitney Ford. However, since the 1920s it has changed its name and its owners…"

Lincoln, Maine - Weatherbee Hardware

"… he knew all the farmers came into town from the north and the farmers would hitch their horses on the west side of the street."

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

"… the end of Lake Street and about in the middle of Main Street. Now, the store has been donated to the town and is currently the Stockholm Museum."

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"Passengers traveling south from Vanceboro or north from Bangor were halted at Lincoln and transported the rest of the way by bus and taxi."

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 1 of 5

"The bank was located at the corner of 10 North Main Street. It was right next to Griffins Department Store."

Guilford, Maine - BUSINESSES - Page 3 of 3

"… Bed and Breakfast is located on the corner of Elm Street and Prospect Street. It was built between 1890 and the early 1900s."

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…"

Guilford, Maine - Modern History: 1966 to Present

"Just as Guilford was recognized as a “Main Street 90 Community”, recession crept up from nowhere, resulting in layoffs. The mood was dreary."

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… north end of downtown, along Front Street just north of Elm Street, the Moses family built the Columbian House Block in 1852, just one of a number…"

Guilford, Maine - Historic Buildings - Page 2 of 2

"… on the northwest corner of School Street and North Main Street across the road from the Town Hall andd Fire Station."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"… its only small-town national chain branch on the north side of Centre Street, despite the small facility and limited parking."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Old Town Hall and Grant Building

"This bell used to be in the North Church belfry on High Street until it was transported to City Hall. The bell rang every morning, noon, and night."

Guilford, Maine - Historic Buildings - Page 1 of 2

"It was located on the corner of Water Street and North Main Street. It was a stop for the stagecoach and, in addition to the dining room and…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Merchants' Row

"The wind carried the fire along the west side of Front Street burning down everything in its path, almost impossible to stop."

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 2 of 3

"… and another sawmill built alongside it on the north side of the river by Robert Herring Jr. and S&J Morgan."

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahock House and The Sagadahoc Block

"The fire, leaping the street, caught on the wooden building across Front Street. Gas tanks exploded and walls fell every couple of minutes, causing…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Columbian Block

"Front Street looking north from Arch Street, Bath, ca. 1870Patten Free Library Before the fire of 1895 this part of Front Street was occupied by the…"

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

"… the blizzard descended, and went, leaving Main Street in this state near the Columbian Store. Blizzard, Lubec, January 1934Lubec Historical…"

Guilford, Maine - Pre-Settlement And The First 100 Years

"… the Braeburn Building on the corner of Water and North Main Street. The new Guilford Memorial Library building was dedicated in 1909 and in 1910…"

Lincoln, Maine - W.A. Brown: Jack of all trades

""Will Brown in 50th Year in Business on Main Street." Bangor Daily News (Bangor, Maine) 1954, Lincoln Historical Society ed.: 285-86."