Maine Memory Network

Maine's Road to Statehood - The American Revolution and Early Attempts at Separation - Page 1 of 2

"The American Revolution and Early Attempts at Separation Overwhelmingly dedicated to independence from Britain, Mainers quieted any murmurs of…"

Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"Later, after the American Revolution, the cutting, sawing and transporting of enormous amounts of both pine and spruce boards began."

Early Maine Photography - War - Page 1 of 2

"After the Revolution, John Sawyer entered Dartmouth College, graduating in 1786. Ordained in 1787, he preached in his native Oxford for the next nine…"

Early Maine Photography - Famous People - Page 3 of 3

"While there, he became ill and died on October 8, 1829. Reflecting the high esteem in which he was held by his fellow citizens, he was buried in…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 11 of 17

"By October of 1862, more than half of all able-bodied men were in the armed services. By the end of the war, 924 men had served the Union."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - The Plymouth Company (Kennebec Proprietors) records, ca. 1625-1824

"The collection, acquired by MHS from former Governor Joseph H. Williams in October of 1862, measures 4.5 linear feet and 16 bound volumes."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - General Henry Knox Museum

"… Knox, chief of artillery during the American Revolution and George Washington’s first Secretary of War."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - ABOUT US

"… Main Street and dedicated the McArthur Library in October of 1902. Today we are a full service public library open 6 days a week and evenings."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - V. A Cascade of Booms & Busts (1790-1865) - Page 2 of 3

"By October of the next year more than half of all able-bodied men were in the armed services, and at the end of the war 1,000 men had gone off to…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Kennebec Proprietors Biographies

"… during the twenty-five years leading up to the Revolution. The inclusion of "late Colony of New-Plymouth" and their common name "Plymouth Company"…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 1 of 4

"… King died on 27 March 1775 on the eve of the Revolution. Source Moulton, Augustus. Grandfather Tales of Scarborough."

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

"… and actively supported the colonists in the Revolution. This was Stephen Titcomb’s heritage as he prepared to establish a home in the wilderness in…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… Maine flourished immediately after the American Revolution. “In the short period of thirteen future months, there were incorporated nineteen…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… to flee Nova Scotia, veterans of the American Revolution, and those like Colonel John Allan and Louis Delesdernier who sought refuge after being…"