Maine Memory Network

Lubec, Maine - S.S. Cumberland: Steamer Brought Passengers and Prosperity to Lubec but Met Tragic End

"… their case to International Steamship Company officials, including records of goods shipped to and from Lubec in sailing vessels and estimates of…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - National Community Christmas Tree - 1959

"The ceremony then officially became known as the Pageant of Peace. President Eisenhower was, therefore, the first President to light the national…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor: Healthcare Center of Eastern and Central Maine - Page 2 of 2

"To start the ball rolling, the renovation officially began when the first wall was knocked down. This construction would go on for about seven years."

Lincoln, Maine - Catholic Church

"However, there was no official church among the Penobscots in the Mattanawcook area. In 1901, Father Feeney decided to start a Catholic Church in…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - III. Boom, bustle, bust: The Steamboat Years to WWII

"Census. In 1896, the island officially became a town. Swan’s Island is still divided into three distinct areas: Atlantic, Minturn, and Swan’s Island…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Of The Arts Era

"… Bar Harbor, Maine The Building of the Arts was officially dedicated in 1907 and remained the preeminent venue for arts and culture on the island…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"… to 1830, as stated in a newspaper article, but no official recorded date can be found. In terms of the building itself, the Music Hall was a fairly…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bass Park: A History of Fillies, Fame, and Fun

"The Cross Center In 2013, the 1955 auditorium was officially replaced with the modern 65-million-dollar Cross Insurance Center that is now home to…"

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

"In October of 1812 the settlement was officially organized into Plantation 6, Range 7, and in November a meeting of voters was held for the purpose…"

Lincoln, Maine - MacGregor's Spool Mill

"In 1886, it was officially administered as the John MacGregor Corporation. So, in truth, the mill was two mills combined."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 3 of 4

"… maintenance was worrisome for town residents and officials, since impassable inland routes kept our communities isolated especially during the…"

Prince Memorial Library

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Peru

"Early Government In 1805, riders brought official papers from Boston to Paris proclaiming the founding of Oxford County, and Paris Hill as the county…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… government.” The petition was accepted and an official survey completed with 100-acre lots assigned to North Lubec settlers upon payment of $5 to…"

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"… times over from the mid-1820s, and prompted town officials to incorporate itself as a city. Existing institutions expanded while the increased…"

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

"… came to live there in 1783, but the town was officially incorporated in 1808, just twelve years before Maine separated from Massachusetts and…"

Lubec, Maine - Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello - Page 1 of 3

"… Maine Highway Commission and the corresponding official from New Brunswick, Hugh Walford, were the chief engineers, another example of cooperation…"

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"An Open House was held on May 19 and 20, 1973, to officially dedicate the hospital “built by the people for the people.” Plaques were put up in the…"

Bangor Public Library

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… of the Sandy River intervale was to make sure the official survey was completed. In 1780 Joseph North formalized the survey of the area."

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… lumbering and arrests of New Brunswick government officials by the U.S. led to more troops arriving in the area and establishing a blockhouse in…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Educating Blue Hill

"… George Stevens Academy and Blue Hill Academy officially merged and the resultant school was christened Blue Hill-George Stevens Academy."

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"Its official name was Farmington State Normal School – 1889 – 1945. For the next twenty years it was known as Farmington State Teacher’s College, but…"