Maine Memory Network

Bath's Historic Downtown - 94 Front Street

"94 Front Street By Kyle Hietala The Building Front Street, in Bath, Maine has been one of the most densely packed business areas throughout the…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Welcome

"Welcome What do you get when you combine Bath history, curiosity, and technology with 60 seventh graders and their teachers from Bath Middle School…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Davenport Memorial and City Hall

"Davenport Memorial and City Hall Text by Rebecca Black, Christie Duffy, Courtney McKinney, and Brook Mitchell 7th grade students at Bath Middle…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Growing Up in Masardis - Page 3 of 4

"In the seventh grade her school was across the bridge, and in high school her dad drove the bus so she would ride his bus for a little ways before an…"

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 3 of 5

"This bridge was dedicated in 1970. This was due to the hard work of the Guilford and Sangerville citizens."

Skowhegan Community History - The Skowhegan Island

"A new bridge was built until 1901, when a flood washed it out. Another bridge was built higher this time but in 1936, that bridge was washed out by a…"

Guilford, Maine - EVENTS - Page 2 of 3

"The Low’s Bridge washed away; it was 130 years old. It was a covered bridge across the Piscataquis River that connected Guilford and Sangerville."

Guilford, Maine - MANUFACTURING - Page 2 of 2

"The address is 9 Oak Street. Flood and Steel Bridge, Guilford, 1936Guilford Historical Society In 1979, Saulter joined the company as president."

Lincoln, Maine - Main Street, Lincoln, ca. 1920

"… troop detachment sent here to guard the railroad bridges in Lincoln, Mattawamkeag and Passadumkeag during World War II."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 65-83

"… Mount Hope Cemetery North Bangor (Veazie) Bangor bridges, churches, schools Bangor commercial buildings James Emerson Cottage Bucksport"

Life on a Tidal River - Early Railroads in Bangor - Page 1 of 2

"… Bridge, Bangor, 1871Bangor Public Library Tin Bridge Wreck The Tin Bridge collapsed under the weight of an express mail train on August 9, 1871."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Telephone communication

"Frank Bridges was president of the Swan’s Island telephone company, one of his many enterprises. Another resident, Russell Burns, was the island…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 2 of 3

"… considered a more accessible location a covered bridge was built and named Porter Bridge. Elizabeth Abbott recalls that in earlier years a ferry…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Railroad into the Village

"The bridge has been pronounced, by those capable of judging, to be one of the best structures of the kind in this country. Much credit is due to Mr."

Guilford, Maine - PEOPLE

"Low’s bridge was built in 1857 in honor of Robert Low. This Bridge stood for 131 years until a flood took it out in 1987. It was re-built soon after."

Westbrook Historical Society

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Life on a Tidal River - Early Railroads in Bangor - Page 2 of 2

"Print. Curran, Mary H. comp. History of the old Bangor, Old Town, and Milford Railroad 1836 – 1869. Typed Manuscript, BPL collection, 1915. Print."

Guilford, Maine - BUSINESSES - Page 2 of 3

"That slaughterhouse was torn down many years ago. The old slaughterhouse used to be the old schoolhouse."

Westport Island History Committee

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Maine State Prison

"Looking southeast toward Wadsworth Street Bridge, Thomaston, ca. 1890Thomaston Historical Society King was politically active as early as 1795 as a…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Early Shipbuilders - 1780s

"Lime kilns were built below the bridge on both sides of the Creek in close proximity to the first shipyards in the area."

Lincoln, Maine - Steamboats

"… fares from Old Town to Winn, Old Town to Lincoln, Old Town to Howland, Old Town to Passadumkeag, Old Town Greenbush, and Old Town to Sunkhaze all…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 2 of 4

"The track from Dunstan to Old Orchard Beach opened the following year on 4 July 1903. The popular tourist spot was finally connected to Portland and…"

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

"… at Low’s Bridge, four at Sangerville, one foot bridge and four regular bridges at Guilford Village prior to the present structure."