Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - The Tiger and the Lion

"As of 2011, it is 177 years old. It was retired in 1880, and when it was used, they didn't have hydrants but used reservoirs."

Freeport Historical Society

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Third Generation and Beyond

"… to destroy or throw out any building or part of a building that was free from rot and therefore still had some life left in it. The Old House..."

Swan's Island Historical Society

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 4 of 4

"… Stratton and Bluff Islands would often go toward Old Orchard Pier. However, they would not fish any of the islands found at the Saco River…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - V. Changing times: the Swan’s Island Ferry

"Many of the old ties have been broken as the generation that remembers "the old days" passes on. The island is not the same now as it was twenty…"

Wilson Museum

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Guilford, Maine - BUSINESSES - Page 2 of 3

"The old slaughterhouse used to be the old schoolhouse. Herring Brothers offers lots of services for slaughtering, processing, and wild game."

Mercy Hospital - Growth & Expansion - Page 1 of 2

"The old Queen’s Hospital buildings were kept for housing and classrooms for the 140 students then enrolled in the School of Nursing."

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 3 of 5

"The old gymnasium was converted to a classroom. Guilford High School Orchestra, 1942Guilford Historical Society On August 29, 1958, Maine…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Roads: From Footpaths to Super Highway

"… Point, the traveler would proceed on the beach to Old Orchard. For more than one hundred years, the King’s Highway was the only land route between…"

L.C. Bates Museum/Good Will-Hinckley

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Lubec, Maine - The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head

"Emergency Generators X The old boiler building now houses emergency automatic-start generators and telemetry equipment."

Windham Historical Society

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Sebago Historical Society

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Lisbon Historical Society

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Sanford-Springvale Historical Society

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Historic Hallowell - Johnny Stringer ~ A Character of Industry

"… is described by author Emma Huntington Nason in Old Hallowell on the Kennebec, as one of the town’s “interesting characters.” Who does not remember…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Dairy Farms Memories - Page 2 of 2

"Albert was old enough to help his father do the inspections once a month. While his father went to one farm, he and his brothers Dale, Keith, and…"

Norridgewock Historical Society

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 1 of 4

"… but were still used in the same way as the old desks and tables. However, in the 1960s, round tables became common to encourage students to work…"

Jonathan Fisher Memorial

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Hamlin Memorial Library and Museum

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 1 of 4

"… Scarboro station was located near the junction of Old Blue Point and Portland Street (Milliken Mills Road)."