Maine Memory Network

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks - Page 2 of 2

"… knew that area of Stratton Island as the old wreck. This name was added to others around the island such as clam cove, ringbolt, and barn run…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 2 of 4

"They only had abacuses (old-fashioned calculators), stereoscopes (a hand-held viewing instrument that created three-dimensional images of landscapes…"

Guilford, Maine - Historic Buildings - Page 1 of 2

"The Turner House was partially lost to fire in the year 1903. One hundred years later, in 2003, the Braeburn Hotel was completely lost to fire."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Schools

"Housed in the old Masonic Hall in one large room, there were forty in the entering class. A state law was passed in 1904, requiring towns to…"

Historic Hallowell - Cotton Mill & Johnson Shoe Citations

"Vanderweide, Harry. “Old shoe factory will be converted to elderly housing.” Kennebec Journal 31 Aug. 1978: N. pag. Webber, Sumner."

Islesboro Historical Society

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Surry by the Bay - About The Project

"Surry's Old Town Hall, built around 1828, (and later moved to its present site on the Surry Road) houses its collections, including a detailed…"

Cary Memorial Library

"… Annie Louise Cary[/url] Cary Memorial Library 17 Old Winthrop Road Wayne, ME [b]Mailing address:[/b] P.O."

Lincoln, Maine - Ira Fish

"He used the house as a boarding house for men working at the sawmill and working in lumbering. This house became known as the Springer House."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Economic History of Main Street, Northeast Harbor - Page 1 of 3

"Also, during this period, the Fire House was constructed (1903), The Neighborhood House (1906) and the Northeast Harbor Library and Reading Room…"

Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln Historical Society - Page 1 of 2

"The Corro House is one of the oldest houses in town, located on West Broadway, next to Region III. The newest president is Jeannette King."

Lincoln, Maine - Solomon's Store

"Print. The Old Town Enterprise. "Solomon-Grindell Clothing Company Inc. Lincoln, Maine." Print. Murphy, Marilyn."

Historic Hallowell - Industry on the Bombahook Citations

"Old Hallowell on the Kennebec. Augusta, Maine: Sam Teddy Publishers, 2009 N.p.: n.p., n.d. www.google.com. 23 Apr."

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Schools

"… seven, but some children as young as five years old were reported working for thirteen hours a day in the factories."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Franklin County Agricultural Fair

"… and $5 for “best bull, not less than 2 years old.” By 1901, at the 62nd Annual Exhibition of the Franklin County Agricultural Society, held on the…"

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

"… included Limestone Hill and its nearly 100-year-old lime quarry, a wharf and stores on Wadsworth Street."

Patten Lumbermen's Museum

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Stanley Museum

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Waterville Public Library

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Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Project Partners

"… Stuga, and Laden, as well as the monuments and old cemetery behind the Capitolium. In addition, the Historical Society puts on the annual Midsommar…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec's 1911 Centennial Celebration - Page 1 of 2

"… building, seen on the left below, was 56 years old. Chartered in 1822, the Lodge met in member Elijah Stearns’ Maine Hotel until 1839."

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."

Friendship Museum

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Westbrook Historical Society

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