Maine Memory Network

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

"He operated a wood mill in Arundel and actively supported the colonists in the Revolution. This was Stephen Titcomb’s heritage as he prepared to…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Founding of the Farmington State Normal School

"… the School saw in its first twenty-five years of operation. A.P. Kelsey, the first principal, declined re-election to his position at the…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - John Frank Stevens

"… modifications that needed to be done to get the operation going and felt like it just needed to continue as it was."

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

"Tucker & Co.; Trecartin Brothers, operating Lubec’s first hardware store; J.W. Allen and Lorenzo Allen, South Lubec; E.U. Brown, sardine packer; N.W."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Merchants' Row

"Merchants are usually operators of stores. Merchants' Row is located at 108, 114, and 116 Front Street, the home of many retail stores, built at a…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor: Lumber Capital of the World

"… river drivers guided the logs to Bangor and boom operators sorted the logs. Finally, the lumberman sawed the logs into lumber for shipment."

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

"St. Joseph Hospital operating room, Bangor, ca. 1960St. Joseph Healthcare Plans for the new facility started to arise in early 1960 and completed…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 4 of 4

"A few mills still operated along Mill Stream in the center of town. Fish packing plants in South Blue Hill canned clams, mackerel, and herring."

Guilford, Maine - BUSINESSES - Page 3 of 3

"It is currently owned and operated by Isobel and Harland Young. It used to be a home, but now it’s a fancy bed and breakfast, with six beautiful…"

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 2 of 3

"Lee Company who streamlined financial operations, acquired Hayward-Schuster Woolen Mills in East Douglas, Massachusetts, opened more outlet stores…"

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

"Objecting to the toll, stagecoach operator Josiah Paine avoided the marsh by creating at his own expense a direct route from Dunstan to Stroudwater."

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 1 of 4

"… February, 1902, all four paper machines were in operation and producing about 44 tons of paper a day."

John Martin: Expert Observer - "Representing every particular:" John Martin's Reflections, Illustrations, and Commentary - Page 2 of 2

"… he created a stunning annotated painting of the operations and the people, as it appeared on July 4, 1882."

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… for a place to set up a saw mill and lumbering operation. Unfortunately for Bull, the area was disputed territory between the United States and…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"… water was unpredictable, they should move their operations to his side of the Stream and use his sawdust and waste as an energy source thus…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"The Red Wing was owned and operated by Leroy M. (Lee) McCorison. It fit four passenger cars and crossed the bay in a half hour."

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

"In 1926, she joined a dance company operated by Kurt Jooss, a well-known Laban disciple and later she founded a well-respected company and dance…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor and Social Reform Movements of the 1800s-1900s

"In 1900 there were about 70 bars operating in Bangor. Laws intended to stop the sale and use of liquor were often ignored."

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

"… place at Bass Park throughout it's decades of operation. Paul Bunyan The Paul Bunyan statue at Bass Park is 31 feet tall and weighs 3,700 pounds…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Skyline Farm - Making and Preserving History

"… this time to support the transition from a dairy operation to a riding school. Many lovely trails were built through the fields and woods both on…"

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Mercy Hospital - Mercy & the Community

"After a three-day stay following an operation, “I have never, in any hospital, had such good care, such kindness, and thoughtfulness from all those…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… but for his direct impact on the day-to-day operations of a community in its infancy. It is rumored that Belcher also taught the children of…"

Lubec, Maine - Canning Sardines in Lubec: Technology, the Syndicate and Labor

"Both canneries were important operations later in Seacoast Canning Co., as Plants 9 and 8. Photographs taken in the 1880s by T. W. Smillie of the U."