Maine Memory Network

Western Maine Foothills Region - Hugh J. Chisholm, Sr. - Page 2 of 2

"… Chisholm’s proposed construction of Strathglass Park, a group of brick homes for the workers of the area."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Index

"… Rock - Brief History, Places Meeting House Park - Places North Church - Places People - Main Page Places - Main Page Railroad into the Village -…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Carroll's Auto Sales Buildings

"That was on the corner of Main and Park Streets. In 1962, Skippy decided that he wanted to expand the business."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 4 of 13

"eliminating the need for a rider to operate the controls. Larry Park talks about a two-row digger."

Presque Isle: The Star City - State Street Theater

"It is now used as a parking lot for Maine Public Service employees. Sources: Graves III, Richard A. Forgotten Times A Walk Through History."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Governor's Potato Plot, Presque Isle, 1959

"… Isle Airport and the Presque Isle Industrial Park. SNARK missile information provided by the Presque Isle Air Museum View additional…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Potato import protest, Presque Isle, 1982

"… of Aroostook County potato farmers filled the parking lot of the Presque Isle Agricultural Center on December 16, 1982."

Abbe Museum

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Ambajejus Boom House

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Holiday Events

"After a brief ceremony at the town memorial park, people walk down to the fisherman’s co-op wharf and watch a wreath being thrown into the harbor…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Soldiers' Monument, Bangor, 1864

"… the monument, which had been planned for Central Park. Martin wrote, "its dimentions are inferior to many which supposed it would be much larger &…"

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell History Bibliography

"Department of the Interior-National Park Service, 1970. “Hallowell in the Olden Time.” Maine Cultivator and Hallowell Gazette (Dec."

Museum at Portland Head

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Bath's Historic Downtown - The Patten Free Library

"Torrey Home, City Park, Bath, ca. 1887Patten Free Library There were two additions built to the library."

Life on a Tidal River - The Bangor Fire of 1911 - Page 1 of 2

"… and up Center Street Hill as far as Broadway Park. According to a contemporary newspaper, the fire was plainly visible at Bar Harbor almost 50…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Dreamland and Liberty

"Eventually, the building was torn down to make a parking lot. The people associated with the Dreamland were Samuel Davis and William H. Van Dorn."

South Portland Historical Society

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico Corner

"Dr. Arad Farwell was another early physician, as well as Dr. Tracy. Henry W. Parks general store stood on the corner of Main Street and Roxbury Road…"

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Waterfront - Page 1 of 2

"… Chelsea! Hallowell viewed from Butternut Park, Chelsea, ca. 1890Hubbard Free Library In the early and middle 1800s."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 7 of 13

"… picture on the right was taken on the Laurence Park farm in 1950. It shows two men loading barrels and one man setting the barrels in place on the…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 13 of 13

"Former farmer Larry Park talks about how a potato harvester works.  SOURCES Richard W. Judd” AROOSTOOK A Century of Logging in Northen Maine”…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 5 of 13

"Former farmer Larry Park describes how to section the field for pickers  Once the basket is full, it is dumped into a nearby barrel."

Life on a Tidal River - Exhibits

"The eleventh exhibit, Bass Park: A History of Fillies, Fame, and Fun, was created during the 2015-2016 school year."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - Biddeford's Movers & Shakers

"… like Peirson's Lane, Sullivan Street or Clifford Park? What about those historical figures whose names are not remembered on sign posts or…"