Maine Memory Network

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Rustication

"Eventually he tore down the original structures and built the Kimball House proper. The Founding of Acadia National Park"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Cheese Factory

"Located on Upper Main Street, the cheese factory operated for several years, starting in 1871. This factory had been organized by local farmers, and…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Railroad

"The depot in Strong was located on the street that we call Norton Hill today. In winter, trains were warm and were lit with kerosene lanterns."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Early Schools

"… erected for them next to their home on Upper Main Street, presently the home of Anthony Nichols. Here students, who wanted more than a common…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 3 of 3

"… was built in 1848 on a knoll overlooking Depot Street and Main Street. The church was dedicated in 1849."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Wood Products of Strong

"… was better known, acquired property on Upper Main Street, directly on the railroad easement. Four generations of the Starbird family manufactured…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Village Schools

"… owner, donated a parcel of land on Upper Main Street, which was more than adequate for a school. Project trustees were appointed November13, 1947."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Porter Family

"… and built three houses for his sons on Main Street. Jeremy Porter's house was built in the area where the gas pumps at White Elephant are located…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Cottagers

"Walley’s summer villa, on Eden Street, last Tuesday night. The first of the place were there. There were the cottage aristocracy, the rich and…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Inns

"… Rodick House at the corner of Main and Cottage streets. Established in 1866 and twice expanded, it had become Maine’s largest and most famous…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Basketball: From Rivals to Teammates

"… the Sea Siders played at the YMCA on Mount Desert Street and eventually moved to a building on Cottage Street called the Casino."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Arriving in Bar Harbor

"… built a simple wooden wharf at the end of Main Street in Bar Harbor, making it possible for the steamboat Rockland to add the town to its run."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - About Us

"… & Maureen Fournier Economic History of Main Street in Northeast Harbor - Brook Minner, Hannah Stevens, Northeast Harbor Library & Tim Garrity…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Indian Encampment: Behind the Scenes

"Sylvia’s Church on Kebo Street. As reported in the Mount Desert Herald in 1882, Indians from the encampment helped finance the church’s construction…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Movies Come To The Island

"… erected the building that still stands on Cottage Street today. Unlike the naked pine-and-paint stage set look of the Star, the Criterion boasted a…"

Paris Cape Historical Society

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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 - Thompson's Memorial

"… after 108 years, the building was demolished for parking a parking lot for the Northeastland Hotel. Sources: Clark, Marilyn, Wm."

Presque Isle Air Museum

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Northeast Airlines DC-3, Presque Isle, ca. 1945

"… Description A Northeast Airlines DC-3 is parked at the post World War II Presque Isle Air Terminal Building on outer Mechanic Street bordering…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 84-107

"Harlow Bangor Skating Park James Dunning Charles Perry Junior Martin Jameson's Guards Bangor Cadets Frank Thoms"

Historic Hallowell - Important Buildings and Institutions

"… Hallowell viewed from Butternut Park, Chelsea, ca. 1890Hubbard Free Library In 1909, Emma Huntington Nason, poet, author and composer wrote…"

Boothbay Region Historical Society

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

"… forced to dynamite the Universalist Church on Park Street to keep the fire from spreading further along the side of the hill, but the fire would…"