Maine Memory Network

Lincoln, Maine - Post Office

"The mail route was established from Bangor. It went from Bangor to Birch Stream Settlement (Argyle), Kelmarnock (Medford), Maxfield, Lincoln, Sebois…"

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"… way to arrive in Lincoln was to paddle up the Penobscot River, walk the ancient Indian footpaths while fording the streams, or trek beside ox-drawn…"

Norcross Heritage Trust

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Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln Theater

"… People, Businesses and Industries That Helped Build a Town on the Banks of the Penobscot. Lincoln, Me.: Lincoln Historical Society, 1995. Print."

Lincoln, Maine - W.A. Brown: Jack of all trades

""Will Brown in 50th Year in Business on Main Street." Bangor Daily News (Bangor, Maine) 1954, Lincoln Historical Society ed.: 285-86."

Lincoln, Maine - Newspapers

"Most of Penobscot County sold the papers and the county is still here today. On January 6, 1939, Alexander M."

Lincoln, Maine - Thomas G. Libby

"History of the Town of Lincoln, Penobscot County, Maine, 1822-1928. Lewiston, Maine: Dingley, 1929. 369. Print. Goodwin, Beckie."

Lincoln, Maine - Railroads

"Penobscot County is dependent on train tracks to trade with Aroostook and Washington Counties, as well as parts of Canada and New England."

Lincoln, Maine - Other Early Hospitals

"… hospital until 1972, when the plans for the Penobscot Valley Hospital were being made. In 1976, the building was sold to Thelma White and became an…"

City of Brewer

Brewer is the gateway to coastal communities and Acadia National Park. The city along with Bangor also serves as a trading and distribution center for the coastal areas and towns and cities to the north with the total region having a population of approximately 250,000 people.

Lincoln, Maine - Telegraphs & Telephones

"Taylor, a supervisor from the Bangor office, was sent to Lincoln to help instruct people on how to operate the new switchboard."

Lincoln, Maine - Gary Gordon

"… Honors 2 Soldiers for Bravery in Somalia." Bangor Daily News (Bangor) 5 April 2010. "Gary Gordon." Web. Editorial. 23 May 1994."

Lincoln, Maine - Carney's Store

"Then they didn’t always need to go to Bangor or to WalMart to shop for clothes. Also, Carney’s store had a variety of clothing and shoes, even…"

Lincoln, Maine - Gordon's Fox Farms

"Bangor Daily News (Bangor): 27-28. Print. "One Thousand Attend Annual Chapman Picnic." The Sun Journal (Lewiston) 12 Sept. 1924: 34. Web."

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

"A few years later, she took a position at the Bangor Public Library. Due to ill health, Mary returned to Lincoln and pursued her devotion to local…"

Lincoln, Maine - Cars, Model T

"(1961): 10. Print. Brown, Will. "Will Brown in 50th Year in Business on Main Street." Bangor Daily News 1954: 285. Print."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Shipyards

"… Historical Society Text by Karyn Field The Penobscot River was very important to Hampden during the 18th and 19th centuries, providing resources…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Summer Street

"… of Summer Street, bordered on the east by the Penobscot River and on the west by the Main Road (Rout 1A)."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion

"… on the Hampden, Brewer, Orrington, section of the Penobscot River during the lumber boom of the 1850’s."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion

"… on the Hampden, Brewer, Orrington section of the Penobscot River during the lumber boom of the 1850s."

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin dream house, Bangor, 1866

"He indicated on the drawing where the Bangor & Bucksport Railroad line was located starting in 1873."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Revenue gunboat "Mahoning," Bangor, 1864

"He wrote that it was the first gunboat in the Penobscot River. He said it brought a group of Congressmen on an excursion to Bangor and the Maine…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Riverside Park

"Owned by the Stern family of Hampden, the park was leased by the Bangor, Hampden & Winterport Electric Company who operated the trolley."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - John Crosby

"… the mouth of the Souadabscook Stream toward the Penobscot River. He was an early trader with the West Indies, “trading largely in sugar, molasses…"