Maine Memory Network

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor and the Civil War

"… Maine and was also a selectman in Levant and a Penobscot County sheriff. The majority of the soldiers returned to Bangor on August 13, 1863."

Lincoln, Maine - Catholic Church

"By the mid-1800s, the Penobscot Indians had been practicing Catholicism for years, after being converted by European settlers."

Lincoln, Maine - Ballard Hill School, Lincoln, ca. 1930

"… site selected was a small hill not far from the Penobscot River, called Ballard Hill. The townspeople did most of the work themselves."

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Life on a Tidal River - William S. Cohen, The Man and the School

"He was also an assistant county attorney for Penobscot County in the years of 1968-1970. From 1968 to 1972, he taught at both the Husson College and…"

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

"The tunnel ran from the Penobscot River located near Holyoke’s house in Brewer. The tunnel was found because the son of the family that later bought…"

Lincoln, Maine - Workman's Hospital

"After the Workman’s Hospital closed, the Penobscot Valley Hospital was opened and they put a operating room in it. P.V.H."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Resources

"… Images: Swan's Island Historical Society "Penobscot Nation Cultural & Historic Preservation Department." Penobscot Nation Cultural & Historic…"

Lincoln, Maine - Mills & Paper Industry - Page 1 of 2

"… be built was a flume to send lumber along to the Penobscot River to market. In order to take lumber from both mills down the river, they had to be…"

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…"

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

"… he started the first Ford dealership for Northern Penobscot County in the town of Lincoln. My family is full of Ford fans, all we drive is Ford."

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 - Osgood's Store

"… Looking North," History of the Town of Lincoln, Penobscot County Maine, 1872- 1928. Lewiston, Maine: Dingley, 1929, 747-43, Print, Flint, Warren…"

Lincoln, Maine - Ferries

"… River Service to End When Bridge Spans Penobscot River.” Bangor, ME. 1950. Print. Murchison, Dottie."

Lincoln, Maine - Mattanawcook Academy

"In 1974 on 90 acres of land overlooking the Penobscot River on Hill Crest, the new Mattanawcook Academy was built."

Lincoln, Maine - Gateway Motors

"… That Helped Build a Town on the Banks of the Penobscot. Lincoln, Me.: Lincoln Historical Society, 1995. 48-49. Print. Murchison, Dottie."

Lincoln, Maine - Methodist Church

"Print. The History of the Town of Lincoln. Penobscot County, Maine: Dana Willis Fellows M.D., 1822. Print. Mattanawcook Observer, Feb. 1984. Print."

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 - Post Office

"… Postal Routes." History of the Town of Lincoln Penobscot County Maine 1822 - 1928. Lewiston Maine: Dingley Inc. 236-43."

Lincoln, Maine - Civil War

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

Lincoln, Maine - Jacob Stinchfield

""Stinchfield." History of the Town of Lincoln Penobscot County Maine. Lewiston: Dingley Press, 1929. 410-12. Print. Goodwin, Beckie."

Lincoln, Maine - Solomon's Store

"5 Apr. 2010. "Solomon's Store, 1941". Photograph. Pictorial History of Lincoln, Maine. Lincoln. Ed. Penobscot Services Division."

Lincoln, Maine - Newspapers

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