Maine Memory Network

Presque Isle: The Star City - John R Braden

"During this period, he earned the nickname of “The Iron Horse from Tennessee”. Other nicknames included “The Little Iron Horse” and the “Cock of the…"

Life on a Tidal River - Four Important Women of Bangor

"… and, most notably, being a POW for a three-year period during WWII. Although she may not be taught in textbooks, she is a very important part of…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Economic History of Main Street, Northeast Harbor - Page 1 of 3

"Also, during this period, the Fire House was constructed (1903), The Neighborhood House (1906) and the Northeast Harbor Library and Reading Room…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Riverside Park

"… unlike other amusement parks and resorts of the period. Landscape and civil engineer Frank Blaisdell drew up the plans for the park; he was an…"

Blue Hill, Maine - In Search of the Rustic Life

"… cottages that still exist from the rusticator period include Ingleside, Mossledge, Sunset Cliff, and Seven Oaks."

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

"… during the 19th Century mining boom, entered a period of slow decline during the first half of the 20th Century and reached a low point of 1270 in…"

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 3 of 5

"At that period of time, School Administrative District #4 schooled 1,200 students in the high school, middle school, and elementary school."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 1 of 4

"For a short period of time, Scarborough was part of the new age of aviation and had its own airport, yet another means of travel that increased…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford High School Basketball - 1970s - Page 1 of 2

"During the period that John Shaw coached the Rumford Panthers (1971 - 1980), they never had a losing season, and their combined overall regular…"

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

"… based in Dayton, Ohio, produced coated papers for periodicals, catalogs, books, and commercial printing."

Malaga Island: a story best left untold - Explore photos from the "Malaga Island: A Story Best Left Untold" documentary

"… visits to the island during a two and a half year period. For me, these photo illustrations show the layers of this sad story that still effect the…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… them to live comfortably for an indefinite period of time. “The streams and forests of the Sandy River Valley originally abounded with beaver…"

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

"… expression, a highly unique sound for the time period. In 1901, he began a tour in the United States, and in 1915, he made his debut in Bar Harbor…"

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"… action (Battle of Fredericksburg) 1864 – 1874 • Period of great commercial prosperity 1865 • Peak of smoked herring industry • Thirty smokehouses…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"Over a period of two-hundred years, five notable establishments have made history at this location; these unique and important buildings have their…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - 94 Front Street

"… the editor of the Bath Independent for a long period of time, was one of Bath’s most well-known citizens of the early and mid 20th century."

Guilford, Maine - Modern History: 1966 to Present

"… to the south side of town was created with period lamp posts, concrete and granite sidewalks, street trees, and removal of overhead wiring."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Peru

"… Names and the People of Its Towns, "during the period while the Maine towns were developing, the South American colonies were breaking away from…"

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

"… in the canneries remained much the same in the period; it was the men’s that changed. By 1920 there were were additional large canneries on…"

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"Gradually, over the period known as the Great Depression, families that received some sort of city/state relief grew from 200 in 1929 to a height of…"

Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"She then made her way to Philadelphia for a short period of time to study gynecology at the Women’s Medical College."

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