Maine Memory Network

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston Expands - 1805 to 1846

"… from Bridgewater, MA, planted trees and built pine-planking sidewalks along the streets. In 1846, in just three weeks, 2,000 elms and rock maple…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - East New Portland Village

"Education was important to the townspeople. The Pines , an elementary school, Central High School, and others were located in the area of East New…"

Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"Later, after the American Revolution, the cutting, sawing and transporting of enormous amounts of both pine and spruce boards began."

Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum and Arctic Studies Center

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Acadian Archives

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Early Settlers

"After Peggy died, Pine Tree Cottage eventually came to the Farmington Historical Society. The members of the Historical Society took great care to…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… “…maple, birch, beach, (sic) ash, elm, basswood, pine, hemlock, fir, spruce, cedar with some oak on the highlands and hackmetack on the lowlands.”…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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