Maine Memory Network

Bath's Historic Downtown - Bath Savings Institution and Hyde Block

"William Lawrence was the only police officer in the City of Bath to ever be shot and killed on duty."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - IV. Transitions and troubles: Private enterprise shoulders an island’s needs

"Police first came to the island on a temporary basis, with a deputy sheriff in the summer and a constable for the rest of the year."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Columbian Block

"One of them was Officer Merrill of the Bath Police Department. He was the first to recognize the tragic fire in 1895, from the outside of the theatre…"

Rumford Area Historical Society

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Guilford, Maine - The Next Fifty Years 1916-1966

"Police and the National Guard were on hand in case of troubles. In May 19, 1938, the First Air Mail arrived at the Hudson farm field."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 3 of 3

"… treasurer, tax collector, budget committee, a police force, fire department, highway department, water district, sewer district, highway…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Riverside Park

"… employed a stable of security guards, as well as police officers Fred Flynn and Harry Edgecomb, available to escort any riffraff from the park as…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Brothers of the Civil War

"… of mounted citizens, a detachment of the Police and a battalion of the 5th Regiment.” The Portland Brass Band accompanied them and crowds cheered…"

Scarborough Historical Society & Museum

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Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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