Maine Memory Network

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs

"… in the country in proportion to its city's population (about 70,000). It sought to promote and assist their activities and to promote ethical…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - The Shaping of the Borderlands: Arcane Deeds and Failed Colonies - Page 4 of 5

"… who remained the region’s primary European population. In Massachusetts, all efforts to have land grants east of the Penobscot River confirmed by…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor: Lumber Capital of the World

"From 1800 to 1830, the population grew from 800 to 8,000 people. Many men came with their families to find a job driving lumber in the heavily…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - III. Boom, bustle, bust: The Steamboat Years to WWII

"As population grew, the volume of mail increased and more post offices were built. By 1870, Swan’s Island had a population of 570 and was listed for…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… population of 11, 452; the 1980 census recorded a population of 11,172; the 1990 census recorded a population of 10,767; and the 2000 census…"

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

"… built to accommodate the needs of an increasing population. The Knox Hotel, a wood structure with a stable, and Thomaston Bank, housed in a granite…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Rusticators on the Rise

"… range of people comprised the island’s seasonal population. Anthropologists conducted research at the Indian encampment while stunningly wealthy…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Northeast Harbor: Rustic to Rusticators

"The population of Mt. Desert increased quickly after the first settlers, and in 1768, ten residents sent a petition to the Royal Governor asking for…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Civil War

"… It is the hardest times that ever I see.” The population of Mount Desert Island fell by more than six percent during the war years, the result of…"

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Schools

"… people (which was about 40 percent of the working population at the time) worked in the factories. Usually, older children would work in the…"

Historic Hallowell - Historic Hallowell Resources and Links

"… the new republic about their history, landscape, population, geography, and commercial potential. Travel back in time with John Hayward and see…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War & Biddeford

"… present civil war, we have furnished from our own population upwards of seven hundred men, not only meeting promptly every demand upon us, but also…"

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

"The new in-migration has also revived Blue Hill's population and its real estate values. The town's population was over 2300 in the 2000 Census…"

Androscoggin Historical Society

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Student Research

"… or migrated as a result of the War that the rural population was affected. Additionally, many local farms were abandoned by the end of the War, by…"

Surry by the Bay - Late Twentieth Century

"… Historical Society Changes By 1950, Surry's population had dropped to 448, its lowest level ever."

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

"… Historical Society During the early 1900s the population in each separate village grew and so did the number of stores."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Beyond Borders: an historical overview - Page 4 of 6

"… northward, believing land was the just entitlement of their victory in the Revolution. Between 1775 and 1790, Maine’s settler population tripled."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 1 of 4

"The settlements grew in population taking more and more land, which created tensions with the native Abenaki."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - V. Changing times: the Swan’s Island Ferry

"The K-8 school has a student population which ranges in the thirties. Students are divided into three classrooms that encompass three grade levels…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Businesses and Cottage Industries

"1900Islesboro Historical Society When the population grew as summer visitors began to arrive at Islesboro during the mid-1860s, it became more…"

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

"Between 1812 and 1816, the population of New Portland declined when many people left to go out West."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Stockholm, Maine

"Because of the increase of population, railroad workers felt that Stockholm needed its own railroad."

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"The Civil War With an 1860 population of 1319 (the highest it had ever been), Surry sent 122 men into the Civil War which significantly impacted the…"