Maine Memory Network

Portland Water District

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Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection

"In 1925, Gannett would consolidate the Portland newspaper market with the purchase of the Portland Evening Express from Colonel Dow."

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

"The name "New" Portland was thus due to its roots to the original Portland. People came to live there in 1783, but the town was officially…"

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

"… Portland Historical Society The village of New Portland was commonly known as West Portland and today is referred to as the West Village by most…"

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

"New Portland Fair 1951New Portland Historical Society In 1906 a corporation for a water company was formed. Warren B. Clark, E."

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

"East New Portland Village Text by Petrina Bearor Images from New Portland Historical Society The East Village is the smallest village of the three…"

Maine Irish Heritage Center

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Friends of the Kotzschmar Organ

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Historic Hallowell - Kennebec Wire Company

"… of wire (1/4 inch in diameter) from Boston and Portland. They then put the huge coils through a machine that reduced them into suitable sizes."

Historic Clothing Collection - White cotton dress with gigot sleeves, Portland, ca. 1828 - Page 1 of 2

"White cotton dress with gigot sleeves, Portland, ca. 1828 Contributed by Maine Historical Society Description By the mid-1820s…"

Architecture & Landscape database - Frederick A. Tompson

"He was also active in Portland musical organizations. Dying at the age of 61, Tompson was eulogized by the Portland Evening Express on February 3…"

Architecture & Landscape database - John P. Thomas

"… (1922), the Fidelity Trust Company Bank in South Portland (1928), the Canal Bank in Portland (1930), and the Fidelity Trust Company Bank in…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"The electric company did just that in 1891. The electric company was still struggling to turn a profit and asked Gould for advice."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Soldiers Of The Civil War

"They were both buried in the West New Portland Cemetery. G.A.R. Post No. 134, Strong, ca. 1890Strong Historical Society Edmund B."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 2 of 4

"Other companies processed and distributed milk, cream, and butter, and the surplus milk was used to make cheese."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 1 of 4

"… to Farmington, Strong, Phillips, Kingfield, New Portland, and Anson. When a bridge was built in 1828 across the Sandy River, the stagecoaches…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 4 of 4

"… Society Lee preached first in Saco, and then Portland, and northward, until on October 15, he preached at Lowertown, which we know today as…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Church Block

"The current owners of the printing company are Eric and Pamela Allen. Previously, Russell J. Hatch owned the Printing Company from 1983 to 1991."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1890-1900 - Page 2 of 3

"Stanley, 511½ Congress Street, Portland, Maine," features a mid-1890s balloon-sleeved blouse of red figured dress silk, the silk type now affordable…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Columbian Block

"… the Bath Street Railroad, Bath Gas and Electric company, and the New England Ship Building Company. Galen C."

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahock House and The Sagadahoc Block

"John Patten was the President of The Portland and Kennebec Railroad. John Patten had the idea and was also was the main builder for this project of…"

Surry by the Bay - Early Twentieth Century

"… went to work in shipyards in Bath and South Portland and to other states. With a population of approximately 500, Surry contributed forty people…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1970-1980 - Page 3 of 3

"… ensemble is labelled: "Martha Mclean, Portland." At present, this is the collection’s only example of the famous, classic, Channel-style jacket…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Entertainment- Alameda and Opera House

"Churchill of Portland was the lead architect. The Opera House had its grand opening in September of 1913."