Maine Memory Network

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - The Brick Inn

"… the High School for games and practice since the High School was on the lot adjacent to the Brick Inn."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Jacob Abbott

"A year later Jacob opened up Mt. Vernon, a high school for girls, with his brother in Boston. In 1834, Jacob moved from Boston to Roxbury, MA."

Architecture & Landscape database - George Coombs

"Two years Gibbs’ junior, Harry C. Wilkinson was born in Cornish in 1871, grew up in Lewiston, and graduated from Lewiston High School."

Architecture & Landscape database - Gridley Barrows

"… Historic Preservation Review Board, Greater Portland Landmarks, Maine Citizens for Historic Preservation, the Maine Arts Festival at Bowdoin…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 3 of 4

"This school, which opened on 8 April 1930, was the first in the nation to offer a campus-like flying school."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Elusive Championship

"… Western Maine, well-known Deering High of South Portland; for Eastern Maine, the Hampden Academy boys, a team that had yet to win a state…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"And the Normal School would be the catalyst for improved education in the public sector. Farmington is a proud community – proud of their downtown…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion

"… other amusement parks, including Riverton in Portland. The wide range of amusements included a bowling alley, a dance hall, a merry-go-round…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 4 of 4

"Matson, Jess. Final Project: Dr. Philip Haigis, high school term paper, 1999. Winslow Homer and Frank Coolbroth, Prouts Neck, ca."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 1 of 4

"He continued to play at the high school for over fifty years, accompanied by pianist Addie Kaler Vaill."

Historic Hallowell - A Post-Revolutionary Generation

"Jonathan Morgan, Portland, ca. 1869Maine Historical Society At the opposite end of the settler spectrum from the Vaughans were the young people who…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - RESOURCES

"Biddeford High School Cadets, ca. 1897Biddeford Historical Society SECTION NOTATIONS: N - NARRATIVE A - ARTISTS & INVENTORS C - CIVIL WAR M - MOVERS…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - About Us - Page 1 of 3

"… Library, the Strong Elementary School, and the High Peaks Alliance, pledged to meet monthly and develop five unique presentations, with a community…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"… by Miss Evelyn Randlett, who was Islesboro High School's valedictorian that year. The new boat began running on June 27, 1936 but it quickly became…"

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

"… only if they were in sight; but, if not, the Portland, Saco & Portsmouth trains were to proceed to Portland without waiting."

Architecture & Landscape database - Eaton W. Tarbell

"Upon completing Bowdoin in 1937, he enrolled in the Department of Architecture at the Harvard Graduate School of Design."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks - Page 2 of 2

"… & Museum The Thomas was en route from Norfolk to Portland with a cargo of coal. Encountering dense fog off Wood Island, Captain Lermond anchored…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 4 of 4

"Jones, Herbert G. The King's Highway from Portland to Kittery. Portland, ME: Longfellow Press, 1953. Karr, Paul and Jeff Clark."

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

"… they attend four years at Mount Abram Regional High School in Salem Township. Strong's alumni still gather one weekend each August."

Historic Hallowell - John Calvin Stevens House

"1930Maine Historical Society The Wil C. Johnson home (c. 1899) was designed by John Calvin Stevens. This classic shingle style home sits high above…"

Architecture & Landscape database - Elmer I. Thomas

"… Block in Rockland (1892), Brunswick High School (1892), and the McLain School in Rockland (1892)."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Roads: From Footpaths to Super Highway

"By 1653, the King’s Highway reached from Portland to Kittery and followed Scarborough’s coastline. At Scarborough, the highway began at the Spurwink…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks - Page 1 of 2

"By the 1790s, Portland had rebuilt its port and surpassed Dunstan as a trading center. 'Delia Chapin' construction, Dunstan Landing…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Prominent Women

"She took a job on the Portland Transcript in 1855, and the next year published her first book of poetry, Forest Buds from the Woods of Maine, under…"