Maine Memory Network

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Elizabeth Akers Allen, née Chase

"In 1874, she moved to Portland, Maine, where she spent seven years as the literary editor of the Daily Advertiser."

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

"… Exhibit X Ben Godsoe, a Muskie School for Public Service graduate student, has helped develop the Sandy River Land Trust and High Peaks…"

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

"… she and her husband, Edward Vaill, a prominent Portland businessman, had envisioned and planned. After her death in 1957 at the age of 79, her…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"… settlements that had their own stores, schools (please visit Schools), churches, wharves and post offices."

Architecture & Landscape database - Eaton W. Tarbell

"Nowhere was this more evident than in his public schools, which were characterized by single stories, flat roofs, and glass and steel construction."

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."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 2 of 4

"Dunstan and Portland were connected by a road inland from the marsh that went up a steep incline and over Scottow's Hill, but the hill was so steep…"

Architecture & Landscape database - Elmer I. Thomas

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

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - RESOURCES

"2nd Series, Vol. 22. Portland, Me.: Tower Co., 1916. Web. (Google Books) 1 Jan 2010. (N) "Maine Indian Tribes." Access Genealogy."

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…"

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."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Railroad into the Village

"… decision of the Federal Court now in session at Portland. August 4, 1870: The new depot grounds were visited in a mysterious manner last Thursday…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VI. The deluge of industrial expansion & immigration (1865-1900) - Page 1 of 2

"… at the mouth of the Saco River and Union forts at Portland Harbor. There is Biddeford granite in the Lincoln monument in Springfield, Illinois and…"

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

"The public was upset, because the Boston & Maine trains were sometimes late and connections were missed."

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

"Mt. Abram High School and four MSAD 58 schools, as well Strong town office building, have switched to pellet boilers, and the mill contributes…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Riverside Park

"… of other amusement parks, including Riverton in Portland and Merrymeeting in Brunswick. Situated on an idyllic 10-acre parcel in Hampden, Riverside…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 129-142

"… are references to: Grant-Wilson rally at Augusta Portland Iron Men Tanners "Good Bye Liza Jane" U.S."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Bangor Commercial article on World's Fair contest

"John Martin and Miss Mabel Martin leave on this morning’s train for the World’s Fair, making a short stop at Portland on the way.""

John Martin: Expert Observer - Grant-Wilson political rally, Augusta Depot, 1872

"… Description Bands and supporters from Portland, Bangor, and Augusta met at the Augusta train depot on September 6, 1872 in a political…"

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

""Case History of Dr. Haigis Lists Many Firsts". Portland Press Herald and Sunday Telegram, 1975. Matson, Jess. Final Project: Dr."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 3 of 4

"… Company were finally connected to those of the Portland Railroad Company, connecting South Portland to Saco and providing trolley service through…"

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."

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

"… and the growth of our schools from church schools to one-room schoolhouses to community schools and finally to our joint Maine School…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 2 of 4

"Grandfather Tales of Scarborough. Portland, ME: Katahdin Publishing Co., 1925. William KingScarborough Historical Society & Museum William King…"