Maine Memory Network

Architecture & Landscape database - Lost Gardens of Eden

"… the 19th century brought word and vision of its powerful natural beauty to a greater public. The development of the area as a summer resort and…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 2 of 4

"… grade for the railroad.(3) Batteries that powered the trolleys were recharged and maintained at a power station in Dunstan."

Historic Hallowell - Schooners, Steamers, Ships and Tankers

"… was a schooner that had competition from steam-powered freighters during the Great Depression. In 1941, the "Zebedee E. Cliff" and the "Maude M."

Historic Hallowell - Kennebec Wire Company

"… partner Later, the Hallowell Light and Power Company took over the building. They used wires from different wire mills to connect wires to houses…"

Lubec, Maine - The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head

"… Fitzpatrick X Then as now knowing people in power provides clout. Revolutionary War hero Col. John Allan lived on Eastport’s Moose Island in…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - V. A Cascade of Booms & Busts (1790-1865) - Page 1 of 3

"Incorporation of the Saco Water Power Machine Company, 1837McArthur Public Library Matthew Cobb was the principal merchant in Biddeford during these…"

Old Berwick Historical Society

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Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Allies & Allegiance: Military comradery at the Centennial, 1920

"… ways, WWI introduced the United States as a world power, and military demonstrations solidified its new role."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Who were the Kennebec and Pejepscot Proprietors? - Page 6 of 7

"… the (still unincorporated) town would assume the power to revoke grants to anyone who “neglect[ed]” to build on the land” for the space of halfe a…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Who were the Kennebec and Pejepscot Proprietors? - Page 3 of 7

"… English, confronted by the reality of powerful Indigenous Nations on this supposedly vacant land, paid annuities associated with the privilege of…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Who were the Kennebec and Pejepscot Proprietors? - Page 5 of 7

"… to sensitive information, wielded considerable power in company affairs. Belcher Noyes, clerk for the Pejepscot Proprietors for almost a half…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Women in Colonial Economies - Page 4 of 4

"… limited access to formal political and economic power, and who are seldom centered in eighteenth-century historical sources."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Beyond Borders: an historical overview - Page 3 of 6

"… diplomatic access to a vast network of Indigenous powers, and timber aplenty to boost Britain’s naval superiority."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Project Partners

"… largest and most popular platform for people-powered research. This research is made possible by volunteers — more than a million people around the…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Maps

"Maps Maps are a powerful tool for representing an area visually or graphically; they symbolically depict relationships of objects in the area."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Regional and Town History

"… Webb, and Twenty Mile Rivers all provided water power for mills and factories producing products of every description: lumber, paper, flour…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Fixing Borders on the Land: The Northeastern Boundary in Treaties and Local Reality, 1763-1842 - Page 5 of 5

"… international border of 1842 is not as all powerful as it sometimes seems. It is important to recall that borders connect as well as separate, and…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Activities for Rusticators

"… pools or coastal caverns? Boat the bays or lakes (powered by oar, paddle, sail or steam)? Brave an island tour in a buckboard? Stroll a field and…"

Historic Hallowell - History of The Cotton Mill

"The Cotton Mill was powered by steam engines. The steam engines were installed by Messrs, Freeman, and McClench."

Historic Hallowell - Industrial Recources

"… ships relied more on oil and an engine than wind power. On a ship, it was important to have lifeboats in case of an emergency."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Interviews - Page 2 of 2

"It pretty much told stories about where the power was out, and who was getting their power back, and all stories related to the ice storm."

Historic Hallowell - Energy

"The steam engines were powered by coal. The funny thing is that as the years went by, the engines needed more coal."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Summer Street

"… cars running back and forth to Bangor, and steam-powered vessels departing regularly from the wharf on the Penobscot to Boston."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Introduction

"… its rushing water allowed for much needed water power early in the settlement of the town. This wealth of available water was very attractive to…"