Maine Memory Network

Western Maine Foothills Region - Hugh J. Chisholm, Sr. - Page 2 of 2

"He generously contributed lands for various churches to be built in Rumford. He believed in healthy living and provided a free public skating rink to…"

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

"… student, has helped develop the Sandy River Land Trust and High Peaks Alliance and a new 45-mile Fly Rod Crosby Trail."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"Native Americans had a much different concept of land ownership. It was not unusual for them to sell land to different exploring entrepreneurs."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Bar Harbor: Building of Arts

"… and raise the appropriate funds for construction. Land on the Cromwell Harbor Road, near the Kebo Valley Club was selected “not only for its…"

Milbridge Historical Society

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Surry by the Bay - History of Surry

"… General Court, anxious to see the "eastern lands" settled, readily made grants of land to individuals or larger groups."

Life on a Tidal River - Bass Park: A History of Fillies, Fame, and Fun

"… death in 1919, bequeathed a large amount of the land to the park with the agreement that it would be taken-over by the city to become a semi-public…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - The Colony Continues to Grow, 1874 - 1900

"Stockholm’s population reached 66 by 1890. By 1895 the Swedish Colony’s population had reached 1,452 persons and 7,630 acres of land were planted in…"

Historic Hallowell - Hurricanes Of 1954 - Stories and Timelines

"September 11th 1954 2:00 PM Hurricane Edna hits land for the first time landing in Cape Cod it also becomes a category 1 hurricane."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Charles K. Savage (1903-1979): The View from Asticou - Page 5 of 6

"Curtis purchased 40 acres of land on the Eastern bank of Northeast Harbor, built three houses by the time of his death, and forged a close…"

Historic Hallowell - A Post-Revolutionary Generation

"… Vaughan, John Merrick and others were hired as land agents by the Proprietors to protect and develop the one and one-half million acres of land…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… a year for four years to pay for 100 acres of land; through this method, settlers received relatively inexpensive land and helped to eventually…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Peru

"… by Peru Historical Society The original land grant for the purchase of Township Number One, later known as Peru, was made to William Wedgery of New…"

Prince Memorial Library

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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"… communities until the arrival of the Islesboro Land and Improvement Company in 1888, which began buying large parcels of farm land at the southern…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Skyline Farm - Making and Preserving History

"… North Yarmouth where lumber and agricultural land was more available and affordable. That area eventually became today’s North Yarmouth as other…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Village Schools

"… a local business owner, donated a parcel of land on Upper Main Street, which was more than adequate for a school."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Savage Family of Mount Desert

"… available nearby to establish themselves—land, lumber, and the sea. They traded for their other needs by participating in the robust import-export…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Water Transportation

"… constructed at Ryder’s Cove, Hewes Point, Smith’s Landing and, by 1891, at Dark Harbor. Steamboats, however, did not usually transport residents of…"

Old York Historical Society

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Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 4 of 5

"Carnegie gave $5000. Mr. Daniel Straw donated the land and another $5000.00 was raised by local citizens. Mr."

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"The potentials of the land attracted early settlers. The soil was rich and well drained; abundant forests spread over the landscape; smaller water…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - About Us

"… five broad categories: Education, Recreation, Land Use, Transportation, and Settlements. Within those five broad categories, many topics came up."

Surry by the Bay - Early Settlement

"… potatoes, rye, beans and pumpkins on burned over land. Bears and raccoons ate their corn so that was not a successful crop."