Maine Memory Network

Bath's Historic Downtown - Dreamland and Liberty

"Eventually, the building was torn down to make a parking lot. The people associated with the Dreamland were Samuel Davis and William H. Van Dorn."

Life on a Tidal River - The Bangor Fire of 1911 - Page 1 of 2

"According to a contemporary newspaper, the fire was plainly visible at Bar Harbor almost 50 miles away. (Big Fire 2) Public Library catches…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - State Street Theater

"It is now used as a parking lot for Maine Public Service employees. Sources: Graves III, Richard A. Forgotten Times A Walk Through History."

Abbe Museum

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

"… also allowed residents to visit area amusement parks and beaches for pleasure at an affordable cost."

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

"It is now the site of Scarborough Industrial Park. In 1929 Curtis Wright Corporation built a nearby log cabin intended as a barracks for a summer…"

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

"… Chisholm’s proposed construction of Strathglass Park, a group of brick homes for the workers of the area."

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

"… site is now home to the Scarborough Industrial Park. A second airport, the Port-of-Maine Airport, opened after World War II at a site off Pleasant…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Ledyard Block

"… the other side of the building, above a current parking lot, there is also an advertisement for a cheese company. Masonic Parade, Bath, ca."

Architecture & Landscape database - Lost Gardens of Eden

"… 21st century, and the legacy of Acadia National Park. Bar Harbor was called Eden for 1796 to 1918, and the last fifty years of that period was in…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - 94 Front Street

"In addition to politics, he was a Member of the Park & Cemetery Board. He was prominent in Masonic Lodges, and he was a member of the Knights Templar."

Norway Memorial Library

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Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 1 of 3

"The site is now occupied by a small park. Considered the finest Greek Revival public building north of Boston, the Merchants Exchange was built at…"

Architecture & Landscape database - Database Overview

"Landscape design, parks, urban planning, and planned communities represent a smaller, but growing portion of the listed holdings."

New Hampshire Historical Society

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Bar Harbor Historical Society

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Architecture & Landscape database - Frederick A. Tompson

"… Street (1912), the Exposition Building on Park Avenue (1914), and the Rich Building (1892) and the Union Mutual Life Insurance Company Building…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 3 of 3

"Henry W. Park Diary, December 1, 1858 to April 6, 1859. Once Upon A Farm, Volume II, written by Lloyd Crossland, Burton Crossland, Joyce Morgan, Fern…"

Guilford, Maine - Modern History: 1966 to Present

"King Cummings Park X Things were growing so well statewide that comprehensive plans for towns became mandatory."

Life on a Tidal River - The Great Bangor Floods: 1902 and 1976

"X People watch as the parking lot along the Kenduskeag Stream floods, damaging many cars. Photo courtesy of the Bangor Daily News. X"

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"By 1890, Bangor's population approached 20,000. It was indeed an era of progress. Lumber Mill on the Penobscot, Bangor, ca. 1895Bangor Public…"

Seashore Trolley Museum

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 2 of 4

"… established small hospitals in the Strathglass Park area. Dr. McCarty subsequently moved his hospital to Maine Avenue, but by 1926 the region had…"

Early Maine Photography - Famous People - Page 3 of 3

"In addition to his public life, Governor Lincoln was a man of literary accomplishments, which included publishing poetry and historical research."