Maine Memory Network

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 3 of 4

"With purchase of additional land in 1920, the original golf course evolved into a reasonably challenging nine-hole layout."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: Land Dealings

"… the prominent Philadelphian William Bingham, purchased vast tracts of land in the Maine wilderness and attempted to entice European settlers to…"

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 2 of 3

"… was leased to William Appleyard in 1868 who later purchased it (1876) and leased it to the Piscataquis Woolen Co. mentioned above."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - 1850 to 1870

"… Railroad came through Thomaston in 1871 and purchased land either by choice or eminent domain, the proposed railway running through the General…"

Lincoln, Maine - Mills & Paper Industry - Page 2 of 2

"October 1914: The mill is purchased by Eastern Manufacturing Company of Brewer. The name is changed to the Katahdin Division of Eastern Manufacturing…"

Baxter State Park

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Historic Hallowell - Eastern Illustrating Company

"Hallowell's Museum In The Streets project purchased all the photographs of our city in the collection and donated them to the Hubbard Free Library…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - State Street Baptist Church

"In 1880, land was purchased on the corner of what is now Second and State Streets and the building known today as State Street Baptist Church was…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Bethany Baptist Church

"After the building was purchased, the congregation redid the basement into rooms to expand the activities within the church."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Green's Department Store

"In 1988, Dana Cassidy purchased the block. The old building that was once Green’s still stands. Today the old building serves as a place for several…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Eddie's Market

"The store was purchased from Peterson’s Motor Mart of Fort Fairfield. Sources: Graves III, Richard A. Forgotten Times: A Walk Through History."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Oak Hotel

"… County Federal Savings and Loan Association purchased the land and built their own building on the site. X Sources: Graves III, Richard A."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Presque Isle Congregational Church

"They paid $400 to purchase and install the bell. Today the official name is the Presque Isle Congregational Church. Sources: Vance, Melissa."

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 2 of 5

"Mr. Rand took in A. W. Drake and purchased stock of the Hudson Clothing Company. The name of the store was changed again to Rand & Drake."

Alfred Historical Committee

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John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin in Spanish cloak, Bangor, 1846

"… the rest of his outfit, including where he purchased the items. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Fiske Block, Broad Street, Bangor, 1864

"Fiske Block. He wrote that Patten had just purchased the store and hired the wharf opposite and could use Martin's help."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Lunt House, Cumberland at Center streets, Bangor, ca. 1852

"… her premises for about nine hundred dollars and purchased this and ocupied it between one & two years when it was sold to Enoch Tebbetts for twelve…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1890-1900 - Page 1 of 3

"… working and active woman's everyday wear could be purchased ready-made. Immigrant labor was integral to this era of garment industry growth."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1870-1890 - Page 1 of 4

"… a group of women clubbed together to make the purchase and share. On the one hand, machine sewing mitigating the endless hours women spent meeting…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1960-1970 - Page 2 of 3

"… nor is there representation of home-made or purchased typical mini dresses. Perhaps the two closest examples are a young woman's multi-colored…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - The Abbott School

"… came to Farmington in 1836 when Jacob Abbot purchased “Few Acres”, the former Stephen Titcomb Jr’s Estate located very near the middle of the town…"

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

"Rev. Loring’s sons Thomas, Levi, and Jeremiah purchased land and built houses in the Walnut Hill area of North Yarmouth."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Early Settlement

"purchased a 105 acre lot, #67, at the head of Northeast Harbor for the sum of $300 from the Estate of William Bingham and split the lot North/South…"