Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - Sweat on the Kennebec ~ Hallowell Steam and Boom Company

"… ca.1890Hubbard Free Library Raftsmen often in red shirts, stood on little platforms at either end of the raft as they drifted with the tide…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Industry

"… a large boarding house, a store, twelve houses on Red Row for their workers’ families, a stable and two barns."

Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"In the 19th century, other local products were manufactured including those made from steel and iron including cider mills, axes, scythes, and other…"

Life on a Tidal River - Three Civil War Letters - Page 2 of 4

"… the Pond are almost covered with Roses- White and Red while the margin of the Pond for 6 or 8 Rods is white with Pond-Lillies."

Mercy Hospital - The Spanish Flu

"… people tagged their houses with white cards or red letters warning people not to enter due to infected residents inside."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"… mills and a dam to provide water power for those mills; there were equally as many mills and homes surrounding the dam on both the Farmington Falls…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad

"The big red trolley cars were greeted very enthusiastically with bunting and flags, speeches, dignitaries, and music."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Native Americans

"… around Munsungan Lake and quarried high quality red, green, and gray chert (flint) which they used to make beautifully crafted “fluted” spear…"

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

"… Historical Society & Museum See a Red Sox game in Boston—easy, hop in your car, drive to Boston via high-speed roads, see the game, and return…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Businesses and Cottage Industries

"… shut down due to scarcity prompted by so called "red tide" and other forms of harbor pollution. Lobstering remains vibrant and a continuing…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"The Red Wing was owned and operated by Leroy M. (Lee) McCorison. It fit four passenger cars and crossed the bay in a half hour."

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Eastern Maine Medical Center

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