Maine Memory Network

Presque Isle: The Star City - Transportation

"John River in Durham boats. In the 1830's the Military Road was built from Bangor to Houlton and later to points north."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Home

"Town from River, Thomaston, Maine 2002Thomaston Historical Society EXPLORE Thomaston's unique historic Architecture SEE historic artifacts from the…"

East Grand School

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Kings Landing Historical Settlement

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Alonzo E. Raynes diving off wharf, Hampden, ca. 1840

"… retrieve an egg that his friends dropped in the river. Raynes' half-brother, John Martin (1823-1904) drew an illustration of Raynes diving."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 1 of 4

"Alger Deed X A second settlement was established across the river at Blue Point in 1636. A year before Cammock's patent had been granted, the…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 1 of 4

"In later years the river came to be known as the Royal River, the name it carries today. The Royalls were one of the earliest European settlers, but…"

Allagash Historical Society

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City of Brewer

Brewer is the gateway to coastal communities and Acadia National Park. The city along with Bangor also serves as a trading and distribution center for the coastal areas and towns and cities to the north with the total region having a population of approximately 250,000 people.

Maine's Paper & Heritage Museum

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Fish weir, Ball Hill Cove, Hampden, ca. 1832

"… weir that residents constructed on the Penobscot River. The illustration appears on page 47 of the journal and Martin describes the process of…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Picnic, Fort Point Light, and Fort Pownal, 1865

"… Parish, made the excursion down the Penobscot River on August 10, 1865. Martin wrote, "My family as a whole had never been down river before and I…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Native Americans

"“Aroostook" is a mangled version of Wolastuq, the original name for the St. John River. The families would disperse broadly through the late summer…"

Skowhegan Community History - Early Settlement in Skowhegan

"… and his family came by boat up the Kennebec River. Then they got to a spot where it was too shallow to go on by boat, so they started to cut a path…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Summer Street

"… Street, bordered on the east by the Penobscot River and on the west by the Main Road (Rout 1A). Hampden’s development between 1800 and 1920 is…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Index

"… Stephen Titcomb and the Settlement of the Sandy River Valley - People, Early Settlers WWI Impact on Farmington's Agriculture - Agriculture Welcome…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Early History - 1719 to 1740

"He built a double sawmill on Mill River to serve as a lumber supply for crude cabins to house the arriving families."

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 1 of 3

"Annual River Drive, Guilford, ca. 1940Guilford Historical Society Hardwood Products, Guilford, ca."

Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands

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Phillips Historical Society

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John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin dream house, Bangor, 1866

"… south of Bangor on the east side of the Penobscot River in an area known as Ball Hill. He indicated on the drawing where the Bangor & Bucksport…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Revenue gunboat "Mahoning," Bangor, 1864

"… that it was the first gunboat in the Penobscot River. He said it brought a group of Congressmen on an excursion to Bangor and the Maine coast."

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Crime & Disaster - Page 2 of 2

"The Saco River was particularly effected. Man rowing during a flood, 1936Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Gannett Newspapers issued a…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Shipbuilding During and after the Civil War - 1861 to 1900

"… firm of Chapman and Flint on the Georges River. By holding contracts to produce replacement sails, the firm enjoyed a steady supply of orders. Sail…"