Maine Memory Network

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Harbor Cottage, The Old Ell (“Mame’s House”), and the Big Barn

"… cutter USS Delaware patrolling the Potomac River. Harbor Cottage Northeast Harbor MaineNortheast Harbor Library A.C."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Beginnings

"They traveled the ocean, rivers, lakes and ponds in birch bark canoes, making seasonal journeys to hunt and gather wild animal and plant foods."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Maps

"Look for shifts in the Sandy River or changes in property lines over time. Farmington Town Map, 1794 Farmington Downtown Map, circa 1860 Farmington…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - West New Portland Village

"… behind Lemon Stream so they could use the river to transport logs. It opened in the 1930s and was shut down around 1990 due to foreign imports that…"

Guilford, Maine - The Next Fifty Years 1916-1966

"River Street Flood, Guilford, 1923Guilford Historical Society The '20’s also brought Guilford devastating times."

Guilford, Maine - Veterans Tributes - Page 1 of 2

"… loved and was buried in a quiet spot beside the river in Elmwood Cemetery, a true hero and an inspiration to all."

Guilford, Maine - Historic Buildings - Page 2 of 2

"… south side of Elm Street facing the Piscataquis River. The building has six beautiful guest rooms."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 2 of 4

"… but also for other creatures in the marshes, rivers and the ocean’s edge. The number of commercial licenses is limited and they are difficult to…"

Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library

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Surry by the Bay - Early Twentieth Century

"… they could take the ferry across the Penobscot River from Prospect to Buckport, just upriver of Fort Knox."

Surry by the Bay - Phebe Fowler: A Woman of Property

"… Sanford Smith from Trenton, Maine, across Union River Bay, on March 5, 1859, when Phebe was 17. Sanford and their infant daughter Leila both died…"

Rumford Area Historical Society

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Mercy Hospital - Growth & Expansion - Page 2 of 2

"… Skinner, oversaw plans for a new, larger Fore River campus. The first stage of the project culminated in a 42-acre facility that opened in 2008."

Early Maine Photography - Famous People - Page 3 of 3

"… 1848 to 1882 he served Unitarian churches in Fall River, Massachusetts; Brooklyn, New York; and Germantown, Pennsylvania."

Maine's Road to Statehood - 1790s: A Growing Movement

"… it places Maine's borders along the Magaguadavic River to the east (and a non-existent range of hills to the north).Maine Historical Society…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - North New Portland Village

"… miles from it's junction with the Carrabassett River. Gilman Stream rises in Lexington and provided good water power."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Brothers of the Civil War

"… home safely but tragically drowned in the Royal River in 1868. His death was noted in a diary kept by Ellen Marston, the fiancée of his brother…"

Colby College Special Collections

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - The Brick Inn

"… since 1858 held the position of cashier of Sandy River National Bank. (Butler’s History of Farmington) He married Margaret J."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - John Crosby

"… of the Souadabscook Stream toward the Penobscot River. He was an early trader with the West Indies, “trading largely in sugar, molasses and lumber…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Emerson Letter

"… pleasantly situated on a tributary to the James River. It contains two or three churches, a post office, telegraph office, about a dozen stores and…"

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 3 of 5

"… Historic Landmark X Picnic by the Piscataquis River, and travel back in time on the beautiful covered bridge by car or driving ATV."

Guilford, Maine - Historic Buildings - Page 1 of 2

"… two smaller buildings closer to the Piscataquis River were later replaced. The Scales building that still exists today, a brick structure, sits…"

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

"… unique geography consisting of marsh and rivers, it was often quicker to travel from Dunstan to Black Point via boat."