Maine Memory Network

John Martin: Expert Observer - Old Bill, gundalow crossing Penobscot River, Bangor, 1846

"Old Bill, gundalow crossing Penobscot River, Bangor, 1846 Contributed by Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Description John…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Bangor and Aroostook Railroad Train Crossing the Aroostook River Bridge, Presque Isle, c. 1990

"Bangor and Aroostook Railroad Train Crossing the Aroostook River Bridge, Presque Isle, c. 1990 Contributed by Oakfield Historical Society…"

Life on a Tidal River - Early Railroads in Bangor - Page 1 of 2

"In Penobscot County the road ran from Bangor, crossed the bridge into Brewer thence on to Orrington."

Life on a Tidal River - Exhibits

"They are a varied cross-section of Bangor's history and lead the way to future projects. We hope you enjoy them! The sixth exhibit, The Great Bangor…"

Life on a Tidal River - Fashion of the '40s

"Grey Lady Uniform, Bangor, ca. 1942 Gray, red cross ladies uniformBangor Historical Society The use of rubber was also banned during war time, so as…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bass Park: A History of Fillies, Fame, and Fun

"The Cross Center In 2013, the 1955 auditorium was officially replaced with the modern 65-million-dollar Cross Insurance Center that is now home to…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Stephen Titcomb and the Settlement of the Sandy River Valley

"After crossing the river they followed the northern bank to what we now call Farmington Falls. Measuring Rock Located on Rt."

Lincoln, Maine - Ferries

"The bridge that crosses over the river from Lincoln to Chester (like the Access Road bridge) is much larger and holds much more weight, such as big…"

Historic Hallowell - Shipbuilding

"… object and then put smaller lengths of wood crossing the mast to hold up the massive sails which were called booms."

Lincoln, Maine - Steamboats

"But steamboats are still used for crossing rivers and lakes, or taking commercial tours of Maine’s rivers and lakes."

Lincoln, Maine - Post Office

"Mr. Moor died in the Mattawamkeag River trying to cross the river to give the north part of Mattawamkaeg its mail."

Historic Hallowell - Day 5

"… Museum, Hallowell, 1998Hubbard Free Library Red Cross's involvement in the Ice Storm What part did the American Red Cross play in the ice storm…"

Historic Hallowell - Wire, Ice, and Iron Industries

"1930Hubbard Free Library Milliken's Crossing, Looking north on Water Street, Hallowell, ca. 1933Hubbard Free Library They settled there…"

Historic Hallowell - The Fuller Foundry

"1933Hubbard Free Library In the 1850s, the company of Prescott & Fuller Iron Foundry was formed on Milliken’s Crossing, in Hallowell, Maine."

Historic Hallowell - In Sickness and in Health

"… civil war nurse and founder of the American Red Cross, Clara Barton) and Benjamin Vaughan. Most wanted to become successful farmers as well as…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm In Hallowell

"Oh what a sight. With the red cross helping tonight Everyone wanted to help keep alive those who yelp. Loving and caring for those they don’t know."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 2 of 3

"The first bridge to cross the Swift River was in the Hale section of town. This bridge was swept away during the freshet of 1869."

Lincoln, Maine - Other Early Hospitals

"… Jane, who had just got back from an excruciating cross country practice with Mr. Cox, complaining that their muscles hurt."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - The Shaping of the Borderlands: Arcane Deeds and Failed Colonies - Page 1 of 5

"Croix,” either as a reflection of the cross-shaped conjunction of the rivers around it or as a reflection on the party’s hopes of using the site as a…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 2 of 4

"Smith Crossing, with its predominantly Italian population, had the MacDonald School. The Polish, Lithuanian, and Irish folks in the Spruce…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 3 of 4

"… in the early 1920s, offered winter Nordic and Cross Country skiing, and hosted an annual winter carnival, first at its ski jump location on Spruce…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Regional and Town History

"… a database through which the twelve towns can cross-reference this evidence in one another’s collections."

Western Maine Foothills Region - A Man's Life in a Suitcase

"… suitcase, as were his prayer book, rosary, and cross. His letters reveal that he helped get in the ice for summer, wood for winter, and hay for the…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - IV. Engulfed by nationalism: Revolutionary Biddeford

"The "lower ferry" was down by the mouth of the river, while the "upper ferry" was nearer the falls. Engraving of James Sullivan, ca."