Maine Memory Network

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield's Tuscan Opera House

"… once served as the cultural heart of this river valley civilization. Serving at least five surrounding towns, the Opera House was originally built…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Weighing the big trout, Mill Site, 1891

"Croix Stream and the Aroostook River to Presque Isle, May 24-31, 1891. From left are Sam Lake, E. B. White, Frank Bryson."

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."

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…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - The History of Laundry, Aroostook County Style - Page 1 of 2

"… filled with water from a lake, stream, well, or river. She would bring the tub down to these sources of water and clean the laundry there."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Other Recreation

"A few trout from Valley Brook, Strong, ca. 1905Strong Historical Society Fishing has also been very popular in Strong."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Index

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

Acadian Archives

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Skowhegan Community History - Skowhegan: "A Place To Watch"

"Over the centuries, the Kennebec Valley served as a natural corridor from the St. Lawrence River to the coast for trappers, loggers, factories, and…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Measuring Rock

"… Topsham, Maine set out to explore the Sandy River Valley for potential settlement. Famous hunter, Thomas Wilson, led the party consisting of…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… bedrock underlying the parallel ridges and valleys was formed and re-formed by plate movements hundreds of millions of years ago, erosion by rivers…"

Kings Landing Historical Settlement

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Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion

"… around 1800; the first piano in the Penobscot Valley. (History of Penobscot County Maine with illustrations and biographical sketches 1882) During…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"“The streams and forests of the Sandy River Valley originally abounded with beaver, otter, sable, and various species of animals yielding furs which…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion

"… around 1800, the first piano in the Penobscot Valley. (History of Penobscot County Maine with illustrations and biographical sketches 1882) During…"

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

"John Valley, eastern Canada, or southern Maine. The language and customs of three countries—Sweden, France and England—were subsequently all absorbed…"

Guilford, Maine - Pre-Settlement And The First 100 Years

"… 1818, across the street from the current Guilford Valley Grange. From that time on the town has always been generous in supplying funds for…"

Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"… the Abenaquois and this name was confined to the valley of the Kennebec River. The Norridgewocks were part of this greater tribe and were the last…"

Guilford, Maine - The Next Fifty Years 1916-1966

"Piscataquis Valley Country Club was incorporated. The Guilford Chamber of Commerce was organized. Charles Herring started a slaughterhouse."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Representative Industries of Cumberland and North Yarmouth

"… Rowe ponds by building successive dams across the valley of Millbrook Stream on his farm. The stream had its sources in numerous springs on the…"

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"… Pond itself was not a pond, but rather a river valley known as Eastern River until 1830 when dams were built to operate saw mills ."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Early Settlers

"They brought that talent to the Sandy River Valley when they migrated prior to 1800. Hugh Stewart, a Revolutionary soldier, was the first Stewart…"

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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