Maine Memory Network

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."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks - Page 2 of 2

"… the eastern side of the mouth of the Spurwink River. X The Middleton struck a ledge off Higgins Beach and sustained a large hole in the bow…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Early Settlements

"Reference to this name cite the Pripet River and Pripet Marshes in the Ukraine. These usually frozen marshes were probably similar to those found at…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"… a holding ground for lumber up on the Aroostook River towards Washburn. He had the idea of building a railroad from Presque Isle to Washburn to…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"… the two factions living on either side of the river at Farmington Falls. The community of Farmington Falls consisted of a number of mills and a dam…"

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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