Maine Memory Network

Lincoln, Maine - Main Street, Lincoln, ca. 1890

"… umbrella shown on Main Street, Lincoln, prior to paved roads; however, utility poles are present. The Civil War monument and Methodist Church are…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Student genealogy

"Fritz was reported to be the fastest paving stone cutter of his time. Dori Lemoine, one of Michael Fournier's 6-8th grade students, is a resident…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Moving to Maine: There to Here - Page 2 of 3

"Vietnam didn’t have any paved roads like the United States and my parents couldn’t afford to buy shoes, so walking made their feet bleed and dirty."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Andrew Anderson

"… ya know they had public road projects paving streets so it wasn’t so bad here. The city was much worse. We moved- I forget which year."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Summer Street

"… how it used to look before the street was paved, before the advent of automobiles, and before Bangor became the commercial hub of our region."

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 2 of 4

"Louis, and eight shiploads of paving stones for New Orleans. Carrying stone over water was sometimes perilous: stone sloops sank more readily than…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Elusive Championship

"… trophy given to the winner of the championship) paved for them. The boys would not be able to repeat the girls’ success, though, until 2005."

Guilford, Maine - Modern History: 1966 to Present

"… of Guilford kept forging new roads and in fact paved some that had been only gravel for over a century."

Lubec, Maine - Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello - Page 1 of 3

"July 10, 1962 and in the righthand photo paving the deck is underway! Note the islands which have been fabricated in the re-routed street."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"It would be decades before paved highways were completed. Despite the impending future impact of the automobile—Farmington retained its rural…"