Maine Memory Network

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Roads: From Footpaths to Super Highway

"From there County Road went to the meadow onto Eastern Road, part of the Eastern Trail today, then meandered up over Scottow’s Hill and down the…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 1 of 4

"… residents resisted for five years, but finally signed an Act of Submission in July 1658 and the town was incorporated as Scarborough."

Maine's Road to Statehood - The Final Vote

"… and failure, Massachusetts Governor John Brooks signed the bill on June 19, and on the 26 of July Maine citizens voted 17,091-7,132 in favor of…"

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

"Fishermen also used visual signs to note where to put a string of traps. For example, it was quite common to hear “dump the string” when the stern…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - The Missouri Compromise: A Moral Dilemma

"… Resultantly, on March 6th, President Monroe signed the Missouri Compromise, and on March 15th, Maine became the twenty-third state in the Union."

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"This new road, later called State Road, entered Bath on building Washington Streets. The resulting congestion led to installation of Bath’s first…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Merchants' Row

"John Hayden, who owned an earlier jewelry trade had a sign of a compass to symbolize that everything in his store had perfect measurements, that his…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Entertainment- Alameda and Opera House

"The manager of the time at one point put a sign on the door giving the message that the theatre was closed because the piano was floating."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - More Permanent Settlers Arrive

"and Elijah Richardson who all signed a petition to Governor Bernard in 1768. The second major group of settlers came from Eastham, Cape Cod…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Shipbuilding

"Shipbuilding Sign with Ship, Thomaston, Maine 2009Thomaston Historical Society Text by Margaret McCrea."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 1 of 3

"A rambling vernacular Greek Revival farmstead was built on this road by Joel White. In the 1850s it was Morrill Farm."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Charles K. Savage (1903-1979): The View from Asticou - Page 4 of 6

"Road Signs after re-painting, Northeast Harbor, ca. 1955Mount Desert Island Historical Society Road Signs, Northeast Harbor, ca."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - "Main Streets" of North Yarmouth and Cumberland

"New road construction projects were not always well received by property owners whose land was bisected by the new byways, and early records tell…"

Acadia National Park

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Islesboro Historical Society

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Lubec, Maine - A Signature Quilt

"… which explains Almeda’s locater, South Lubec Road...the Lighthouse Road. The 1888-89 dates on this quilt indicate decades of technological progress…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 2 of 4

"… Legislature, 176 male residents of Cumberland who signed a petition to the Legislature that year noted that “the town business [is] done at North…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Railroad into the Village

"… of acting upon the question of accepting a road, or roads, laid out to the new depot grounds by the selectmen."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion

"… moved or destroyed and today there are no visible signs that the park was ever in operation. Back to the War of 1812 Continue to Changing Times"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Early Settlements

"Although road signs to Pripet still exist, no one knows the actual boundaries or how it got it’s name."

Historic Hallowell - Lineman's Journal

"When I was out today people kept putting out signs for people to come and help them and one said, “roses are red, violets are blue, CMP, we need you”…"

Lincoln, Maine - Aroostook War

"… killed due to fighting in the war thanks to the signing of a treaty. The people that did die, died of an illness or an injury."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - A Murder In Strong

"… the night, talking to everyone they met, but no sign of Lura. Lura V. Libby The inscription reads: "LURA V. Dau."

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… south on Route 1, travelers are greeted with a sign that says “Welcome to Presque Isle, the Hub of Aroostook County.” The development of Presque…"