Maine Memory Network

Millinocket Fire Department

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Abbot Historical Society

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

"… Lora Martin in 1922 and they lived on the Quarry Road. Fritz was reported to be the fastest paving stone cutter of his time."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Odd Fellows Hall

"… after 1909, and still stands tall on Harbor Road. Odd Fellows Hall workers, Swan's Island, ca."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Telephone communication

"… tower was erected on Swan’s Island across the road from what is now the transfer station. Frank Bridges was president of the Swan’s Island…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin store, Center Street, Bangor, 1862

"… both coppies before me now." The store was by the Rail Road Bridge. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Peru

"If the road was not kept in good repair, the plantation was fined by the county, which added to the tax burden."

Otisfield Historical Society

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Bangor Public Library

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Historic Hallowell - Blizzards in Hallowell

"… of the storm, snow plows were able to clear the roads. Eventually neither cars nor the plows could even drive through it."

Historic Hallowell - Shipping

"Because the snow covered the roads, and in the spring, the car would ruin the road because of the mud. According to Sam Webber."

Skowhegan Community History - Farming in the Skowhegan Area

"… Farming in Maine has been a rough and rocky road. Almost four centuries ago, settlers from Europe began coming to the region that is now Maine."

Lubec, Maine - The Blizzard of '34 - Page 1 of 2

"… reported that by Tuesday the 16th North Lubec Road was opened to horse traffic. The following week’s edition of the newspaper on January 25…"

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…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston Expands - 1805 to 1846

"… entrepreneurs moved west on the County Road to open spaces. John Paine arrived in 1805 from Bristol, Maine, settling on the western side of town…"

Cumberland Historical Society

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Bridgton Historical Society

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 1 of 5

"Years later their efforts turned into the Coos Road, running from northern Vermont down the Androscoggin and Sandy River valleys to Hallowell."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Bar Harbor: Building of Arts

"… for construction. Land on the Cromwell Harbor Road, near the Kebo Valley Club was selected “not only for its accessibility and unrivalled mountain…"

Historic Hallowell - The Boston Flint Company

"Ben Tenney, and located above the Wire Mill Road on the Vaughan Stream. Sandpaper Mill, Vaughan Stream, Hallowell, ca 1910Courtesy of Sumner A."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Shipyards

"A round trip ticket to the park, from the Main Road just over 2 tenths of a mile, cost 10 cents and included free admission."

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."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Carroll's Auto Sales - Page 3 of 3

"If you were going down a rough road, you could pull a lever inside the car which raised the whole car body higher off the ground."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Dairy Farms Memories - Page 1 of 2

"That looked like little roads. Albert and his friends would take their tricycles and wagons and pretend that they were driving on the highway."