Maine Memory Network

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… and this initiated the building of the military road between Houlton and Bangor—this same road connected to Presque Isle in 1839."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Economic History of Main Street, Northeast Harbor - Page 1 of 3

"At the time, what is now Main Street was Daniel Kimball’s pasture with a private road leading to his home."

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

"… railroad known as the Aroostook Valley Rail Road, or AVR. It also had its own train station. You could travel from New Sweden to Woodland to…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Narrative History: Maine Swedish Colony

"… willing to put in the labor required to clear roads and create a farmstead. It is this land that would later become the town of New Sweden."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Project Partners

"Physical Address: 116 Station Road, New Sweden, ME 04762 Mailing Address: PO Box 33, New Sweden, ME 04762 For more information, contact Deb…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Postscript: More Moving Buildings

"… father moved the structure back 75 feet from the road and turned it into a home for him and his wife Mabelle."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Depression, War, and Fire

"It surrounded the village, cutting off all roads. The fire burned out of control for ten days, consuming 10,000 acres."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - …then came the settlers…

"… turned ancient forest trails into paths and dirt roads. I mean now to give you a history of my discovering of the Island of Mount Desert in the…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Comparisons

"They both had wicked icy roads and a lot of car crashes. Also they had trees that had limbs that had been blown off from being so frozen and brittle."

Historic Hallowell - The Cyclone of 1895

"B.F. Choate, of the quarry road said that he saw a mysterious dark cloud but failed to report anything about it."

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - Bridges of East New Portland

"… The Parsons Bridge is located on the Katie Crotch Road near the place built by Ebenezer Richardson, one of the original settlers."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Prison Fires - 1849 to 1924

"… built in front of the prison wall on the county road. It was named after W. W. Rice, a prison official who served as foreman."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - 1940 to Present Day

"Stately captains’ homes along the original County Road and side streets still remain, representing a strong architectural link to the town’s unique…"

Life on a Tidal River - Early Railroads in Bangor - Page 1 of 2

"… chartered the Bangor and Piscataquis Canal Rail Road Company with the State. In 1835 construction began again and on November 20, 1836 the first…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VI. The deluge of industrial expansion & immigration (1865-1900) - Page 1 of 2

"… quarries in Biddeford, located out along the Pool Road. In 1866 they furnished the granite for the rebuilding of the breakwaters at the mouth of…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Long Island: The Forgotten Community - Page 1 of 3

"The reason for this was obvious-- there were no roads. It was easier to travel by boat and it made sense to live near the water and so many of the…"

Guilford, Maine - EVENTS - Page 2 of 3

"Strong currents swept debris through the road and around houses. The athletic field was covered with several feet of rushing water."

Lincoln, Maine - Gordon's Fox Farms

"Some of them were the fox farms on the Military Road, Transalpine Road, Route 2, and Fish Hill. Fox farms generally consisted of 200 foxes."

Biddeford Historical Society

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Jonathan Fisher Memorial

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William Fogg Public Library

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Telephone Museum

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New Sweden Historical Society

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West Quoddy Head Light Keepers Association

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