Maine Memory Network

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 1 of 4

"… could take two days via a circuitous dry-land route. Because of Scarborough’s unique geography consisting of marsh and rivers, it was often quicker…"

Lincoln, Maine - Jacob Stinchfield

"… built the Civil War monument at the merging of Routes 2 and 6, in honor of his father, even though Jacob never fought in the war."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 3 of 4

"… later built a large brick home on what is now Route 1. Eleven of their twelve children died before reaching middle age. Dr."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - A Murder In Strong

"He claimed that he took an unusual route to the pasture. He followed a creek bed and went under a bridge because if he had been walking on the road…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 3 of 3

"… stores and mini-malls are sprouting up along Route 2, welcoming the tourists that travel through to the ponds, lakes, golf courses, and ski areas…"

St. Croix Historical Society

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"This route also included Presque Isle. Gould traveled to his customers’ sites by cart and horse. The trip from Old Town to Fort Kent would take five…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… as the “Measuring Rock” that still stands on Routes 2 & 27. H. A. Titcomb Maple Syrup Company can, Farmington, ca."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - More on the Old Ell

"… 30 acres of vacant land in Asticou spanning from Route 3 across from the Inn to northward as far as Forest Hill Cemetery, came into the joint…"

Lincoln, Maine - Gordon's Fox Farms

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

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… Presque Isle and Maysville were Letter F, Range 2 and Letter G, Range 2, respectively. The state of Maine gave grants of land and mill rights if a…"

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"… modern travelers had the option of driving up Route 2, along the river from Howland or down from Medway."

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"… the 10th Militia Division of Massachusetts in a rout in nearby Hampden, traveled up the Penobscot River and ransacked stores and rifled provisions…"

Acadian Archives

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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