Maine Memory Network

Lubec, Maine - Myron Avery, Lubec, and the Appalachian Trail

"… oft-present measuring wheel Avery explored the route. Avery and companions on Hunt Trail X Steve Clark, past president of the Maine…"

Guilford, Maine - Historic Buildings - Page 2 of 2

"… Historical Society In the 1920s on State Route 15 in Guilford, a small lunchroom and filling station was opened for business known as the…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad

"… on one train a day every day covering the entire route. Trains frequently consisted on 20 cars each during the winter months."

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…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - West New Portland Village

"About a mile from the West Village on Route 27, on the way to New Vineyard and Farmington there is an area known as “Great Works” first called…"

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

"Dr. Haigis then moved to a home at Route 1 and Scottow Hill Road where he also had his practice. He was on call seven days a week: house calls were…"

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…"

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"… over Carrying Place bog to reach ocean travel routes. Harvested smelts and sweet grass. Ox Cart at N.W. Marston's Store, South Lubec, ca."

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…"

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…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Stephen Titcomb and the Settlement of the Sandy River Valley

"They followed a west-north-west compass route and crossed the Sandy River at about what we now call the New Sharon Village."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks - Page 2 of 2

"… Historical Society & Museum The Thomas was en route from Norfolk to Portland with a cargo of coal."

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."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Skyline Farm - Making and Preserving History

"… near the coast (at the corner of Gilman Road and Route 88 in present day Yarmouth). Rev. Loring’s sons Thomas, Levi, and Jeremiah purchased land…"

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

"Taney, and his crew surveyed the route and began construction. The company ran short of funds and the building ceased."

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 4 of 5

"… Images from the Guilford Historical Society On Route 15 across from the woolen mill there used to be a little store."

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"This direct route also resulted in separating the Maine Central Railroad Station and the South End from the rest of downtown."

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… Entering Presque Isle’s city limits from south on Route 1, travelers are greeted with a sign that says “Welcome to Presque Isle, the Hub of…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - North New Portland Village

"… had a small grocery store across the river on Route 16. All in all it is a great place to call home."

Acadian Archives

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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…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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