Maine Memory Network

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 3 of 4

"The first mail route to Strong was established in 1819. These men rode through the villages on horseback with their mailbags."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Prison Industries

"… on the opposite corner of Wadsworth Street and Route One, directly adjacent to the prison grounds, was built in 1852 as a bank."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Wood Products of Strong

"Starbird, who was moving to Florida. When the route of the narrow gauge railroad through Freeman was established several miles from the mill, it was…"

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…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The Mall on West Main Street

"… straightening of the Old County Road (currently Route One). This left a curved section of road encircling a grassy area between the two roadways."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Montpelier

"… Montpelier, the General Henry Knox Mansion, Route 131, Thomaston, Maine 2008Thomaston Historical Society In striking contrast to these early…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - About Us

"Route 1 and ME Route 131, is home to a growing collection of artifacts from the life and times of Major General Henry Knox."

South Bristol Historical Society

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

"… which was built at the corner of what is now Routes 115 and 231. On June 26, 1794, one hundred and thirty church members petitioned the…"

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

"… became less important when Route 9 converged with Route 115, one and a half miles south. A new Walnut Hill Village grew at this intersection and…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Edward O'Brien moves to Thomaston - 1850s

"It is now at the intersection of Route One/Main Street and Wadsworth Streets, and currently serves as the Prison Store. <-Prev."

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

"1955Mount Desert Island Historical Society Route 198 meets Route 3, Northeast Harbor, ca. 1954Mount Desert Island Historical Society During…"

Lincoln, Maine - Post Office

"The basic mailing route in Lincoln, Maine, started on March 3, 1825. The basic mail route for the surrounding towns of Maine started on March 3, 1825."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Measuring Rock

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

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Island Postmistresses

"… carried daily The department established a mail route and paid the mail carrier In 1894 this old mail route was discontinued and a steamboat…"

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

"… years, the King’s Highway was the only land route between the Province of Maine and Massachusetts.(2) Milestone on Kings HighwayScarborough…"

Bridgton Historical Society

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

"When he was in seventh grade, Albert had a paper route delivering the Bangor Daily News. He had fifty customers, and woke up at 5:00 AM and delivered…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - 1870 to 1915

"on Route One between Thomaston and Rockland. In 1926 the Lawrence Portland Cement Company took over the business, and within a year began the…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Early Shipbuilders - 1780s

"… Creek, where it passes under the County Road (now Route One.) A town landing was established on Mill Creek in the vicinity of the Gleason and Fish…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Shipbuilding

"… Creek, where it passes under the County Road (now Route One.) A town landing was established on Mill Creek in the vicinity of the Gleason and Fish…"

Guilford, Maine - MANUFACTURING - Page 2 of 2

"The mill is over 150 years old. It is located on Route 15 in the center of Guilford, on the right coming from Dover before the green bridge."

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

"In 1924 a fine concrete bridge was finally built over the Madawaska Stream in Stockholm to replace the wooden one washed out in the flood of 1923."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Arriving in Bar Harbor

"… some followed tradition, paddling age-old canoe routes. Others rode the same trains, steamboats, and stagecoaches as everyone else, placing their…"