Maine Memory Network

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Beyond Borders: an historical overview - Page 2 of 6

"… lawyers, and political leaders increasingly saw the Maine borderland as a place to cultivate their own dreams of status and private gain."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - The Shaping of the Borderlands: Arcane Deeds and Failed Colonies - Page 3 of 5

"… immediately alarmed by what they correctly saw as a threat to their land claims. By absorbing everything east of the Kennebec into Nova Scotia…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Harvesting on Cascade Pond ~ A Family Affair

"… was frozen then you could cut the ice with saws, drag it out of the pond and up and onto the platform and shove it on to the wagon."

Historic Hallowell - Logging

"The saw mill would make the logs in different shapes and sizes, so they could sell the logs to citizens who were in need of lumber."

Historic Hallowell - The Vaughan Stream & Sawmills

"Then the logs were de-barked. After that, the head-saw broke the logs into cants, unfinished logs to be further processed."

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

"North New Portland saw the creation of the Congregational Church in 1862. New Portland is a land rich with natural resources such as water and wood."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"Throughout these 118 years, the church saw many changes. According to several city maps, around 1910, the church had a vestry added to it."

Guilford, Maine - Pre-Settlement And The First 100 Years

"… a river which could be harnessed for power to run saw mills, shingle mills, grist mills, or anything else that needed more power than could be…"

Lincoln, Maine - MacGregor's Spool Mill

"The sawmill engaged in sawing lumber for various reasons, one being sawing white birch for spool bars."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - The History of Stockholm

"The depression saw the closing of many of the mills and businesses and a steady decline in population."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Summary: The Future: Recycle or Start from Scratch?

"… with power assembly tools including portable saws and nail guns make a compelling argument to just tear down and haul off the older buildings when…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Guiding Services for Sport Hunters

"Or the time a steamship captain saw an Indian wildly signaling him from a canoe out of sight of land, Assuming he was in trouble, the captain stopped…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting

"Using a long saw, picks, and horses as hauling devices to pull the ice off the river. Once the ice was off the river, it would be pulled by horse to…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Harvesting on Cascade Pond

"… was frozen then you could cut the ice with saws, drag it out of the pond and up and onto the platform and shove it on to the wagon."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Day 1

"People wanted to cut or saw off damaged branches to try and save trees or to use for firewood to keep warm, but arborists advised them to leave the…"

Skowhegan Community History - Kennebec River Log Drive

"The choppers used crosscut saws and backsaws. The logs were then peeled and sent off for storage. As soon as the ice thawed, the men would bring the…"

Skowhegan Community History - Skowhegan: "A Place To Watch"

"Labor intensive saw mills, woolen mills, and wood related businesses, along with hydroelectric facilities, took their place along the flowing…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - War of 1812

"When General Blake’s men finally saw the British, they were so fearful that they ran from the fighting."

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

"… (?) a winter such as the oldest inhabitant never saw.” So read the January 18 1934 Lubec Herald. Blizzard, Lubec, January 1934 Lubec…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Andrew Anderson

"… and a friar came in from Charlestown media and saw us giving a 24 hour pass to go home and spend the night with my parents and by that time my…"

Guilford, Maine - SPORTS - Page 3 of 3

"… even know about Ronny until the next day, when he saw him walking in on crutches and had his leg in a cast."

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First Parish in Portland

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