Maine Memory Network

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

"… closed at Sheppard's my father purchased the buildings and all the inventory. The ice there lasted three years."

Historic Hallowell - The Vaughan Stream & Sawmills

"… company to be sold to anyone who needing to build houses, sheds, and porches, etc. The mill was powered by steam which turned a shaft while a…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Our Resources

"… Permanent and changing exhibits Islesboro Central School PO Box 118 159 Alumni Drive 734.2251 www.islesboro-central.k12.me.us Alice L."

Historic Hallowell - Hurricanes Of 1954 - Stories and Timelines

"The damage to farms homes and public buildings was extreme. Hundreds of trees were knocked down. Also, boats and the Kennebec Yacht Club were…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Businesses and Cottage Industries

"… whirring sewing machines heard from within their building. In addition to their innovative creations, the sewing circle is a generous and…"

Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln Historical Society - Page 2 of 2

"… and at the town library until the former Primary School building was obtained for meetings and displays."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Northern Maine Fair Memories - Page 2 of 3

"… Presque Isle Historical Society Some buildings that Dot’s construction company built for the Northern Maine Fair were the Forum, the…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Loading ice, Presque Isle Stream, 1946

"The conveyor takes the ice to the ice storage building shown in the photograph. Each ice block is approximately 24 inches x 24 inches by 20 inches…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Presque Isle Memorials 1900

"Thompson. Shows interior of Presque Isle Memorial building in 1900. Also shows tools used to carve memorials.On back is written: T."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Notable Residents

"… interest in town affairs and was involved in the schools and the Theological Seminary Institution, which moved to the Knox Hotel in 1838."

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… Isle grew large enough to support a hotel, a school, newspapers, churches, and various stores; moreover the extension of the military road to…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - National Community Christmas Tree - 1959

"… Society The shop class at Presque Isle High School builds the frame to secure the tree on the truck and railroad flatcar."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - About Us

"The Georges Valley High School is located in downtown Thomaston and serves children from the MSAD 50 district (comprising Cushing, Thomaston and St."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"In the spring of 1906, building began on a power plant at Aroostook Falls in New Brunswick to supply much-needed power to northern Maine and New…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Northeast Airlines DC-3, Presque Isle, ca. 1945

"… the post World War II Presque Isle Air Terminal Building on outer Mechanic Street bordering Presque Isle Army Air Field."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad Trestle, ca. 1910

"The substation buildings can be seen on the opposite side of the river. The Aroostook Valley Railroad began in 1909 as an electric trolley line…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - The Brick Inn

"… Homestead became the site of the original Mallett School, and later the new Mallett School built in 2011."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Lincoln Block

"The Bath Bank building, the first brick building in downtown Bath, was built in 1810 with large columns facing Centre Street."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Raymond Wallace

"What was schooling like? I went to school in Thomaston. We don’t have the teachers we had then that we do now."

Lincoln, Maine - Aaron Huntress

"Aaron Huntress drawing by Sarah Cook X If the school was never built, most of the people probably wouldn’t have lived here."

Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln Historical Society - Page 1 of 2

"… used for the historical society was the primary school on School Street. The museum later opened on July 3, 1974."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: The Old Church on the Hill

"… and the lower floor serving as a vestry and school room. By the early twentieth century, the church was in very bad repair and was only used for…"

Lincoln, Maine - Gateway Motors

"The building impacted our town in a few ways. The first people in our town had a choice to buy newer cars. They also spent more money."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Davenport Memorial and City Hall

"Also, the Bath Police Department has its own building on Water Street at Elm Street. In the bell tower, there is the 1802 bell that was probably cast…"