Maine Memory Network

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Notable Residents

"… Main Streets, in which the new George's National Bank and Georges Insurance Offices were installed. Throughout the years this building housed…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - V. A Cascade of Booms & Busts (1790-1865) - Page 2 of 3

"… to Boston!), the first "block" built, the first bank, the first fire company, first fraternal lodge, first high school, first newspaper, first city…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VIII. Changing course and new beginnings (1955-Present) - Page 2 of 2

"… stores and professional offices were replaced by second-hand shops, convenience stores or empty, dilapidated buildings."

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… and projects dovetailed with the work of the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s National Main Street Program."

Bath's Historic Downtown - 94 Front Street

"… shipyard in 1844, and founded the first National Bank of Bath in 1861. He served as the Bank’s president until his death in 1882."

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 1 of 5

"It was changed from the First National Bank to Northeast Bank and then it was NorthStar Bank. There were rumors that it was Guilford House of Pizza…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 14 of 17

"… that 873 people were assisted either on or off the farm, and a second house had to be procured to house all the destitute people in the city."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - V. A Cascade of Booms & Busts (1790-1865) - Page 3 of 3

"… were assisted either on or off the farm, and a second house had to be procured to house all the destitute people in the city."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 9 of 13

"It remained in the bank until it was acquired by the City of Presque Isle. It can be seen on the third floor of City Hall on Second Street."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"In 1894, Lewis B. Swett opened his second drugstore, as recorded in a newspaper article. This was the second branch after the very successful…"

Camden Public Library

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Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 2 of 5

"… store on the first floor and the First National Bank on the second floor. John Scales & Sons became the firm name on January 20, 1916 because…"

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Floods

"The two excessive amounts of water flow caused the Kennebec River to flood its banks. The flood hit the community on the night of March 13, 1936."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - The Brick Inn

"… the position of cashier of Sandy River National Bank. (Butler’s History of Farmington) He married Margaret J."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 2 of 4

"… to undermine it by tunneling underneath from the bank below. Heavy rain caused the soil to give way and the exposed workers abandoned their effort…"

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 2 of 3

"A long shaft running up the bank to the mill was connected to a waterwheel which supplied most of the power necessary."

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"The professional and banking community was well established and continued to meet Bangor's needs. Lumbering in Bangor, as it had been known during…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"Many mills that lined the Sandy River banks, were wiped out time and again. Due to their necessity for survival of the community, they were most…"

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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