Maine Memory Network

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Old Ell is Born

"The second floor has six roomy chambers so arranged as to be let in suites with private bathrooms… A new piazza has been built to the house, and a…"

Surry by the Bay - Broadway by the Bay

"… skills with a rigorous schedule: 8 am to midnight six days a week, performing sometimes eight shows a week."

Presque Isle: The Star City - John R Braden

"Willard drove Braden in fifty-six races, of which he won forty-six. Willard retired from racing in 1935 and passed away in Bucksport on January 16…"

Lubec, Maine - Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello - Page 1 of 3

"Clearing ship traffic required a six percent grade reaching 48 feet above high tide at the point of greatest elevation."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"It is rumored that Belcher also taught the children of Pierpole, a local Native American. Pierpole was noted for his interaction with explorers and…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Peru

"The old West Peru School now houses a community center under the direction of the Friends of Peru Elementary School."

Mercy Hospital - Mercy & the Community

"The project received support from a constellation of local donors, the most prominent of who were President George H.W."

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… an annual series of talks on the histories of the six towns served by the Library, and the source of most of the material used by BHS in its…"

Guilford, Maine - BUSINESSES - Page 3 of 3

"… but now it’s a fancy bed and breakfast, with six beautiful guest rooms. Each room has its own specific name: the Rose Room, the Cottage Room, the…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Representative Industries of Cumberland and North Yarmouth

"Samuel Chase is said to have built several crafts near Walnut Hill. What was probably the last vessel built there was a craft of 40 or 50 tons which…"

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

"This route was certainly taken by Walnut Hill's six original North Yarmouth settlers. At this same time, the settlement of Cumberland was developing…"

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Early Settlers

"He is reputed to have had a son Henry and Henry apparently took over Jonathan’s store and turned it into a tavern."

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Pejepscot Historical Society

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"It was used as a site for the local Chamber of Commerce until 2003 when the Chamber found other accommodations."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"Six to eight canneries operated in Farmington Falls, Farmington and West Farmington. There are still remnants of the buildings that once provided…"