Maine Memory Network

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Summer Resorts

"… Historical Society HEWES POINT Hewes Point, south of Ryder’s Cove, facing Bounty Cove and the present Northeast Point, welcomed its first summer…"

Life on a Tidal River - Three Civil War Letters - Page 2 of 4

"is South Carolina. I cut it from the coat of that Col. Bretton of the 6th S.C. Vols. Whom I captured at the Battle of Fair oaks."

Guilford, Maine - Historic Buildings - Page 2 of 2

"It is located on the south side of Elm Street facing the Piscataquis River. The building has six beautiful guest rooms."

Lincoln, Maine - Carney's Store

"The store was first located on the south end of Main Street where the new building called “Lake View Senior Housing” is now being built."

Skowhegan History House

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Surry by the Bay - Early Settlement

"Early Schooling School House, South Surry, 1900Surry Historical Society In 1795, an East Surry schoolmaster went from log house to log house…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - About This Project

"William Stevens residence, South Windham, 1869Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Fannie Stevens died in 1931 and Ella (1869-1945)…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Elusive Championship

"1 seed Bangor and No. 2 seed Oxford Hills of South Paris. They also beat No. 13 Brewer to become Eastern Maine Champions. Up next was the State Final."

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… X Entering Presque Isle’s city limits from south on Route 1, travelers are greeted with a sign that says “Welcome to Presque Isle, the Hub of…"

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

"… miles square, whose center is about five minutes south of the forty-fifth parallel of north latitude."

Pejepscot Historical Society

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Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"… 1863Bangor Public Library When war between the South and the North broke out in April 1861, Bangor eagerly answered President Lincoln's call for…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Economic History of Main Street, Northeast Harbor - Page 1 of 3

"… old marine store, near the cove at the South of the present wharf, smelling of all tarry seafaring things…” Kimball’s story sold hardware, dry…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Meeting House Park

"… took the buildings on lower Broadway then headed south on the west side on Main Street. All the buildings burned on the west side except the Free…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Emerson Letter

"History of Thomaston, Rockland, and South Thomaston, Maine. Vol. II. Hallowell, 1865. This brook briefly explains about Fales' life."

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 1 of 4

"Rumford Falls Looking South, 1916Greater Rumford Area Historical Society It took eight years to quietly negotiate the purchase of lands…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Native Americans

"The first cornfields at Meductic (south of present day Woodstock, New Brunswick) were planted by native refugees from southern New England following…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"… of parting; to the east lies Woolwich, to the south Phippsburg, to the west, West Bath and Brunswick, and all the way up Washington Street is…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Railroad into the Village

"… the travel to reach the depots from the north and south without difficulty. Oct. 6, 1870: Upon the completion of the Railroad Bridge to this…"

Acadian Archives

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"… of Bloomfield was established in 1814 and it lay south and west of the area of Canaan. The town of Milburn, east of the Kennebec, was separated…"

Colby College Special Collections

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"He felt that the school was badly needed. He drafted legislation to bring the school to fruition. The bill was vetoed by the Governor. Near the end…"