Maine Memory Network

Portland Water District

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Captain Samuel Watts House

"As his prosperity grew, he moved the house to a lot to the south and built one of the largest homes in Thomaston as a replacement."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: Brick Works

"… the area of Broad Street and India Street, replacing decaying wharves; and the Dover Street Bridge between Boston and South Boston opened in 1805."

Skowhegan History House

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Hamlin Memorial Library and Museum

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Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Day 2

"… damage were caused by the flooding farther south from the same storm system. 12. Millions of trees were brought down by the weight of ice. 13."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - 1870 to 1915

"Today Giant Cement of South Carolina, owned by Spanish company Cementos Portland Valderrivas, operates Dragon Products, the only cement manufacturing…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Shipbuilding Declines - 1857 to 1861

"… chandlers, block makers and sawmills lined the south side of Water Street, while the north side was lined with houses of shipworkers, riggers and…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"For the first time in western Maine’s history, rural communities had reliable transportation to other areas of the state. This changed the face of…"

Historic Hallowell - Hurricanes Of 1954 - Stories and Timelines

"… 2:00 AM Tropical depression Edna is spotted near south America with 30 MPH winds but is not moving. September 2nd 1954 8:00 AM Tropical depression…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The End of Wooden Shipbuilding - 1910 to 1950

"Morse Shipyard, Water Street, Thomaston, Maine c 1940Thomaston Historical Society Charles A. Morse of Friendship, established Morse Boatbuilding Co."

Architecture & Landscape database - John P. Thomas

"… (1922), the Fidelity Trust Company Bank in South Portland (1928), the Canal Bank in Portland (1930), and the Fidelity Trust Company Bank in…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook

"… spring, the ice was shipped in sawdust to the south, Central America. Ice was even shipped away to countries like Cuba and the West Indies."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook

"… spring, the ice was shipped in sawdust to the south, Central America. Ice was even shipped away to countries like Cuba and the West Indies."

Colby College Special Collections

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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…"

Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"He was even in the silver and coal mining business in Maine. In 1880, Curtis was in the farming business near Gothenburg, Nebraska."

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."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Wood Products of Strong

""Clin" or "C.V.", as he was better known, acquired property on Upper Main Street, directly on the railroad easement."

Historic Hallowell - Joppa

"Webber, Sr., an individual partner South on Water Street between the business section and Loudon Hill is a part of the city known as Joppy or Joppa."

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Iron Foundry

"The Hallowell Iron works was located on the South End of Water Street. It is very rare that a family became so involved in public affairs like the…"

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

"… Road Route 9 is called Main Street as it runs south into Cumberland. Here, a busy commercial and residential area developed in the 1790s and…"

City of Brewer

Brewer is the gateway to coastal communities and Acadia National Park. The city along with Bangor also serves as a trading and distribution center for the coastal areas and towns and cities to the north with the total region having a population of approximately 250,000 people.

Mercy Hospital - Mercy & the Community

"Elizabeth’s Home, which in 1887 became St. Elizabeth’s Catholic Orphan Asylum, and in 1968 St. Elizabeth’s Child Development Center."