Maine Memory Network

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"John River as the boundary between Maine and New Brunswick. The treaty opened northern Maine for settlement without restriction and exposed…"

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"Ox Cart at N.W. Marston's Store, South Lubec, ca. 1880Lubec Memorial Library 1700s 1754 – 1763 • Maine Indians forced north into eastern Maine…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… shell middens along the shores of Mill Creek and South Bay. The very word “Passamaquoddy” means “pollock plenty place” in the tribal language."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Brothers of the Civil War

"Suderow. North and South, January 2001, vol. 4 no. 2 James Lawrence obituary, Maine Sunday Telegram, Sunday June 11, 1939 Big House Little House Back…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Peru

"The Maine town honored the South American country by the adoption of the name Peru on its incorporation in 1821, changing its name from…"

Lincoln, Maine - Other Early Hospitals

"We also had a nursing home located in South Lincoln. This was originally not a nursing home, so it was repaired in the spring of 1956 and on April 1…"

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"… Lincoln, a torrent of water swept down upon the south of the town of Lincoln, inundating stretches of the highway running to Enfield, washed out…"

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 1 of 5

"It was located at an intersection at South Main Street and Hudson Avenue. It was built on May 1st, 1879. Its builder was G. W. Pratt."

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 4 of 5

"… was located at the corner of Hudson Avenue and South Main Street. This building soon had extensive fire damage in 1979."

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."

Guilford, Maine - Historic Buildings - Page 1 of 2

"1880Guilford Historical Society Bank Square - South Main Street on the right showing Spearing Furniture Store and Undertaking Parlor, Scales Block…"

Lubec, Maine - The Blizzard of '34 - Page 1 of 2

"Then the blizzard descended, and went, leaving Main Street in this state near the Columbian Store. Blizzard, Lubec, January 1934Lubec Historical…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The Mall on West Main Street

"The Mall on West Main Street South side of the Main Street Mall, Thomaston, Maine 2008Thomaston Historical Society In 1803 road improvements…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 3 of 4

"… George Stover's new Blue Hill Inn on what is now South Street. The panoramic view of the harbor was spectacular. The Inn was designed by William R."

Guilford, Maine - Modern History: 1966 to Present

"… recently established its presence in town, headed south to North Carolina to escape the tax burden. Still, hope was not lost."

Guilford, Maine - BUSINESSES - Page 3 of 3

"… including: Guilford, Dover, Alton, Pea Cove, South Lagrange, Lagrange, Boyd Lake, Milo, Sebec, Abbot, and Blanchard."

Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 3 of 3

"A South Paris tintype of about 1860 shows eleven members of the Bemis family standing adjacent to the store of merchant Hiram Hubbard."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Early 1800s

"A dam, south of the County Road (Main Street) created a millpond, which backed up under the bridge and to the north, upon which several mills and a…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Atkins House, Jefferson Street, Bangor, 1851

"… Description The Atkins house was on the south side of Jefferson Street in Bangor. John Martin (1823-1907) purchased the house sometime in the 1840s…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - F. A. Soule House, 130 Center Street, Bangor, 1852

"… and Maine State Museum Description The south side and eastern end of the F.A. Soule House at 130 Center Street, Bangor, are shown as the…"

Hampden Historical Society

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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Early Settlements

"THE BLUFF Further south on one of the two highest points of land on Islesboro was The Bluff, a settlement of only seven houses."

Presque Isle: The Star City - State Street Baptist Church

"… met in an old school building three miles south of town on the Houlton Road. The pastor at that time was Joseph Roberts."

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - Bridges of West New Portland

"Col. F. B. Morse who lived on the South road, came forward with the idea of a suspension or wire bridge."