Maine Memory Network

Lincoln, Maine - W.A. Brown: Jack of all trades

"… in the area my family would have to travel south to get a vehicle. It affected the future because starting the dealership brought other dealerships…"

Hamlin Memorial Library and Museum

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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 - 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…"

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 - 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."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VI. The deluge of industrial expansion & immigration (1865-1900) - Page 1 of 2

"The quarry on South Street was opened to supply stone for the Western Division Railroad built in 1872."

Hampden Historical Society

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 1 of 4

"The train traveled from Portland stopping at stations in Scarborough and other towns on its way to South Berwick where it connected with the Boston &…"

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…"

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."

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 2 of 4

"The stately federal-style houses that grace the shaded village streets of Blue Hill today were built in the early nineteenth century with profits…"

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 - MANUFACTURING - Page 1 of 2

"… saw mill which was electronically automated and moved from the flood plains of Guilford to Burnham, which is about 25 minutes south of Newport."

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…"

Lincoln, Maine - MacGregor's Spool Mill

"In 1874, he bought a sawmill in South Lincoln that was built by James Emerson in 1871, and turned part of it into a spool mill."

Skowhegan History House

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Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Brothers of the Civil War

"… forces fired on Fort Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina’s harbor. In response, President Abraham Lincoln sent out a call for a volunteer army…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion

"… shipping halted, the ice was harvested by a Hampden company, Dirigo Ice Company and shipped to cities in the south to help aid in refrigeration."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston is Incorporated - 1777

"… included, until 1848, the towns of Rockland and South Thomaston. It is believed by many that the name of Thomaston was selected in honor of Major…"

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."

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"Portaged canoes over Carrying Place bog to reach ocean travel routes. Harvested smelts and sweet grass. Ox Cart at N.W. Marston's Store, South…"

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…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 3 of 4

"… 1817-1902, who was a folk artist living on the south side of the Androscoggin River in what was the Aaron Graham farm."