Maine Memory Network

Guilford, Maine - Modern History: 1966 to Present

"… was completed and a whole new appearance to the south side of town was created with period lamp posts, concrete and granite sidewalks, street…"

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."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Peru

"… fifty miles from the New Hampshire border on the south side of the Androscoggin River and was bordered by Township Number Two (now known as Milton…"

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…"

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."

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."

Guilford, Maine - BUSINESSES - Page 3 of 3

"… Bed and Breakfast is located on the corner of Elm Street and Prospect Street. It was built between 1890 and the early 1900s."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion

"… Dirigo Ice Company, and shipped to cities in the south to help aid in refrigeration. Although travel on the Penobscot River remained important to…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"Lead mines were dug in West Lubec and on South Bay. War and Trade In the midst of prosperity came the outbreak of Civil War and, in 1861, over 200…"

Surry by the Bay - Phebe Fowler: A Woman of Property

"Olin is honored to this day by having his name listed on the African-American Civil War Monument in Washington, D.C. at the corner of Vermont and U…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection

"… William flew across the globe, from the tip of South America to Alaska. While on international trips, Gannett would receive news from his father…"

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

"There was a carding mill operated by Mr. Purvis south of the bridge, near Mr. Mountford's mill, but it crumbled to decay. Mr."

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."

Mercy Hospital - Mercy & the Community

"… I forget the loving kindness I received there.” A South Portland resident writing in 1964 went even further."

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"… armory on Essex Street and quickly left for the South. Bangor soldiers saw action at Bull Run, Manassas, Antietam, Port Hudson, Irish Bend…"

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."

Life on a Tidal River - Early Railroads in Bangor - Page 1 of 2

"… first time from Bangor to Portland, and points south. On November 1, 1856 the Waterville to Bangor line was leased to and operated by the…"

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…"

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."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… a much-needed hospital would be established on South Street. Hotels and restaurants would host the volumes of tourists passing through on their way…"

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…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"Gould School is on Westbrook Street in South Portland in the Long Creek Youth Development Center, formerly known as the Maine Youth Center."

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…"