Maine Memory Network

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Chester Greenwood

"The last thing he patented was a spring-tooth rake. He invented other things – a pipe vise, an umbrella holder, and a portable camp."

Surry by the Bay - Surry Village School

"… problems occurred, the school was closed in the spring of 1952. Surry Village School graduates reunion, Surry, 1980Surry Historical Society…"

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

"… a craft of 40 or 50 tons which was hauled in the spring of 1843. Wilson's MillPrince Memorial Library Mills Sawmills in existence in 1904…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Community and Commerce

"… as funds allowed, usually about eight weeks in spring and eight in winter -- four months in all. Kids began at age six or seven, and it was common…"

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 2 of 5

"The building was stocked and opened in the spring of 1892. John Scales died in 1923. His son Charles Scales passed away in 1934."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"… as a flash flood or flood resulting from a spring thaw. These freshets battered crops, homes and mills."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Roads: From Footpaths to Super Highway

"… a clear summer day; but in stormy winter or foggy spring weather, he could ride only a few miles a day."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… to move mammoth chunks of ice and snow during the spring flood season. View of Farmington from Titcomb Hill Farm, ca."

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"So great was the pressure under the bridge that the water burst through the road surface, leaving a hole a yard in diameter."

St. Croix Historical Society

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"In the spring of 1906, building began on a power plant at Aroostook Falls in New Brunswick to supply much-needed power to northern Maine and New…"