Maine Memory Network

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield's Tuscan Opera House

"… once served as the cultural heart of this river valley civilization. Serving at least five surrounding towns, the Opera House was originally built…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - John R Braden

"… All Race won at Bangor, Maine Sept 21, 1922 by John R Braden (John Willard, Driver) lowering the track record from 206 ¾ made by Earl Jr 1913 to…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - St. John's Episcopal Church Building

"St. John's Episcopal Church Building X Text by Dustin and Dustin, students at Presque Isle Middle School Edited by Presque Isle Historical…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"John River and then back into the United States duty free. The farmers in the area catered to the lumber industry by growing grain, hay and potatoes…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Thompson's Memorial

"… building and business was sold in 1971 to Lee and John Somers. They renamed it the Presque Isle Memorial Works."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Braden Theater

"The 900 plus seat theater was named after John R Braden, a famous local harness horse owned by the Mooseleuk Club."

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor Site Resources

"Warehouse Point, Conn.: Connecticut Valley Chapter, National Railway Historical Society, 1974. Print. Pullen, John J."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"“The streams and forests of the Sandy River Valley originally abounded with beaver, otter, sable, and various species of animals yielding furs which…"

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"… Pownall now guarded the entrance to the Penobscot Valley; stalwart and hardy settlers began to settle where the two rivers met."

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"Aroostook Valley Railroad and Maine Public Service Company building, Presque Isle, 1921Presque Isle Historical Society Gould’s original plan was to…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"… Pond itself was not a pond, but rather a river valley known as Eastern River until 1830 when dams were built to operate saw mills ."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico Corner

"… 1800's this area was known as the best farming valley in the state of Maine. Charles Stanley Sons Market, Mexico, ca."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion

"… around 1800; the first piano in the Penobscot Valley. (History of Penobscot County Maine with illustrations and biographical sketches 1882) During…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Early Settlers

"They brought that talent to the Sandy River Valley when they migrated prior to 1800. Hugh Stewart, a Revolutionary soldier, was the first Stewart…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion

"… around 1800, the first piano in the Penobscot Valley. (History of Penobscot County Maine with illustrations and biographical sketches 1882) During…"

Guilford, Maine - Pre-Settlement And The First 100 Years

"… 1818, across the street from the current Guilford Valley Grange. From that time on the town has always been generous in supplying funds for…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… bedrock underlying the parallel ridges and valleys was formed and re-formed by plate movements hundreds of millions of years ago, erosion by rivers…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Transportation

"John River in Durham boats. In the 1830's the Military Road was built from Bangor to Houlton and later to points north."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Native Americans

"John River since 1650 and American settlers arrived in Houlton in 1805 and 1807. The first French explorers described the people of the region as…"

Acadian Archives

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Ste. Agathe Historical Society

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Blake Library Special Collections, UMFK

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