Maine Memory Network

Historic Clothing Collection - 1850-1870 - Page 3 of 4

"The cage crinoline made of flexible steel appeared about 1856. As a result, women could walk unencumbered by the layers of heavy petticoats, with…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Population Decline in Maine's Coastal Counties

"… industry A shift in shipbuilding from wood to steel put Maine at a major disadvantage in an industry where the state previously had considerable…"

Lubec, Maine - Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello - Page 1 of 3

"The bridge remains, a working ribbon of steel and concrete intimately tying two communities in two nations into a single working relationship."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 3 of 4

"… Island was flooded; the Morse bridge, the steel Rumford Falls Bridge, the Rangeley Lakes Railroad bridge, and the Ridlonville bridge were washed…"

Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"… were manufactured including those made from steel and iron including cider mills, axes, scythes, and other tools."