Maine Memory Network

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 1 of 4

"… town, as Ethel West, a resident of South Rumford whose home was on the bank of the Mt. Zircon Stream, expressed in her poem “A Town in Maine”."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 3 of 5

"View of Seven Mile Stream, East Dixfield, ca.1910Dixfield Historical Society Today, East Dixfield is truly a sleepy, little hamlet within the Town…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Regional and Town History

"… in close proximity to the region’s many rivers, streams, and lakes. The Androscoggin, Nezinscot, Ellis, Swift, Webb, and Twenty Mile Rivers all…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 3 of 3

"… be found at Half Moon Pond, on local brooks and streams, and in special spots on the Swift River. Social organization began with the Patrons of…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Aviation

"… visits offered Gannett's Maine audience a steady stream of coverage on the topic. Captain Harry M. Jones Pilot Harry M."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Stockholm, Maine

"… it to settle on the north side of the Madawaska Stream. However, in 1923, the bridge was washed out by a major flood."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Stephen Titcomb and the Settlement of the Sandy River Valley

"… travel from the Kennebec River, through ponds and streams, until they reached the Little Norridgewock to Sandy River."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Emerson Letter

"… by seeing the coat tails of the retreating foes, streaming in a horizontal line from their bodies, where their wearers were going their best to get…"

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

"Water powered sawmills were built on streams at the head of the harbor and Peters Cove. At the original settlement in Blue Hill Falls, mills were…"

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

"A few mills still operated along Mill Stream in the center of town. Fish packing plants in South Blue Hill canned clams, mackerel, and herring."

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 3 of 5

"One section rested in a place down stream. The second section kept on going and went down over the dam in Dover-Foxcroft."

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"… by nature/With her harbor, hills and steams/The streams that furnished water power/Before days we knew of steam."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - III. Boom, bustle, bust: The Steamboat Years to WWII

"… grew up in the Harbor village, and saw the daily stream of people gather at the steamboat wharf to collect the mail, visit the shops, travel, or…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - II. Pinkies, wherries, skiffs and chebaccos: Early Settlement

"Some paid a little, others did not, and a steady stream of settlers continued to make their way to the island."

John Martin: Expert Observer - "Representing every particular:" John Martin's Reflections, Illustrations, and Commentary - Page 2 of 2

"… at least twice for work: once to go to Grand Lake Stream or Houlton and work at F. Shaw Brothers Tannery."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Elusive Championship

"… had finally won championships! Spectators came streaming onto the court, surrounding the players and lifting them on their shoulders! Although this…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Native Americans

"… people would winter at the mouth of Presque Isle Stream. They lived in a 3 meter wide, 6 meter long birchbark Shaputuan or wigwam."

Guilford, Maine - Modern History: 1966 to Present

"… along like a floating leaf borne by a babbling stream, always moving, always adapting. Koritsky Block Fire, Guilford, Feb."

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

"… case there were the Piscataquis River, Salmon Stream, and a small outlet from Davis Pond thus three areas; Guilford Village, Guilford Center, and…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - "Main Streets" of North Yarmouth and Cumberland

"People traveled by streams, rivers, ponds, lakes and long tidal estuaries and bays. This was a ready-made transportation system for settlers who were…"

Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"Heading up stream in the fall of the year had its difficulties. The weather was frigid by October and provisions were diminished by the time they…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - John R Braden

"There is a Mooseleuk Stream, a Mooseleuk Lake, and a Mooseleuk Mountain. These are found southwest of Masardis just across the line into Piscataquis…"

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…"