Maine Memory Network

John Martin: Expert Observer - First Penobscot Bridge, Bangor, ca. 1846

"He labeled the toll house, Skinner's Store, and the Draw. Martin (1823-1864) began in 1864 writing a Journal about his life and experiences."

Lubec, Maine - S.S. Cumberland: Steamer Brought Passengers and Prosperity to Lubec but Met Tragic End

"News reports put the death toll between 183 and 200; the only copy of the passenger list went down with the ship. There were only 17 survivors."

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Floods Citations

"“World’s Deadliest Floods as Measured by Death Toll.” n.d. http:/// www.epicdisasters.com/index.php/site/comments/... (accessed Mar. 28, 2010)."

Westport Island History Committee

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Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Floods

"The cost of the damage was a total of $260,000. The bridge was destroyed because of the ice flow of the river that was to high and had become jammed…"

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

"Objecting to the toll, stagecoach operator Josiah Paine avoided the marsh by creating at his own expense a direct route from Dunstan to Stroudwater."

Historic Hallowell - Commerce on the Kennebec Citations

"“World’s Deadliest Floods as Measured by Death Toll.” n.d. http:/// www.epicdisasters.com/index.php/site/comments/... (accessed Mar. 28, 2010)."

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"It was a terrible toll, one that had to have caused great sadness and grief among those remaining in Surry."

Freedom & Captivity Portal

The Freedom & Captivity digital collection in the Maine Memory Network, and the complete digital archive housed at Colby Special Collections, is a repository of personal testimonies, ephemera, memorabilia, artifacts, and visual materials that capture multiple dimensions of the experiences of incarceration for individuals, families, and communities, as well as for survivors of harm.