Maine Memory Network

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - MDI and the Fire of 1947

"The Depression had taken its toll and many of the summer homes were never rebuilt. Remnants of these early homes can still be seen near Bar Harbor."

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."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 14 of 17

"The ensuing joblessness and poverty took their toll. The cities faced a huge debt crisis and many citizens refused to pay the tax assessments imposed…"

Maine Aviation Historical Society & Maine Air Museum

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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 - 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)."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - V. A Cascade of Booms & Busts (1790-1865) - Page 2 of 3

"The war years in the city were difficult; high taxes, city debt, mill layoffs & the ensuing joblessness and poverty took their toll."

Historic Hallowell - Blizzards in Hallowell

"The death toll was sixty-three: two lobstermen, fifty-six other seamen, and five deaths on the Turnpike."

Skowhegan Community History - Skowhegan: "A Place To Watch"

"… heavy logging use clogged the river and took a toll on the local ecology. Sunken logs, bark, and sawdust damaged the fish population."

Lincoln, Maine - Telegraphs & Telephones

"… that year the telephone company made Lincoln the toll center for this division. This division included the towns of Olamon, which only had one…"

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)."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 3 of 4

"A toll road across the marsh between Dunstan and Oak Hill, the Cumberland Turnpike was the first turnpike in New England. Dr."

Westport Island History Committee

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Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Floods

"… had caused was the destroyed Richmond-Dresden toll bridge. The cost of the damage was a total of $260,000."

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."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 2 of 4

"… the current path of Route 1, and was funded by toll rates, eight cents for a horse and twenty-five cents for a stagecoach."

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."

Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum and Arctic Studies Center

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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.

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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