Maine Memory Network

Surry by the Bay - About The Project

"… continuing tradition of studying and sharing our town's culture and history. Leading up to Surry's 2003 bicentennial celebration, the entire school…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future

"He owned two sawmills, one of them being the Haywire; he was town selectman, road commissioner, and a member of the school board."

Bar Harbor Fire Department

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Presque Isle Fire Department

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City of Portland Department of Public Works

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Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"J.D. McGraw wrote, “In the town of Surry we have not a single rum shop. In the town of Surry we have no drunken men that I know of.” Prohibition…"

Surry by the Bay - Welcome

"… much of the 2011-2012 school year researching our town's history. Using primary documents and the latest technologies, students have digitized over…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"… town had to get a special dispensation from the Government for the materials to build this building."

Surry by the Bay - History of Surry

"… the growth of the settlement to a village and a town; roads and houses on the hillsides in place of the retreating forest."

Life on a Tidal River - William S. Cohen, The Man and the School

"April 10, 2013. William S. Cohen. Institute of Government & Public Affairs, University of Illinois. 2009-2013. Web. April 12, 2013. William S."

Surry by the Bay - Resources

"Surry Town Reports: 1951, 1966, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990. "The Early History of Newbury Neck": A Talk Given by Professor…"

Surry by the Bay - Phebe Fowler: A Woman of Property

"… of her.Surry Historical Society Resources Surry Town Records, Surry Town Office Cross Roads Cemetery, Surry Lakeview Cemetery, Brooksville, Maine…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Meeting House Park

"… The Meeting House became a religious center, a government center, and a building for events such as the Franklin County Agriculture Society."

Surry by the Bay - Surry Village School

"This was partly due to town road improvements, which eliminated the need to close school for up to five weeks during “mud” season."

Surry by the Bay - Weathervane Dispute

"… Bonsey received a letter from a disgruntled town citizen. “I am commanding you as President of the Surry School District Trustees,” Mr. Harry G."

Surry by the Bay - Early Twentieth Century

"… system brought significant change to the little town of Surry. As Cush Lane noted, when he was a child, it took two days to reach Surry from Boston."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"Farmers “had a great deal to do with town government, and through the influence of the Grange, they assisted in determining state policies.” Many of…"

Surry by the Bay - Early Settlement

"… 1767 Patten purchased his first 100 acres in the town, and he later purchased 100 acres at Newbury Neck and other proprietor's rights in Ward 6."

Surry by the Bay - Sawmills of Cunningham Ridge

"The town of Surry was no exception, with many families supporting themselves off the timber from its lands. Sawmill, Surry, ca."

Surry by the Bay - Broadway by the Bay

"… young folks they drew from Surry and surrounding towns, bringing them in to fill the roles and giving them a taste of the stage."

Surry by the Bay - Surry Opera Company

"… opera floating out of an ancient barn in a small town in Maine. However, a peek inside Walter Nowick’s “concert barn” on a Sunday evening in August…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - The Abbott School

"… a fire in the dormitory in 1917, and the Government eventually did agree to allow funds and materials to restore the building."

Historic Hallowell - The Fireman's Musters in Hallowell

"The NEFMAI was made of governing firemen muster teams. The elected officers were the president, vice president, and secretary/treasurer."

Hose 5 Fire Museum

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