Maine Memory Network

City of Brewer

Brewer is the gateway to coastal communities and Acadia National Park. The city along with Bangor also serves as a trading and distribution center for the coastal areas and towns and cities to the north with the total region having a population of approximately 250,000 people.

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln Center school, ca. 1950

"When the Ella P. Burr School was built in 1956, the Lincoln Center school was converted to the VFW building."

Franco-American Heritage Center at St. Mary's

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Historic Hallowell - The Stevens Training Center Serenaders

"The Stevens Training Center Serenaders The Stevens Training Center began as the Maine Industrial School For Girls."

Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln Center Baptist Church, Lincoln, ca. 1900

"Rev. Sylvester Besse arrived at Lincoln Center on 28 November, 1845, from Paris, Maine. He was ordained a little more than a year later, soon after…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Old Town Hall and Grant Building

"… School With images from Patten Free Library Center Street, Bath, ca. 1925Patten Free Library The Old City Hall was located on the…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Early Shipbuilders - 1780s

"… “Crick Village” section, a cluster of buildings centered on Mill Creek, where it passes under the County Road (now Route One.) A town landing was…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Shipbuilding

"… “Crick Village” section, a cluster of buildings centered on Mill Creek, where it passes under the County Road (now Route One.) A town landing was…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Prison Fires - 1849 to 1924

"Flames spread through the center and western wing of the prison, consuming offices and the guardroom, along with the Warden’s brick dwelling."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston is Incorporated - 1777

"… Society The beginnings of a prosperous village center, referred to as Crick Village for many years, was located at Mill River with a meeting house…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Welcome to Strong

"… 1940s Strong was known as “The Largest Toothpick Center in the World,” due to the vision of Charles Forster, inventor of the machinery to…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 3 of 4

"… structure remains today as a private home in the center of town. The set-up was casual by today’s standards."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 1 of 4

"The first town meeting was called to order on April 6, 1801. Strong VillageStrong Historical Society Growth and Prosperity Strong grew and…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Early 1800s

"Up until the 1820s, Thomaston’s business center was concentrated at Crick Village. A dam, south of the County Road (Main Street) created a millpond…"

Bethel Historical Society

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 4 of 4

"Looking To The Future The town has seen its wood products base disappear, but changes in the first decade of the 21st Century reflect the optimism of…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 2 of 4

"Strong had a livery stable in the center of town. Horses brought the mail from the train to the post office."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - "Fly Rod" Crosby - Page 2 of 3

"1886 Edwin Starbird, pictured in center of the back row, took many of the pictures that made Fly Rod Crosby famous.Strong Historical Society Ms."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: Wharf, Store and Blacksmith Shop

"… end of Wadsworth Street, was a thriving business center. The wharf existed as early as 1792, and was known either as Knox’s wharf, or Vose’s wharf."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Prison is built - 1823 to 1824

"… and warden’s residence were located in the center portion of the architecture with two wings extending off each side for the housing of prisoners…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Shipbuilding Declines - 1857 to 1861

"The waterfront remained a very active industrial center for most of the 19th century. Blacksmith shops, ships’ chandlers, block makers and sawmills…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Additions and New Wing - 1824 to 1843

"… were removed to the Women's Correctional Center in Skowhegan. Warden Joel Miller House, Main Street, Thomaston, Maine c 1870Thomaston…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"X Early in the 19th century, the center of town moved northward to its present location, a move that had begun when Joshua Shaw purchased “The…"