Maine Memory Network

Lincoln, Maine - Methodist Church, Lincoln, ca. 1925

"Methodist Church, Lincoln, ca. 1925 Contributed by Lincoln Historical Society Description The Lincoln Methodist Church was built in 1839."

Lincoln, Maine - Post Office, Lincoln, Built in 1856

"Post Office, Lincoln, Built in 1856 Contributed by Lincoln Historical Society Description The Lincoln Post Office was in the Plumly…"

Lincoln, Maine - Lower West side of Main Street, Lincoln, ca. 1925

"Lower West side of Main Street, Lincoln, ca. 1925 Contributed by Lincoln Historical Society Description This view of Lincoln's Main St."

Lincoln, Maine - Main Street, Lincoln, ca. 1920

"Main Street, Lincoln, ca. 1920 Contributed by Lincoln Historical Society Description This view of Main Street in Lincoln looking south…"

Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln Primary School, ca. 1910

"Lincoln Primary School, ca. 1910 Contributed by Lincoln Historical Society Description A classroom of twenty-six children and their…"

Lincoln, Maine - Ballard Hill School, Lincoln, ca. 1930

"Ballard Hill School, Lincoln, ca. 1930 Contributed by Lincoln Historical Society Description In the summer of 1918, the citizens of…"

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

"Lincoln Center Baptist Church, Lincoln, ca. 1900 Contributed by Lincoln Historical Society Description The first clergyman associated with…"

Lincoln, Maine - Primary school on School Street, Lincoln, ca. 1905

"Primary school on School Street, Lincoln, ca. 1905 Contributed by Lincoln Historical Society Description This school was built in the…"

Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln Center school, ca. 1950

"Lincoln Center school, ca. 1950 Contributed by Lincoln Historical Society Description The Lincoln Center school was built in 1926 to…"

Lincoln, Maine - South Lincoln schoolhouse, Lincoln, ca. 1930

"South Lincoln schoolhouse, Lincoln, ca. 1930 Contributed by Lincoln Historical Society Description The first school house in South Lincoln…"

Lincoln, Maine - View of Mattanawcook Lake from Clark Street, Lincoln, ca. 1890

"View of Mattanawcook Lake from Clark Street, Lincoln, ca. 1890 Contributed by Lincoln Historical Society Description This is a beautiful…"

Lincoln, Maine - High Street Bridge, Lincoln, ca. 1903

"High Street Bridge, Lincoln, ca. 1903 Contributed by Lincoln Historical Society Description This is the High Street Bridge built in the…"

Lincoln, Maine - View of Lincoln from Ballard Hill, ca. 1913

"View of Lincoln from Ballard Hill, ca. 1913 Contributed by Lincoln Historical Society Description A view of the town of Lincoln taken from…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"… 1790’s, corn and grain were used as money for trade. Meat stock and other commodities produced by the farmers were used as money at a later date."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Early Settlers

"What is most interesting is that he trades with “Indians”. One page shows the name ‘Pierpole’ and another entry shows the name ‘Plosway’ and ‘Plosway…"

Aroostook Historical and Art Museum

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Rustication

"… some were becoming quite rich from the summer trade, their way of life did not necessarily change."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Economic History of Main Street, Northeast Harbor - Page 1 of 3

"… swank establishment…as he catered to the carriage trade. How deliciously the place smelled of freshly ground coffee and of course nothing less than…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Riverside Park

"… maintained, Secretary of the Bangor Board of Trade Edward Mitchell Blanding assured the public that Riverside Park offered suitable amusements…"

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

"… facilitated development of inland areas and made trade and travel by land easier. In 1941 the Maine State Legislature passed an act to create an…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"The lumber trade, which had been the prinicipal means for purchasing provisions was in enemy hands. Food was practically non-existent."

Life on a Tidal River - Bass Park: A History of Fillies, Fame, and Fun

"… theatrical performances, political conventions, trade shows, and many other events. The Bangor State Fair Race horses with keepers at Bass…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 3 of 4

"… primarily carnations, for the state’s wholesale trade. Howard C. Blanchard built two small greenhouses in 1914, and later constructed two larger…"

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"… to the Atlantic ocean which was crucial for trade and commerce. Slack Tide "Now...this our petition...will represent our distressed case and…"