Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - The City of Hallowell

"… Works was spreading sand and salt, clearing trees, and doing whatever they could to make the area safer."

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Ice Storm Poem

"This woven web of flashing silver was deadly. Trees cried out in anguish as their heavy limbs gave way to crack and separate, in turn crushing stiff…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The Mall on West Main Street

"It was later set off by fencing and lined with trees by William Keith and other civic-minded citizens, and has since been known as the Mall on West…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston Expands - 1805 to 1846

"A little over a century later, many of these trees had succumbed to Dutch elm disease, a blight that nearly decimated every tree of this species…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Architecture

"… been known for the impressive homes lining its tree-lined streets. It is a town whose architecture retains the original 19th century flavor of a…"

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

"Note the majestic Elm trees that lined the street, shading the houses. On the left, the first building is the Lincoln House gas station on the corner…"

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Ice Storm of 1998

"… of a sudden, you hear a loud, cracking noise, a tree limb has fallen. What is happening? One of the biggest storms in the history of Maine."

Historic Hallowell - Day 5

"… and snowmobile trails were destroyed by fallen trees and broken limbs from the trees. Hospitals in Maine said that they were full and over flowing."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Interviews - Page 2 of 2

"And we had a couple of trees in our yard that we couldn’t get our cars out of our garage because the trees had fallen across the garage."

Historic Hallowell - Affects of the Blizzard of 1952

"… of important belongings like their homes, stores, trees, animals, lack of food because you couldn’t leave your house, and a bunch of other things."

Historic Hallowell - Post Office and Fire Station

"… open? A No, many roads were blocked by fallen trees. Q Was it hard to get to mail boxes? A Yes it was there were ice and branches blocking the mail…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 5 of 13

"Baskets were made locally, usually by Native Americans. The strips of wood used to make these baskets came from ash trees."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Riverside Park and Arboretum

"… arboretum which contains more than 20 species of trees was established in 1995. In Presque Isle’s early history, citizens skated on the stream…"

Early Maine Photography - Art - Page 2 of 2

"… young woman set against a classical railing and trees as if in the outdoors. The outdoor effect is especially evident in a tintype of a man seated…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1850-1870 - Page 1 of 4

"… dress of gold silk damask with an elongated leafy tree motif (quite distinct from imported European designs) is a reminder that, probably thanks to…"

Architecture & Landscape database - Lost Gardens of Eden

"Ultimately, like a good family tree, they help us to appreciate a spirit and tradition of creating gardens at the turn of century that still…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - The History of Stockholm

"The lumber company would cut trees into smooth slabs and send them to stores. The company built a boarding house, a store, twelve houses on Red Row…"

Skowhegan Community History - Kennebec River Log Drive

"… was winter, the year round loggers chopped down trees. They worked in crews with four or five men."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Resources and Links

"… and war, 1929-1945.” In Maine: the Pine Tree State from prehistory to present, edited by Richard W. Judd, Edwin A. Churchill and Joel W."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Student Narrative of MDI History

"The summit of the most of them is destitute of trees, as there are only rocks on them. The woods consist of pines, firs, and birches only."

Historic Hallowell - The Information Call Script

"… RUMBLY AND I COULD HEAR THE RIPPING UP FROM THE TREES AND EVERYTHING THAT WAS DONE ON THE GROUND. IT WAS VERY TERRIFYING TO HEAR THE SCREAMS OF THE…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Works Cited Page

"“Arborist: Give broken trees some time.” Morning Sentinel, 13 Jan. 1998, Armentrout, Luke C and Mason D. Peaslee. “Day 5.” n.d.:  N. pag."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Dairy Farms Memories - Page 1 of 2

"He also worked for his father by cutting down trees and making pulp. He and his brothers didn’t mind working for their father, but it was hard…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor: Lumber Capital of the World

"First the trees had to be cut, then taken to the river. From there, the river drivers guided the logs to Bangor and boom operators sorted the logs."