Maine Memory Network

Architecture & Landscape database - John Calvin Stevens

"… continued to work in the Shingle Style into the twentieth century, the more formal Colonial Revival style came to dominate his work."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: The Old Church on the Hill

"By the early twentieth century, the church was in very bad repair and was only used for services about once a year."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Founding of Acadia National Park

"… within the park, were open to walkers, bicycles, skiers and, of course, carriages -- but no motor vehicles. Twentieth-Century Community Life"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: Lime Works

"Creighton Kiln Base, Thomaston, 1900 Into the twentieth century lime kilns were operating near the old Fort Wharf, located at the base of Knox…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"Later in the twentieth century, Presque Isle and the County relied on outside influences such as the military to aid in the continued growth of the…"

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

"X Cohen was sworn in as the twentieth Secretary of Defense on January 24, 1997. During his time in office, he met with dignitaries from over 60…"

Mercy Hospital - School of Nursing - Page 1 of 3

"Before 1900, nursing was primarily devoted to home care. As a graduate from Eastern Maine General put it, “graduate nurses were capable of going into…"

Historic Hallowell - Martha Ballard

"… Martha Ballard was a midwife-and more....In twentieth-century terms, she was simultaneously a midwife, nurse, physician, mortician, pharmacist, and…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 3 of 4

"Historical Overview The Twentieth Century Trolley TicketsScarborough Historical Society & Museum By 1902 Scarborough had electricity, and…"

Acadian Archives

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 1 of 4

"Source Laughton, Rodney. Scarborough in the Twentieth Century . Portsmouth, NH:Arcadia Publishing, 2004."

Historic Clothing Collection - Outerwear 1900-1930

"… Historical Society The collection's early twentieth century outerwear and coats also include a 1907-1910 long straight edge-to-edge collarless…"

Mercy Hospital - Growth & Expansion - Page 2 of 2

"… allowed it to continue to be at the forefront of twentieth-century medical enhancements. X-Ray technology achieved perhaps the greatest attention…"

Margaret Chase Smith Library

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Basketball: From Rivals to Teammates

"… Rivalries Grow Well into the first half of the twentieth century, the towns on MDI were quite isolated from one another."