Maine Memory Network

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Meeting House Park

"Infantry and the sixth Maine Battery light artillery. To perpetuate the memory of his comrades.” The request for a gazebo was taken to the town…"

Otisfield Historical Society

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

""Education is like lighting a flame in your mind." Item courtesy of the University of Maine Special Collections. X Sports taught Bill discipline."

Blue Hill, Maine - Educating Blue Hill

"When the electric light first came in, small bulbs hung in the schoolrooms from long ropes. These made for better lighting, but its quality was still…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… included a sewer system, an electric lighting system powered by a plant with two Edison dynamos, a bank, churches of several denominations, various…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - John R Braden

"… with us in memory His record there for all to see Two, two and three-quarters was his mark Engraved on his stone at Presque Isle Park."

Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"… of the Norridgewocks is a long and sad one in light of the fact that these people fought and lost a battle for their very existence on land they…"

Colby College Special Collections

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Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… it provided the first street and traffic lights. As the town grew, the downtown business district began to thrive."

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… led to installation of Bath’s first traffic light at the intersection of Washington and Centre Streets in 1938."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"The Grindle Point Light House was built in 1850 at the entrance of Gilkey Harbor. A keeper lived in the house to keep the lantern lit around the…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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