Maine Memory Network

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"Croix River, but documentation never made clear which river was the St. Croix. The U.S. preferred the easternmost river while the Britain preferred…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"St. Joseph's Catholic Church The Catholic Parish of St. Joseph’s had become an integral part of Farmington since the Church was built in 1872."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Brothers of the Civil War

"… call for a volunteer army from every state in the Union. The Civil War had begun. Maine responded vigorously by supplying the U.S."

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VI. The deluge of industrial expansion & immigration (1865-1900) - Page 1 of 2

"… industrial expansion & immigration (1865-1900) Union & Journal (Biddeford, Me.), 24 June 1864 X After the war ended both the business and…"

Lubec, Maine - Susie Calder: Lubec's Sardine Queen

"… 1947, at the age of 16, she began working at the Union Sardine Factory owned by R.J. Peacock Canning Company."

Architecture & Landscape database - Frederick A. Tompson

"… (1914), and the Rich Building (1892) and the Union Mutual Life Insurance Company Building (1900-01), both on Exchange Street."

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

"… businessmen joined together to build the brick Union Block, each constructing their own unit, sharing common walls."

Caribou Public Library

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John Martin: Expert Observer - "Representing every particular:" John Martin's Reflections, Illustrations, and Commentary - Page 2 of 2

"… of the war's end capture the excitement of the Union victory, the actions of Union supporters to make Confederate supporters fly the Stars and…"

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"And enters the union as 23rd state on March 15. • Road to East Machias completed • Stage coaches for passengers run by William Chaloner who also kept…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Entertainment- Alameda and Opera House

"Now the property is host to the credit union and its parking lot. Alameda Opera House keys, Bath, ca."

Lincoln, Maine - Weatherbee Hardware

"Weatherbee attended law school at Union University at Albany, N.Y.; he graduated in 1875. After his law degree, he built his hardware and tin shop in…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Meeting House Park

"… sea freely offered their lives in defense of the union that they might transmit to posterity the priceless inheritance received from their fathers."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Ledyard Block

"To the south, at Union Wharf, King sold property to William Ledyard and Asa Palmer for $300 in 1806."

Blue Hill, Maine - A Real Downeast County Fair

"It went up Union Street, past Merrill & Hinckley’s store (which is still there), across High Street and back down Main Street."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 1 of 4

"… shipping point for horses and livestock for the Union Army.(6) Scarboro Beach Railroad Station, 1909Scarborough Historical Society & Museum…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Businesses and Cottage Industries

"… grocery store outlet, plumbing shop, Western Union, and at the end of the street the widely acclaimed Peg's Gift Shop, operated by the much loved…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"The intersection is now home to a large credit union chain building, a large apartment complex (Washington House) and one of Bath's few traffic…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - 94 Front Street

"… in commercial Bath, including part of the Union Block, where 94 Front Street is located, according to Henry Owen’s History of Bath Maine."

Life on a Tidal River - Early Railroads in Bangor - Page 1 of 2

"Maine Central Union Station, Bangor, ca. 1910Bangor Public Library M.C.R.R. Freight Yards, Bangor, ca."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Peru

"In 2009 SAD 21 joined with Regional School Union #10 with six more towns. The old West Peru School now houses a community center under the direction…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future

"The Union church is listed as the next church to organize in West New Portland about a year later. Two churches were also built in 1838; the Free…"

Lubec, Maine - Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello - Page 1 of 3

"The Canadian “Red Ensign” flag (with the UK “Union Jack” in the corner) flew, as the later red and white maple leaf flag was not used until 1965."