Maine Memory Network

Presque Isle: The Star City - Riverside Park and Arboretum

"… to regulatory and weather delays as well as the State Street Bridge reconstruction project, completion was delayed until the spring of 1980."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - National Blue Ribbon School

"… youth who will go on to make their mark on the state and the nation." Principal Corson said the new building would be completely renovated with…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 3 of 3

"maine was not yet a state, so Lodges were under jurisdiction of Massachusetts. Members of Davis Lodge 191, AF&AM, Strong, cr."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - "Fly Rod" Crosby - Page 2 of 3

"… the community in the House of Representatives, State Senate and on the Governor’s Council. Jeremy Porter built one of Strong’s most beautiful…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - "Fly Rod" Crosby - Page 1 of 3

"… Cornelia "Fly Rod" Crosby (1854-1946)Maine State Museum Cornelia “Fly Rod” Crosby (1854-1946) was not only a fly fisherwoman extraordinaire…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - A Murder In Strong

"He died at the Maine State Prison after only serving six years, proclaiming his innocence to the day he died."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Prominent Women

"… attended Farmington Academy, later called Maine State Teachers College. She is said to have had a poem published in the Boston Olive Branch at the…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Porter Family

""Fly Rod" CrosbyMaine State Museum If one family member died of consumption, usually more family members caught it."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad

"There was a special law on the books of the State of Maine entitled “an Act of aid of the Bangor and Aroostook Railroad”."

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection

"… the first 1,000,000 subscriber magazine in the United States. The success of Comfort was also the major source of the families financial resources."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Bridge That Changed The Map

"… petition with 36 signatures was submitted to the state legislature in 1856, at about the same time Mr. Beedy was contracted to build the bridge."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 2 of 4

"… the Sandy River Cheese Company, the first in the state. Other companies processed and distributed milk, cream, and butter, and the surplus milk was…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 4 of 4

"Students performed in the top 10 percent in state assessment scores in both reading and math. Geneva Wood Fuels bought the former Forster…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 84-107

"… from 1866 to 1878, as compared to Democratic states, especially former Confederate states. He leaves politics temporarily with clipping a clipping…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - National Community Christmas Tree - 1959

"… pageant ran from December 23 to December 31 with states, territories, and even foreign nations contributing Christmas trees and/or symbols to the…"

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

"… Street in Lincoln looking south shows some of the stately old buildings that once adorned Main Street."

Surry by the Bay - Weathervane Dispute

"Wilson G. Smillie penned a letter to the State Commissioner of Education explaining that the flagpole had been erected in memory of a respected…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - John R Braden

"… March Song © 1922 (sung to the tune of “Boom Our State” also by Byron Verge) VERSE ONE There’s a song of triumph rising clear with a chorus full…"

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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War & Biddeford

"… land, and the smiles of Heaven rest again upon a united people." -Mayor John Q. Adams, in the 1863-64 City Report These words were spoken by Mayor…"

Surry by the Bay - Resources

"Varney, George J. Gazetteer of State of Maine, Boston: B.B. Russell, 1882. MANUSCRIPTS AND MISCELLANEOUS An Interview with Fred and Clifford Coggins…"

Surry by the Bay - Sawmills of Cunningham Ridge

"… at the foot of Toddy Pond in Orland, where the state boat landing is now located. In the 1880s he settled on Cunningham Ridge in Surry with his…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 10 of 17

"As portrayed in the Union and Journal, Northerners believed the attack on Fort Sumter was not likely, because Boston papers stated that Confederate…"

Lincoln, Maine - Mills & Paper Industry - Page 2 of 2

"… compete with the growing number of mills in the state. 1893: New owners N.M. Jones and James B. Mullen expand the mill and operations to include…"