Maine Memory Network

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"… a shallow falls that invited exploration to the north, and a smaller river that meandered into the vast interior to the west."

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

"… day care center were housed in their building in North New Portland.  The Grange was very helpful and agreed to allow the RLC to remodel part of…"

Guilford, Maine - Guilford Schools

"North Guilford School House, 1912Guilford Historical Society A school was built in Guilford on the corner of High Street and Blaine Avenue."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 3 of 4

"Jane and her mother settled on the north side of Blue Point near the mouth of Mill Creek. Jane’s fireplace with its blackened hearthstone could be…"

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

"… two of Litchfield’s violins were taken to the North Pole by Arctic explorer Donald B. MacMillan, a school friend of his."

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

"… one could travel south as far as Philadelphia or north to Bangor and beyond using connecting lines. By the late 1920s rising costs and declining…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Porter Family

"… Alexander's home was built on the knoll just north of the Sandy River. His home is now known as the Copper Horse Inn."

Surry by the Bay - Phebe Fowler: A Woman of Property

"… members of the Lord family, Benjamin had migrated north from Kittery, Maine, after the revolution and purchased land in what was to become the Town…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - 1790s: A Growing Movement

"… east (and a non-existent range of hills to the north).Maine Historical Society Still, separationists schemed new ways to rally supporters for…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"… Gould was born in East Corinth (a small town just north of Bangor) on March 16, 1857. His father (Robinson Gould) was a farmer and Arthur worked…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Early Settlers

"… came back to Farmington where he settled in the north part of town. He married Mary Pettengill in 1826."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"… sections: Up Island, consisting of Turtle Head, North Islesboro, Pripet, West Side/Sprague, the Bluff, and Ryder’s Cove/Sabbathday Harbor…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Early Settlements

"… an early history of Belfast, Turtle Head at the north end of Islesboro was named by Thomas Pownall (1722-1805), the English Governor of…"

Aroostook Historical and Art Museum

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - John Frank Stevens

"… after that he retired to Southern Pines, North Carolina where he died on June 2nd, 1943 at the age of 90."

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - Bridges of West New Portland

"… bridge thought of was so that the settlers on the North side could get to New Portland Village, as the current was swift there it was considered…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks - Page 2 of 2

"… the Middleton strayed slightly west, then north, of the intended course. Unnoticed by the crew, the ship was sailing toward high bluffs overlooking…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Roads: From Footpaths to Super Highway

"… in 1760.(4) County Road and Saco Street, North Scarborough, 1907Scarborough Historical Society & Museum In the late 1700s, the first County…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Native Americans

"Innu (Montagnais) hunters from north of the St. Lawrence made incursions into Maliseet hunting territory to poach furs and sporadic hostility…"

Colby College Special Collections

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Acadian Archives

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Railroad into the Village

"… to enable the travel to reach the depots from the north and south without difficulty. Oct. 6, 1870: Upon the completion of the Railroad Bridge to…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… Potato Plot X Main Street facing North, Presque Isle, 1895Mark & Emily Turner Memorial Library Farmers received cash for their crop, paid…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… miles northwest of Augusta and eighty miles north of Portland, lies Farmington, Maine, a town currently populated by roughly 7,600 people."