Maine Memory Network

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico Corner

"… 1800's this area was known as the best farming valley in the state of Maine. Charles Stanley Sons Market, Mexico, ca."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion

"… around 1800; the first piano in the Penobscot Valley. (History of Penobscot County Maine with illustrations and biographical sketches 1882) During…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 3 of 4

"… Wing, an art teacher at the Rumford/Mountain Valley High School for 37 years. Currently the New Pennacook Arts Center, with rotating exhibits in…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"“The streams and forests of the Sandy River Valley originally abounded with beaver, otter, sable, and various species of animals yielding furs which…"

Guilford, Maine - The Next Fifty Years 1916-1966

"Piscataquis Valley Country Club was incorporated. The Guilford Chamber of Commerce was organized. Charles Herring started a slaughterhouse."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield's Tuscan Opera House

"… once served as the cultural heart of this river valley civilization. Serving at least five surrounding towns, the Opera House was originally built…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion

"… around 1800, the first piano in the Penobscot Valley. (History of Penobscot County Maine with illustrations and biographical sketches 1882) During…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Representative Industries of Cumberland and North Yarmouth

"… Rowe ponds by building successive dams across the valley of Millbrook Stream on his farm. The stream had its sources in numerous springs on the…"

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"… Pond itself was not a pond, but rather a river valley known as Eastern River until 1830 when dams were built to operate saw mills ."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Early Settlers

"They brought that talent to the Sandy River Valley when they migrated prior to 1800. Hugh Stewart, a Revolutionary soldier, was the first Stewart…"

Guilford, Maine - Pre-Settlement And The First 100 Years

"… 1818, across the street from the current Guilford Valley Grange. From that time on the town has always been generous in supplying funds for…"

Lincoln, Maine - Other Early Hospitals

"… until 1972, when the plans for the Penobscot Valley Hospital were being made. In 1976, the building was sold to Thelma White and became an…"

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"… Pownall now guarded the entrance to the Penobscot Valley; stalwart and hardy settlers began to settle where the two rivers met."

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"… to the many wild animals that frequent the hills, valleys, and woods that make up Lincoln’s 76.8 square miles: black bear, whitetail deer, moose…"

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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