Maine Memory Network

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - North New Portland Village Schools

"Hopkins opened a high school at the North Village. Another source states that in 1887, a course of study way started at the North Village and John S."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 3 of 4

"These men rode through the villages on horseback with their mailbags. Mail carriers had a pouch for each town: Strong, Kingfield, Salem…"

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

"… to Amos and Mary Jane Gilkey Starbird in Freeman Village. Today, Freeman TWP is located directly north of Strong."

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

"… the Rangeley region and is buried in the Strong Village Cemetery. Fly Rod attended large outdoor trade shows in Boston and New York, where she…"

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

"… the most enduring landmarks in the center of the village. Looking To The Future The town has seen its wood products base disappear, but changes in…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Welcome to Strong

"… 1940s Strong was known as “The Largest Toothpick Center in the World,” due to the vision of Charles Forster, inventor of the machinery to…"

Surry by the Bay - Late Twentieth Century

"… and trail built on the Osgood lot behind the municipal building and the Veterans Memorial Park in the village, dedicated in 2006. Next Page"

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"The village was the geographic center with a state road running through its center featuring a town hall, grange hall, two stores, churches, a…"

Surry by the Bay - History of Surry

"Then a rude wigwam village on a little fertile plateau where the fires built a niche in the forest close by the banks of a beautiful bay."

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

"Strong had a livery stable in the center of town. Horses brought the mail from the train to the post office."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 1 of 4

"Today, Strong has its own health and dental center, and the Farmington hospital continues to serve residents for more serious issues."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Economic History of Main Street, Northeast Harbor - Page 3 of 3

"… have supplanted the old model of the village center, and that the island is now one big village with people commuting via automobile to Bar Harbor…"

Windham Historical Society

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Meeting House Park

"The early settlers wanted a Village Center and Mr. Church made that happen. His wish was to have a burial ground, a meeting house, and a green space…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 2 of 4

"… farms produced crops that were sold in the village and village merchants sold goods to the rural farmers."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Marsh: "Land of Much Grass" - Page 4 of 4

"“A Brief Scarborough Nature Center History.” Audubon Nature Center Collection, 5 May 1983. Wilson, Emily. “Marsh People.” Salt Magazine, No. 45"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - "Main Streets" of North Yarmouth and Cumberland

"Though North Yarmouth's first town center grew up around the church, this area became less important when Route 9 converged with Route 115, one and a…"

Historic Hallowell - Meeting at Koussinok

"… “head of tide,” they came at last upon the Indian village they were seeking. Settlers were greeted warmly by the “gentle Abenaki” and were able to…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Early 1800s

"… business center was concentrated at Crick Village. A dam, south of the County Road (Main Street) created a millpond, which backed up under the…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 4 of 5

"Dixfield DIXFIELD VILLAGE The Last Section to be Settled Dixfield Village as seen from Peru Side, Dixfield, ca.1900Dixfield Historical Society…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 1 of 4

"… blacksmith shopCumberland Historical Society Village centers began to develop where inhabitants could go to acquire goods or services—at general…"

Early Maine Photography - Portland Photographers

"… some chose the life of itinerants, moving from village to village in coastal and rual areas of the state. Such was the case of Almond W."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Buckfield

"Its depot was at Buckfield Village, the business center for the area. The train was a very popular part of the town."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Population Decline in Maine's Coastal Counties

"Fishing villages up and down the coast sent men and boats offshore. Granite and limestone quarries employed locals in quarrying and Maine ships in…"