Maine Memory Network

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

"Masts from the wreck were visible from the cliff walk around the Neck until the 1960s. Howard H. Middleton Howard W."

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

"It would take two days to simply walk from Scarborough to Portland while going around marshland and using hills and dry land.(5) Concord Coach…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 2 of 4

"At first most students walked to school, but some students rode a bus, a bus that was very different from today’s busses."

Malaga Island: a story best left untold - Explore photos from the "Malaga Island: A Story Best Left Untold" documentary

"MCHT has created a walking path and erected some signage but they plan to keep the island wild and uninhabited while still allowing the fisherman…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Interviews - Page 2 of 2

"And so I did walk all over Hallowell taking as many pictures as I could of churches, and City Hall, and the Fire Station."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Early Settlements

"Very few residents could afford horses so walking was the primary means of transportation. For those who did not go to sea for a living, time was…"

Life on a Tidal River - William S. Cohen, The Man and the School

"… and contact with Cohen, “People can come from all walks of background and, though education, application and aspirations, accomplish great things.”…"

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 4 of 5

"… plaques that are on display in the library as you walk in. The community raised the funds needed; grants were written; matching funds were given…"

Lincoln, Maine - Gordon's Fox Farms

"The father and son watched Mr. Gordon walk out behind the barn to his car. Keith noticed a white sheet of paper out of the corner of his eye."

Mercy Hospital - Mercy & the Community

"The Sisters of Mercy’s reputation as the “walking nuns” among Dublin residents spoke to their commitment to aiding those in need wherever they might…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Educating Blue Hill

"… time, and many students who lived too far away to walk to school would find room and board close by."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Soldiers Of The Civil War

"Back then you had to walk home if you didn’t have a horse to ride. At age 37, Rufus Brackley died on that walk home."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"One farmer, Conrad Bailey is walking in the footsteps of 8 generations of Baily farmers. Although the large farms are few, several smaller farms are…"

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"… in Lincoln was to paddle up the Penobscot River, walk the ancient Indian footpaths while fording the streams, or trek beside ox-drawn wagons over…"

Otisfield Historical Society

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Bangor Public Library

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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

"(Contrary to what the present Walking Tour sign says, the Train did not cross into Farmington in 1869."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… interested citizens to experience a site-by-site walking tour of Farmington’s early history. The Butler’s were tireless historians and archivists."

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"Children could walk anywhere they pleased within the city that bordered the shores of the Penobscot and Kenduskeag Rivers."

Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"… was nearly killed by a van while he was taking a walk. Stephen King is also a very generous man and is very active in the community."

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

"A Walking Tour of Walnut Hill Village. North Yarmouth Historical Society, 2005 Interview with Ursula Baier, North Yarmouth, Maine."

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"… of Penobscot Bay freezing over and islanders walking or driving over the ice for necessities. This happened frequently in the 19th century, but…"