Maine Memory Network

Surry by the Bay - Surry Village School

"By the 1920s a water cooler with a spigot assured the school remained modern and pupils fashioned water cups out of half sheets of arithmetic paper."

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Waterfront - Page 1 of 2

"… and 50s, the waterfront was used by people along Water Street and a lumber company. Shepard's Wharf was also on the waterfront and was the head of…"

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Waterfront - Page 2 of 2

"The wharf was located on Water Street. Wharfs were used for launching boats off of a ramp. The boats that were launched from the wharf would…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: The Funeral

"… a local militia company, a local artillery company and a local cavalry company, led the funeral procession, followed by the General’s coffin, his…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1870-1890 - Page 4 of 4

"1870-1890 Watered silk ensemble, ca. 1888Maine Historical Society Women wore bustle supports of various shapes and sizes."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Beyond Borders: A Wabanaki Perspective - Page 2 of 4

"… and recent legislative victories during 2021-2022 supporting Passamaquoddy clean water and Wabanaki economic interests in the gaming industry."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 1 of 4

"Zircon Reservoir); the International Paper Company; the Rumford Falls Sulphite Company; the Continental Paper Bag Company; and finally, the Oxford…"

Historic Hallowell - The Vaughan Stream & Sawmills

"The way this worked was water behind a dam went into a pipe and a tube called a Penstock. While it was in this tube, the water was so heavy that it…"

Guilford, Maine - MANUFACTURING - Page 2 of 2

"It had several independent water wheels. It was not a very big mill in the 1800s. It started to improve in the 1930s."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Meeting House Park

"In 1894, a Watering Trough, casted in Concord, New Hampshire was put into service in front of the Court House."

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 3 of 3

"… True Textiles, Inc, 2010 Hardwood Products Company: Celebrating 75 Years of Service, Company History Boolet, 1994 Town of Guilford meeting…"

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Iron Foundry

"… Iron works was located on the South End of Water Street. It is very rare that a family became so involved in public affairs like the Fuller family…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 2 of 4

"… was simply referred to the Commission of Interior Waters. The petition merely showed that a rift existed and that diking caused a negative impact…"

Guilford, Maine - Historic Buildings - Page 2 of 2

"The office of the Guilford Water Company was on the second floor. On July 3, 1939, The Community Theatre in Guilford presented the movies "Charlie…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Building Boom and Piers above the Falls

"I think the Sulfite Company will have to put in a coffer but the Paper Company ought to be out of the way the proper operation it seems to me."

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 4 of 4

"In 1987 a new company was formed, The Rumford Co-Generation Company, which could burn oil, wood bio-mass, coal, chipped rubber, auto tires, and…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 1 of 4

"The waters were diverted to canals to service the paper making facilities along the canal banks. Railroad service was also extended by Hugh J."

Historic Hallowell - Early Industry and Bombahook

"… factory and wire mill that harnessed the power of water and gravity so critical to America's development."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Old Town Hall and Grant Building

"… Hall was located on the northeastern corner of Water and Centre Streets in Bath. It was finished in 1838 and demolished in 1936. By 1937 the W.T."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 1 of 4

"… Scarborough’s coastline, with its marsh, fresh water streams, saltwater rivers, beaches and rocky ledges, has been a site for fisheries, clam…"

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

"Hussey Woolen Company. With water rushing over the dam, logs were hurled directly through the windows of the lower floors of both mills."

Historic Hallowell - Schooners, Steamers, Ships and Tankers

"… to coastal runs and on large inland bodies of water. Steamer, Lizzie M. Snow, Kennebec River, Hallowell, ca."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Shipbuilding During and after the Civil War - 1861 to 1900

"… in 1875 still stands in its original location on Water Street at the foot of Green Street. Ship Samuel Watts, Georges River, Thomaston, Maine…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - V. A Cascade of Booms & Busts (1790-1865) - Page 1 of 3

"Incorporation of the Saco Water Power Machine Company, 1837McArthur Public Library Matthew Cobb was the principal merchant in Biddeford during these…"