Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - Industry at the Mouth of the Vaughan Stream

"It was made in the McClench Machine Shop on Water Street. JHallowell residents, Jude Rice and Dr. Hill, supplied the money to build the automobile."

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Floods

"Water was in the streets, yards, and even in home’s. It happened because the ice was backed up under a bridge and the water overflowed."

Hose 5 Fire Museum

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Historic Hallowell - History of The Cotton Mill

"It was being built between Second Street and Water Street. It was created by George Robinson and backed by Justin E. Smith, John P. Flagg, Eben G."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VII. Flow and ebb: the effects of industrial peak & global upheaval (1900-1955) - Page 1 of 3

"… utilities that made it a true urban area: city water (1885), electric lights (1886), the horse-drawn and then electric street railway (1888, 1892)."

Historic Hallowell - Day 8

"… A Story For Every Town And City In Hallowell a water main had broke and Hallowell was worried it would run out of drinking water."

Historic Hallowell - The Tiger and the Lion

"Tiger Fire Co., Water Street, Hallowell, ca. 1888Hubbard Free Library The Tiger's current location is in the old fire house, and it is still in good…"

Historic Hallowell - The Hallowell Union Fire Club

"After horrible fires were fought, firefighters and local citizens would get together and use music in a parade going up and down the streets to…"

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

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

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Early Shipbuilders - 1780s

"… construction and assemblage on the shores along Water Street. <-Prev. Page ................................................................."

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…"

Historic Hallowell - Thomas Bond House

"His place of business was on Water Street and his residence is described as.."n. Hallowell House". An 1879 Kennebec County map shows the occupant of…"

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…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Rustic furniture, Bangor, 1865

"… of a few loafers and furthermore black ink or water paint does not represent their natural color." He wrote that it took him 6 days to create the…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 4 of 5

"The brook which bears her name was once the water supply for the Town of Dixfield. The upper Weld Street area, which had very few houses until around…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Early Settlement

"… took advantage of power created by the rushing waters of the Souadabscook and built both a saw mill and a grist mill."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston Expands - 1805 to 1846

"With increased shipbuilding along Water Street, this location was found to be more convenient for trading, and new business blocks were built to…"

Historic Hallowell - Protect and Serve - Hallowell Fire and Police

"… were created which were able to propel a spray of water upon fires. The first of such devices, known as "The Cascade, was built in Philadelphia by…"

Guilford, Maine - Historic Buildings - Page 1 of 2

"It was located on the corner of Water Street and North Main Street. It was a stop for the stagecoach and, in addition to the dining room and…"

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 2 of 3

"… the Leonard Saulter Facility was constructed on Water Street, the most modern yarn manufacturing facility of its time."

Guilford, Maine - MANUFACTURING - Page 1 of 2

"Prides Manufacturing Company is located at 169 Water Street in Guilford. Prides owned a saw mill that covered approximately 2,000 square feet."

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."

Yarmouth Historical Society

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

"The group left the mansion and proceeded up Knox Street to what is now Main Street, and from there to a wood near Mill River, where Knox’s tomb was…"