Maine Memory Network

Lubec, Maine - Klondike: Lubec's Gold from Sea Water Hoax

"… investors, “Millions of dollars in gold were flowing through Lubec Narrows every single day.” He and his boyhood friend, Fisher, founded the…"

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

"VII. Flow and ebb: the effects of industrial peak & global upheaval (1900-1955) Main Street, Biddeford, 1909McArthur Public Library At the…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… trade in the border region, goods continued to flow freely between the U.S. and British provinces."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Lobstering

"During the ebb and flow of the major fishing times for cod, haddock or mackerel, lobsters were also caught."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - II. Pinkies, wherries, skiffs and chebaccos: Early Settlement

"… boats of the entire Atlantic fleet, and mackerel flowed like gold into the island. The island harbors were shaped by fishing, with boat building…"

Historic Hallowell - Poem of the 1896 Flood by William Lewis

"Many were devastated by this disaster, Rebuilding made difficult with heavy plaster, The water and people are gone, But those disastrous days live on."

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… to connect Elm Street, and to traverse the waters of Water Street. Throughout the nineteenth century, as the lowest of these areas were filled in…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 5 of 17

"… in Biddeford & Saco Plan of Lands of Saco Water Power Co. at Saco & Biddeford, 1848Dyer Library/Saco Museum The cotton textile…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 4 of 4

"… rushing over granite rock, the Androscoggin River flowing high with melting winter snows from fields, from dark forests, water crashing to granite…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 8 of 17

"… businesses and industries were using the local water ways advantageously, nearly 17 sawmills were erected in Saco by 1800."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Bridge That Changed The Map

"… changed when bridges are built which alter the flow of traffic. However, it is not often that building a bridge changes the area and boundaries of…"

Life on a Tidal River - The Great Bangor Floods: 1902 and 1976

"It took only 15 minutes for the water to flow over the banks. The water rose so quickly that people were trapped in their cars, and many cars were…"

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…"

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Floods

"The two excessive amounts of water flow caused the Kennebec River to flood its banks. The flood hit the community on the night of March 13, 1936."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - V. A Cascade of Booms & Busts (1790-1865) - Page 2 of 3

"Both men had hands in the Saco Water Power Company as well, the real estate and machinery arm of the venture."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - I. Headwaters of a community: Sowacatuck, Chouacoet, and the sea

"… Saco River for thousands of years - fishing its waters, canoeing to the headwaters each summer, and living in villages farther up river each winter."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mt. Zircon Reservoir - Page 2 of 3

"The three gates to maintain water flow were located inside. Special considerations of the impact of winter’s ice on the gatehouse were addressed in…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - III. An undercurrent of danger: Colonial Biddeford

"… James Sullivan and George Thatcher, were drawn to the town were here to work on real estate, business needs, and land and water claims. Next...."

Skowhegan Community History - Skowhegan: "A Place To Watch"

"They used waterpower from the fast flowing Kennebec River and the abundant stands of timber to create a powerful logging industry, which became the…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Ledyard Block

"… Street, on the southeast corner of Centre and Water Streets in Bath, Maine, was built by William Ledyard in 1856."

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahock House and The Sagadahoc Block

"… have been put out except for the break in the water line connecting from the New Meadow's River."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Entertainment- Alameda and Opera House

"… and feats of grace, ability and endurance under water.” Bath Opera House advertisement for May 14, 1934Patten Free Library One of the most…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Mid to Late Nineteenth Century

"… mid-century popular print media offered a regular flow of fashion news and commentary. Godey's Ladies Magazine, founded in 1830, was the most…"

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."