Maine Memory Network

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Raymond Wallace

"How’d you get water? They had a water system at the time. We didn’t have refrigerators so I remember a man coming around with ice and we would eat…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"After several attempts to build a grading system that would measure learning, a system was developed in 1924 by Myron Hamer, Principal of the High…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Hampden Academy

"… November 9, 1921, a well was drilled and a water system installed in the school. In 1923, the school finally received a cement foundation and, six…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - Bridges of West New Portland

"… span with wooden towers and a wooden deck system was very likely patterned after the similar bridge constructed over the Sandy River at Strong in…"

Guilford, Maine - Special Events

"… of an exciting new feature, the Gordon Sound System, an extremely important addition to the enjoyment of the national pastime."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 3 of 3

"A branch of the University of Maine Systems is now located where the St. Theresa School once was. Region 9, School of Applied Technology, and an…"

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…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"He developed several systems to store food cold, making him one of Bath's few famous citizens. Born in Fall River, Massachusetts in 1831, Chase…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 3 of 4

"This system provides structure for kids who have to go to many different classrooms during the day. Classes end when the bell rings so teachers have…"

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"… bonds to pay for a publicly owned and run ferry system. The Governor Brann was launched at I.L. Snow Company shipyard in Rockland, Maine at 10 A.M…"

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"In 1875, the city established a water system and 13 years later, the Bangor Street Railway began to lay track to provide transportation service to a…"

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

"This was a ready-made transportation system for settlers who were not about to spend energy building roads to remote areas; instead, they made their…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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