Maine Memory Network

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

"Nehemiah Libby was largely responsible for Holmes Road becoming a town road, despite opposition from some townspeople."

Lubec, Maine - The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head

"The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head by Ronald Pesha, West Quoddy Head Light Keepers Assoc., Inc. Images from the organization's collection…"

West Quoddy Head Light Keepers Association

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The Mall on West Main Street

"This left a curved section of road encircling a grassy area between the two roadways. It was later set off by fencing and lined with trees by William…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - West New Portland Village

"The West Village area has had a long and interesting history and will without a doubt continue to do so for many years to come."

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

"… Society The wire bridge is located in the West Village on the Wire Bridge Road, in a quiet country setting where people can picnic and enjoy the…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 1 of 4

"The West Scarboro station was located near the junction of Old Blue Point and Portland Street (Milliken Mills Road)."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 3 of 4

"On a voyage to the West Indies in 1643, Cammock died, leaving his estate to his wife for her lifetime and then to his friend Jocelyn."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks - Page 1 of 2

"… fishing grounds; and ships sailed to England, the West Indies and other trading ports. After the British burned and destroyed Portland’s merchant…"

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

"… to the anchorage, the Middleton strayed slightly west, then north, of the intended course. Unnoticed by the crew, the ship was sailing toward high…"

Lubec, Maine - A Signature Quilt

"Edna Calkins X Mrs ? Calkins West Lubec Maine 1889 Mrs. ? Calkins, West Lubec X Miss Hillie? Guptill, Lubec, Maine Mrs Hillie? Guptill X…"

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"… constructed at Carrying Place Cove – 1.5 miles west of West Quoddy Head • Last sailing ship built in Lubec – Charles Sears 1879 • Number of active…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"Lead mines were dug in West Lubec and on South Bay. War and Trade In the midst of prosperity came the outbreak of Civil War and, in 1861, over 200…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"This new road, later called State Road, entered Bath on building Washington Streets. The resulting congestion led to installation of Bath’s first…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"… lies Woolwich, to the south Phippsburg, to the west, West Bath and Brunswick, and all the way up Washington Street is Merrymeeting Bay, and much of…"

Lubec, Maine - The Blizzard of '34 - Page 1 of 2

"… reported that by Tuesday the 16th North Lubec Road was opened to horse traffic. The following week’s edition of the newspaper on January 25…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Merchants' Row

"West side of Front Street, Bath, ca. 1910Patten Free Library The buildings on Merchants' Row were all Greek Revival buildings."

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Patten Free Library

"… is funded by member communities including Bath, West Bath, Arrowsic, Georgetown, Woolwich, and Phippsburg."

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahoc County Courthouse

"… towns: Bath, Arrowsic, Georgetown, Woolwich, West Bath, Phippsburg, Bowdoin, Bowdoinham, Richmond, and Topsham, County offices in the Courthouse…"

Lubec, Maine - Susie Calder: Lubec's Sardine Queen

"… Susie (Knight) Calder was born on Lead Mine Road, the oldest girl in a family of 12 children. In 1947, at the age of 16, she began working at the…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - 94 Front Street

"He created the Bath Iron Foundry on the west side of Front Street, directly across from Broad Street."

Lubec, Maine - Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello - Page 1 of 3

"Road construction towards bridge, Lubec, 1962 Lubec Historical Society Final work on international bridge, Lubec, 1962 Lubec Historical Society…"

Lubec, Maine - Canning Sardines in Lubec: Technology, the Syndicate and Labor

"… Can was close by and all the cans came up the road from there. Over in Eastport, Lewis Hine the year before had talked with members of cannery…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Our Resources

"… 734.6921 Islesboro Islands Trust, PO Box 182, 376 West Bay Road, 734.6907 www.islesboroislandstrust.org Maine State Ferry, Islesboro 734.6935…"