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Historic Hallowell - The Vaughan Stream & Sawmills

"… arch bridge was completed in 1930, replacing the wooden bridge that was mounted on the wire mill dam."

Skowhegan Community History - The Skowhegan Island

"In 1809 the first wooden covered bridges were built so people could pass onto and off the island easily at all times of the year."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion

"The first Academy building was a wooden structure rebuilt of brick after the first was destroyed by fire in 1843."

Lubec, Maine - McCurdy Herring Smokehouse - Page 3 of 4

"… Herring: 1990 and 1896 Sluicing the herring into wooden tanks. Frank Van Riper, photo X The words of a careful investigator, Ansley Hall, tell…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Church Block

"The original building was built in 1863. It has a wooden bay window that was added in 1909, and the bricks that make up the outer facade are painted…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Davenport Memorial and City Hall

"Before the Davenport Memorial, there were four wooden buildings with many uses at the site. A barber shop shared one building with the Farr and Frost…"

Life on a Tidal River - The Bangor Fire of 1911 - Page 1 of 2

"It spread among the wooden warehouses along Bangor’s working waterfront. Strong winds quickly spread the fire across the Kenduskeag Stream and burned…"

Guilford, Maine - The Next Fifty Years 1916-1966

"The Minto Toothpick Company purchased a local wooden box mill and converted it to a toothpick mill. A grist mill and feed store changed hands from M."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Population Decline in Maine's Coastal Counties

"… center to successfully make the transition from wooden to steel vessels. A decline in the number of Americans in the shipping trade decreased…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Other Recreation

"… motors were made the Maine guides had to row wooden boats and canoes a lot around the local ponds and lakes."

Surry by the Bay - Phebe Fowler: A Woman of Property

"… her music books, including the hymnals, in a wooden box later found in her attic. Mary Ann June 17, 1911Surry Historical Society These two…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… and lumber led to the boom period of 19th-century wooden shipbuilding. Wars, national economic upswings and downturns, changes in modes of…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - More on the Old Ell

"… framing consisted of hand-hewn 6"x6" timbers with wooden pegs. One can imagine A.C. Savage and/or his neighbors fashioning those logs sometime in…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Economic History of Main Street, Northeast Harbor - Page 1 of 3

"In 1904, wooden sidewalks were constructed on Main Street. They were designed to allow shop owners to add hitching rails for their patrons’ horses if…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - The Abbott School

"It consisted of a double wooden track running from behind the school down to and across the brook; the little cars ran by gravity."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Hampden Academy

"… the trustees met and voted to erect a two story wooden building. The first floor would hold the main entrance which opened to a corridor that would…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Riverside Park

"… as a bowling alley, merry-go-round, Ferris wheel, wooden swings, dancing pavilion, open-air stage casino, picnic spots along the shore, and even…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Merchants' Row

"… downtown began to shift from one largely of wooden buildings to one of brick. The fire not only affected many businesses, but also severely…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Ledyard Block

"… Ledyard and PalmerPatten Free Library A small, wooden building was torn down to make room for the Ledyard Block."

Blue Hill, Maine - In Search of the Rustic Life

"Hiking was popular and many used handcrafted wooden canes when hiking. Some popular places to hike were Blue Hill Mountain and the Blue Hill Falls…"

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

"… of the Maine Coast, the ship was the largest wooden sailing ship ever wrecked off the Maine coast. Wreck of the "Washington B."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 2 of 4

"In the early 1800s many schools used wooden canes if a child misbehaved. Soon after in the 1850's the leather strap and hickory switch were…"

Malaga Island: a story best left untold - Explore photos from the "Malaga Island: A Story Best Left Untold" documentary

"Traditional industries like wooden shipbuilding and fishing declined precipitously. By the early 1900’s, the state of Maine, including costal towns…"