Maine Memory Network

Mercy Hospital - School of Nursing - Page 1 of 3

"(After World War II, Mercy Hospital School of Nursing discontinued the practice, and the program remained all female until the 1960s.) When Ruth…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahoc County Courthouse

"… There is also a quotation at the bottom: “The world will little note what we say, but it can never forget what they did.” This is a quote from…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - The Shaping of the Borderlands: Arcane Deeds and Failed Colonies - Page 1 of 5

"… efforts to bring the region into the European world each collapsed so quickly and immediately that the Wabanaki inhabitants of the region could be…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Railroad Station

"… vane depicting a destroyer at the start of World War II. The newly built station served as a passenger station and freight depot for eighteen years…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"Early in the century, as the demand for wooden ships decreased, most of Bath’s shipyards closed. World War I created an increased demand for ships…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - II. Ripples of change: European exploration & settlement at Winter Harbor - Page 1 of 2

"… than that of other thriving areas in the Old World, and commenced to prove it by arranging his own experimental colony."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Scrapbook 3: 1867-

"… pages 129-end Grant-Wilson Rally in Augusta, election results, Greeley's death,   Bangor Commercial article on World's Fair contest X"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"1950Patten Free Library In the time of World War II, Bath became a busy town. Shipbuilders needed clothes, gloves, boots and more, and they turned…"

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

"… Harbor in the influenza outbreak during the First World War. Mr. Totten owned a china shop. Lucy and James Bain had a variety store."

Guilford, Maine - Modern History: 1966 to Present

"While the world remains in conflict in all corners and the global economy is as scary as it’s ever been, Guilford will survive."

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

"… boundary of Strong changed, eliminating Lots 1-12 in the 3rd Range and Lots 1-14 in the 4th Range."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Project Overview

"With the final product complete, many students are excited to share their exhibits with the world."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - RESOURCES

"… before and during the Civil War and during World War II. It is for this reason that you will see simple citations for the newspapers we used in…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Women in Colonial Economies - Page 4 of 4

"… and gender in early America and the Atlantic World. At the time this essay was written (2022), Prof."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad

"During World War II, an extension was built to the Presque Isle Air Force Base. This substation on Munson Hill, pictured in1909, was 5 miles north of…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"World War II and the army air base brought many new people into the area including Clark Gable, movie star and member of the Army Air Force, and Bob…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"The World Wars put a damper on this grand expansion plan. Gould sold his controlling interest to the Canadian Pacific in the late 1940s for $225 per…"

Life on a Tidal River - Resources

"Home Front America: Popular Culture of the World War II Era. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1995. Print. Shaw, Dick."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Davenport Memorial and City Hall

"… in 1967 by City Hall custodian Theodore Burns at 1 o' clock on Thursday, Patriots Day afternoon as part of a national celebration."

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Customs House

"… The construction of the Customs House, at 1 Front Street, south of Lambard Street, was started in 1852 and finished in 1858."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Bath Savings Institution and Hyde Block

"The date is on the front of the 3 1/2 story building. The Bath Savings Institution building was first built in an Italianate style."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Columbian Block

"The tickets sold for $1.00 each and it was hosted by the Bath Cornet Band. Columbia Theatre program, Bath, 1937Patten Free Library One of the…"

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

"Then, on September 1, 1954, it was hit by Hurricane Carol. The damage was not as horrible as the fire, but misfortune it was."

Stetson Historical Society

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