Maine Memory Network

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

"… and Bloomfield were established on opposite banks of the river. By 1861, inhabitants found it more efficient to work as one, and combined under the…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 1 of 4

"… men fished off shore on commercial vessels at the Banks or in recent years, aboard draggers, trawlers or gill-netting vessels, most likely out of…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - The Missouri Compromise: A Moral Dilemma

"… and matters discussed in the convention, see Banks, Maine Becomes a State, 148-183 and Webb, Lee, “Maine’s Constitution: A Document Made by Men at…"

Historic Hallowell - Shipbuilders, Sailors and Whaling Men

"… on the Kennebec was a stand of timber, a sloping bank and a little good water. Hallowell-built "Topaz," 1828Hubbard Free Library In 1799…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - John Crosby

"Crosby was named the president of the First Bank in Bucksport. It was the only bank east of Wiscasset, but due to the carelessness of a cashier…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Shipyards

"… Park, a rustic amusement park built on the banks high above the Penobscot. A round trip ticket to the park, from the Main Road just over 2 tenths…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Prison Industries

"… to the prison grounds, was built in 1852 as a bank. In 1957 the Maine State Prison purchased the building for use as an outlet for products built…"

Old Berwick Historical Society

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

"When the water overflowed onto the banks, the Great Bangor Flood of 1902 began. The dark, raging flood swept through downtown Bangor."

Life on a Tidal River - Three Civil War Letters - Page 3 of 4

"… Bank Script, Bangor, 1862 Script from individual banks, like the Veazie bank, was used until currency was standardized by the U.S."

Historic Hallowell - Early Industry and Bombahook

"A walk along the stream bank reveals pieces of chalk and flint to this day imported from Dover, England to try to make a go of the sandpaper business."

Historic Hallowell - Sweat on the Kennebec ~ Hallowell Steam and Boom Company

"… logs were a boom to dwellers along the river banks, who got a fixed price from the owners according to the distance below Hallowell at which they…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Measuring Rock

"… crossing the river they followed the northern bank to what we now call Farmington Falls. The exploring party continued traveling north about a mile…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Early Settlement

"In 1806 he became the first president of the Penobscot Bank in Bucksport. Back to Introduction Continue to Incorporation"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Summer Street

"… slope from the “Lower Light” to the western bank of the Penobscot River. The residences of Summer Street reflect Hampden’s 19th century wealth, for…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Adventures in Aroostook County - Page 2 of 3

"The snow banks would reach as high as the telephone wires. During one terrible storm, lighting hit in the middle of a cow pasture killing the whole…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Early Wharves and Yards - 1795 to 1825

"… rights to the wharves and stores on the lower bank on Knox Street (Fort Wharf), where he established a shipyard."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Notable Residents

"… Main Streets, in which the new George's National Bank and Georges Insurance Offices were installed. Throughout the years this building housed…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Prison Fires - 1849 to 1924

"… next door, location of the George's National Bank at the time. Prison Fire, Thomaston, 1923Thomaston Historical Society There was no plumbing…"

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 3 of 3

"Pride Manufacturing Co., situated on the banks of the Piscataquis River about a mile and a half downstream from the village, is the largest…"

Biddeford Historical Society

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Camden Public Library

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Margaret Chase Smith Library

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Norway Historical Society

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