Maine Memory Network

Architecture & Landscape database - Eaton W. Tarbell

"… House (1946) in Brewer and the Merchants National Bank (1974) in Bangor. Eaton Tarbell was one of the first architects in post-World War II Maine…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"The banking business was so profitable that Gould intended to sell his tobacco business and go into banking full-time."

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

"… occupied the upper floors of the Bangor Savings Bank building on lower State Street near the foot of State Street Hill."

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 2 of 5

"… store on the first floor and the First National Bank on the second floor. John Scales & Sons became the firm name on January 20, 1916 because…"

Guilford, Maine - The Next Fifty Years 1916-1966

"… alarm system and vault safe were added to the Bank. A picketing demonstration was held in Town on September 20, 1934."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Village Schools

"The new building was built on the bank high above the Sandy River, where the Town Garage is presently located."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Industry

"… factories were set up along the river banks. After 1900, when the first permanent bridge across the stream in the community was constructed…"

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

"… young Fletcher Downes is standing on top of the bank. Photo by Mina Phinney” X The blizzard’s aftermath resonated in headlines throughout…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Andrew Anderson

"… to my father, “I imagine you have money in the bank, don’t you?” My father says, “yes.” And then he says, “I imagine you put it in the trust…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston Narrative

"… Thomaston, Maine is nestled on the northern bank of the St. George or Georges River, where it bends west for a short distance before heading north…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Shipbuilding Industry Expands - 1850 to 1857

"A ropewalk situated on the eastern bank of Mill Creek/River supplied rigging and sheets (ropes or lines used to secure a sail) to hoist sails."

Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln Theater

"… People, Businesses and Industries That Helped Build a Town on the Banks of the Penobscot. Lincoln, Me.: Lincoln Historical Society, 1995. Print."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 4 of 4

"… in 1784, was president of Casco National Bank for 33 years and mayor of Portland for ten years."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 4 of 5

"… they would join other settlements along their banks in developing the new frontier. Webb River would prove invaluable to the wood industry sporting…"

Early Maine Photography - Famous People - Page 2 of 3

"His business interests included real estate, banking, and cotton manufacturing. King began his political career in 1795, serving as both a…"

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Floods

"The two excessive amounts of water flow caused the Kennebec River to flood its banks. The flood hit the community on the night of March 13, 1936."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - The Brick Inn

"Belcher. He later became involved in Banking, and since 1858 held the position of cashier of Sandy River National Bank."

Guilford, Maine - Special Events

"… in 1904, a huge dedication ceremony took place in Bank Square that was attended by hundreds of people."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad

"His impact on the area was immense from the first banking services to the lumber industry to the Presque Isle Electric Company."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Charles K. Savage (1903-1979): The View from Asticou - Page 5 of 6

"Curtis purchased 40 acres of land on the Eastern bank of Northeast Harbor, built three houses by the time of his death, and forged a close…"

Historic Hallowell - A Post-Revolutionary Generation

"… turnpikes, physics, brick machines etc., bridges, bank stock, Society To Direct Foreigners, aquaducts etc., etc., etc."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook

"… or stone-walled ice houses were built into a bank of earth with an entrance facing the north. These houses were often located under evergreen trees…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook

"… or stone-walled ice houses were built into a bank of earth with an entrance facing the north. These houses were often located under evergreen trees…"

Skowhegan Community History - The Skowhegan Island

"… island accepted new buildings, such as the first bank, the high school, two churches, the fire station, a dairy treat -- one of the first in Maine…"