Maine Memory Network

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahock House and The Sagadahoc Block

"The Sagadahock House and The Sagadahoc Block Text by Kyle Bonti, Kelsey Brick, Michael Lawrence, and Morgan Vigue 7th grade students at Bath Middle…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Columbian Block

"X All in all, the Columbian Block has gone through several changes due to fires, styles of different time periods, and the business needs of Bath…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Customs House

"… and a room for the Merchant's Exchange and Board of Trade. When the building opened in 1858, Joseph Berry was Collector of Customs and Joseph C…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… period, including the Granite Block, the Union Block, the Bank Block and the Church Block, the latter having replaced the Universalist Church razed…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - 94 Front Street

"… and his brother William built and owned many blocks and buildings in commercial Bath, including part of the Union Block, where 94 Front Street is…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Davenport Memorial and City Hall

"… office is at one of the schools, but the school board meetings are still held at City Hall. Also, the Bath Police Department has its own building…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Division Street School, Bangor, 1865

"… curtains The wood shed & out house fence Rough boards no paint Resivoir scuttles cast iron set in granit square blocks." View additional…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Quarrying

"… boarding houses sprang up on the island to meet the needs of housing the workers. Eva Wheaton talks about the boarding houses in her audio."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Hotels in Thomaston

"Joseph Berry built the Knox House (later changed to Knox Hotel) in 1828. A stable stood in the rear, the source of a disastrous fire in 1915 that…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting

"You would have to cut it to fit the ice box and then carry it up to the house. The ice industry ended when the river became polluted by factories and…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Architect James Overlock

"… siding boards at intervals to simulate stone blocks. Oftentimes, sand was applied with paint to imitate the texture of stone."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Shipbuilding Declines - 1857 to 1861

"Many houses along the waterfront boarded shipyard workers. John Bailey to Edward E. O'Brien, Thomaston, 1861Thomaston Historical Society At the…"

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

"The Kimball block housed Harrison Kimball’s grocery store. Reminiscing about the village in 1901, Emily Phillips Reynolds said that the store was “a…"

Guilford, Maine - Modern History: 1966 to Present

"Koritsky Block Fire, Guilford, Feb. 3, 1969Guilford Historical Society Half the downtown burned in a tremendous fire during a wild snowstorm in…"

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 1 of 5

"The bank made a lease with Scales Block until 1902 when the lease was terminated. The bank was only broken into once and $200 was stolen in nickels…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Interviews - Page 2 of 2

"… A: It was pretty incredible that roads were blocked off with trees that had fallen over. And we had a couple of trees in our yard that we couldn’t…"

Lincoln, Maine - Telegraphs & Telephones

"This switchboard was located on Plumly Block, which now is the area where Rite Aid is located today."

Guilford, Maine - Pre-Settlement And The First 100 Years

"Pond Block, Guilford, ca. 1890Guilford Historical Society In 1827 Guilford began to grow and prosper and by 1865 there were saw mills, law offices…"

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

"An ice house was often located near the sawmill in order to take advantage of the sawdust, and employed drillers, saw-men, oxen teams, and delivery…"

Eastern Maine Medical Center

View collections, facts, and contact information for this Contributing Partner.

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… towns is well supplied with handsome mercantile blocks, with banks, electric lights, water systems equal to the best, and sewerage systems well…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"… held classes on the second floor of Beale's block on Broadway until their new building could be finished."

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

View collections, facts, and contact information for this Contributing Partner.