Maine Memory Network

Lincoln, Maine - Post Office, Lincoln, Built in 1856

"David S. Plumly had it built following a fire which destroyed his store in the same location in 1842."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Community and Commerce

"Clement and Roberts did brisk business, with Roberts building pinkey boats for local fishing and Clement making fish barrels, washtubs and pails."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Champlain Society - Page 1 of 2

"… apprentice in the landscape architecture firm of Frederick Law Olmsted, travel through Europe, and open his own landscape architecture business."

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

"Stowell, of Dixfield, operated it until it was destroyed by fire. It was repaired and sold to Cash Clark and Clayton Atwood."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion

"Seventy-one years passed before Hampden’s first fire department opened. Hampden boasts the first Masonic Lodge in the vicinity; organized under the…"

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

"… and used for a summer taxi, chauffer, and storage business they operated called Asticou Garage. Mary L."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 4 of 4

"… sea are factors that have attracted families and businesses. Realizing the impact of growth on services and the neighborhood "feel" of Scarborough…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 4 of 4

"A fire was reported to her, and she would call the fire department. When people heard the alarm in town, they would call her to ask where the fire…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Native Americans

"Fired ceramic pots, possibly an outgrowth of earlier soapstone bowls, appear in southern Maine, suggesting the beginning of agriculture and a more…"

Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 1 of 3

"… century Maine cities and towns, in which local fire companies created pride in their purpose by displaying their new equipment and handsome…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 1 of 4

"Richard King's sons, Rufus, William and Cyrus, were born and raised in Scarborough, but left to pursue education, or in William's case, business…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 2 of 4

"… batch of chopped clams in 1990 after 68 years in business. Thurston and Bayley Company, Scarborough, 1948Scarborough Historical Society &…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 3 of 4

"By the late 1920s rising costs and declining business caused the phasing out of the trolleys. The last trolley ran through Scarborough in 1932."

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"… myself as a small boy moving along among so many busy people, all actively engaged in the pursuits and business interests of the time, farming…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Ridlonville

"… of hotels, general stores, milinery stores, fire department, sawmills, churches, schools, parks, doctors, golf course, social buildings, and…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion

"Seventy-one years passed before Hampden’s first fire department opened. Hampden boasts the first Masonic Lodge in the vicinity, organized under the…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 2 of 4

"… they opened a store and lumber and shipbuilding business. Beginning in 1795, he became active in local politics, representing Topsham in the…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 3 of 4

"By 1671 Jocelyn found his business interests less profitable than in the early days of his proprietorship and he mortgaged his holdings to Joshua…"

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

"… of the water has enabled these men to have a home business. In 2010 the only Pine Point-based lobster dealers are Bayley’s Lobster Pound and the…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks - Page 1 of 2

"Dunstan was a busy trading port as well as shipbuilding center. Lumber and fish were bought and sold; fishing fleets sailed to the Grand Banks…"

Lincoln, Maine - Gary Gordon

"… pilot to leave and he and his partner took enemy fire so the helicopter would be safe away from the area of fire."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 3 of 4

"The most notable fire occurred on Waldo Street in August, 1923 at the rear of the Majestic Theatre. Within 24 hours, 20 business facilities and…"

Bar Harbor Historical Society

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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - III. An undercurrent of danger: Colonial Biddeford

"… and the natives were exposed to the settlers' fire. Six natives were killed and 15 wounded. In 1718 the area of west Saco and Winter Harbor became…"