Maine Memory Network

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

"& 1 Regt Of Cavalry (call the best Volunteer Cavalry in the service) all of which are to be depended on in time of need."

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor and the Civil War

"A small stream, called The Stockade Branch, was the only water supply for drinking, bathing, and washing clothes."

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 2 of 5

"… building, he opened a small drug store in 1875, called the Hobart Block. It was located on the north end of the bridge."

Guilford, Maine - The Next Fifty Years 1916-1966

"A new restaurant was opened called the Gold Nugget Restaurant. Guilford Woolen Mills Company was formed. McKusick Fuel Company was established."

Guilford, Maine - Veterans Tributes - Page 1 of 2

"… embroiled in World War II, he answered the call to duty and enlisted in the US Marine Corps. After his training as a combat rifleman he was sent to…"

Lincoln, Maine - Steamboats

"… the first steamboats that traveled to Lincoln was called “Governor Neptune,” named after John Neptune, Governor of the Penobscot Native American…"

Lincoln, Maine - Gary Gordon

"… who risk their lives in combat and go above the call of duty. Gordon was the only man from Lincoln who went to fight in Somalia."

Lincoln, Maine - The Stanislaus Family

"… after Sylvia’s death, Francis built a structure called the Casino Building, located between the Catholic Church and the Stanislaus home."

Lincoln, Maine - Ferries

"There is also a large ferry in Bar Harbor (called the Bluenose). It travels from Bar Harbor to Nova Scotia, Canada."

Lincoln, Maine - Carney's Store

"… south end of Main Street where the new building called “Lake View Senior Housing” is now being built."

Lincoln, Maine - Aroostook War

"When the Governor called upon the state to organize its local militias, Lincoln soldiers became ready."

Lincoln, Maine - Post Office

"… body was found in Babcock’s Boom in what now is called Winn. Among the carrier bag were sixteen silver dollars."

Lincoln, Maine - Aaron Huntress

"Web. 15 Apr. 2010. "Roll Call Part 2." Their Eyes Hath Seen. 468. Print. Fellows, Dana. "Genealogy of Town of Lincoln." History of the town of…"

Lincoln, Maine - Solomon's Store

"… is next to where Marden’s is now and it is called House of Crafts and Flowers. It is noticeably one of Main Street’s oldest buildings."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - "Main Streets" of North Yarmouth and Cumberland

"… and York, then extending to Portland (then called Falmouth). In 1739 the laying out of a public highway from Falmouth through North Yarmouth to…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 1 of 4

"… Royall, one of the earliest settlers of this area called Wescustogo. Wilderness Origins Long before the European settlers arrived, our region of…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Prominent Women

"… where she attended Farmington Academy, later called Maine State Teachers College. She is said to have had a poem published in the Boston Olive…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - A Murder In Strong

"… that shallow grave on Burnt Knoll, that pasture has been called “Murder Field”, on what is now known as Burbank Hill. Return to Student Research"

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Leonard Trask, the Wonderful Invalid

"… the Peru Historical Society received a telephone call from David Caldwell-Evans of London, requesting information about Leonard Trask."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Continental Paper Bag Company

"Every kind of paper bag called for was produced: from the tiny bag in which a few ounces of candy can be dropped, to the great banana bag which will…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 2 of 4

"… was erected on Hancock Street in 1969, to be called the Rumford High School. By 1989 the population had begun to dwindle, and Rumford High School…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 3 of 5

"Science Hill, however, was so-called because of the many creative inventors who seemed to attract patents like honey attracts bees."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 3 of 3

"It was called the Union Grove Association. The First Baptist Church was first known as the Chapel Association, organized in 1888."