Maine Memory Network

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - 1870 to 1915

"on Route One between Thomaston and Rockland. In 1926 the Lawrence Portland Cement Company took over the business, and within a year began the…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - Bridges of North New Portland

"… the North VillageNew Portland Historical Society Cement Bridge: The Cement Bridge is scheduled to be replaced with a new single span steel girder…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Loading ice, Presque Isle Stream, 1946

"Cement blocks were manufactured in the small building on the left. Joe Gagnon purchased the ice operation from Cecil McCready in 1946 and ran the…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - Bridges of East New Portland

"… Society This bridge was located where the large cement bridge is now and was built by Abram Richardson in 1863, he recovered part of the lumber…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Early History - 1719 to 1740

"… which continues to this day in the form of Dragon Cement. Samuel Waldo built the first limekiln in which to burn stone quarried from the former…"

Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln Memorial Library

"The cement staircase out front is fun to do tricks over on a skateboard. When I was younger I would go to the library for a little bit when my mom…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahoc County Courthouse

"In 1987, an addition made out of cement blocks with a blue belt was built on the back of the courthouse."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield's Church on the Hill

"… of patience, tact, vision, and judgment that cemented the union and started it on a firm basis.” In 1917 the Esty pipe organ was installed."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Hampden Academy

"In 1923, the school finally received a cement foundation and, six years later, to end a decade which had seen some major improvements made to the…"

Otisfield Historical Society

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