Maine Memory Network

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Grand Army of the Republic

"… in small towns, to more than one thousand in some cities. Almost every veteran was enrolled, including five American presidents: McKinley…"

Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 1 of 3

"Firemen’s musters and parades were important public events in nineteenth century Maine cities and towns, in which local fire companies created pride…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Granite and Ice Industries

"… in the deep water of Somes Sound and shipped to cities along the Atlantic Coast.Mount Desert Island Historical Society Eventually things improved…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Early Years on Mt. Desert Island

"… isolated island far from Boston and the major cities of the time. Dr. Kendall Kittridge ChairGreat Harbor Maritime Museum The women worked…"

Historic Hallowell - The Hallowell Union Fire Club

"… a leading citizen in the early history of the city. He was accepted into the Union Fire Club in 1805."

Historic Hallowell - History Celebrated, Threatened and Preserved

"… of the architectural and cultural heritage of the city was threatened with demolition. A State highway construction plan proposed widening Water…"

Historic Hallowell - News Article by Emily Markham

"Hallowell city's train tracks were swept away leaving no train transportation for many people and cargo."

Historic Hallowell - Solid Foundations - Lasting Legacies

"… Hallowell Celebrates It 250th Anniversary! The City began the celebration of the 250th anniversary of settling January 3, 2012."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Shipyards

"… company, Dirigo Ice Company, and shipped to cities in the south to help aid in refrigeration. Although travel on the Penobscot River remained…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Changing Times

"… closed, people looked to other towns and cities for entertainment. Before World War II, most of the men in Hampden still worked within the town’s…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor: Lumber Capital of the World

"… Lumber Capital of the World View of the City of Bangor, 1837Bangor Historical Society Lumber along waterfront, Bangor, ca."

Life on a Tidal River - Project Process

"… 1911 Fire and the rapid reconstruction of the city in the two years following, fit very well with discussions of the Progressive Era in United…"

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Early Maine Photography - Art - Page 1 of 2

"… twenty-one in 1845 he rented a room in Portland’s City Hall in order to make crayon portraits of local residents."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Who were the Kennebec and Pejepscot Proprietors? - Page 4 of 7

"Both companies conducted major business in the city, often in taverns like the Royal Exchange. At meetings, the companies weighted votes according to…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Harbor Cottage, The Old Ell (“Mame’s House”), and the Big Barn

"… including increased industrialization of northern cities in the United States such as Boston, New York, and Philadelphia."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Indians & Rusticators: Wabanakis & Summer Visitors on Mount Desert Island 1840s-1920s

"… were visitors who flocked to the island from cities, seeking relief from the noise and pollution of crowded urban life."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Of The Arts Era

"appearance at Steinway Hall in New York City, after having studied at the Vienna Conservatory and in Paris under Leo Delibes, Joseph Massart, and…"

Historic Hallowell - Protect and Serve - Hallowell Fire and Police

"… enforcement structure and created the position of City Marshal, a position that evolved over the years into our present Police Department."

Historic Hallowell - Cotton Mill & Johnson Shoe Citations

"Hallowell: City Council of Hallowell, 1911. “books.google.com.” n.d. (accessed Mar. 22, 2011) http://books.google.com/bkshp?hl=en&tab=wp. n.d. 29 Apr."

Historic Hallowell - Day 8

"… The Ice Storm Almanac A Story For Every Town And City In Hallowell a water main had broke and Hallowell was worried it would run out of drinking…"

Historic Hallowell - History of The Cotton Mill

"… because it was a very important part of the city's history. Hallowell Cotton Mill, Academy Street, ca."

Historic Hallowell - Henry Pope Clearwater Ph.D.~ Patient Medicine Mass Marketer

"His business at one point occupied an entire city block, employed 100 production workers, and 20 hand-copiers who addressed envelopes off-site."

Lubec, Maine - Lubec's 1911 Centennial Celebration - Page 1 of 2

"… day commemorating the naming of Lubec, the city of the same name across the sea sends hearty congratulations."