Maine Memory Network

Life on a Tidal River - Four Important Women of Bangor

"They now live happily in New York City with their sons Hayden, Will, and Eli. Apart from being a very well-known writer, Mrs."

Guilford, Maine - PROJECT OVERVIEW - Page 1 of 2

"… the participants from the various other towns and cities. Larissa Vigue Picard from the Maine Historical Society previews Maine Memory Network X…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 2 of 4

"… of Portland, yet be able to work or shop in the city. The trolleys also allowed residents to visit area amusement parks and beaches for pleasure at…"

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

"… benefit from the nearness of Maine’s largest city while residing in a pastoral location. Each town’s Comprehensive Plan will guide their future…"

Bangor Public Library

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Cumberland Historical Society

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Surry by the Bay - Sawmills of Cunningham Ridge

"No. 34 - June 1903 (copyright 1903) The City of Ellsworth Register, with Surry and Blue Hill - 1908"

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

"… We have now daily communication with the city and daily papers are received on the day of publication In no other way has the improvement been…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 1 of 5

"… for Benedict Arnold’s ill-fated assault on Quebec City in 1775, joined with several others to explore northwestern Maine."

Architecture & Landscape database - Gridley Barrows

"… Architecture, leaving in 1936 to work in New York City on WPA mural projects with such noted artists as Stuart Davis and Philip Guston."

Architecture & Landscape database - Maine Architectural Renderings

"The impressive 1909 watercolor for the Portland City Hall was produced by the principal architects, Carrere and Hastings of New York for a project in…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Riverside Park

"… and Brewer by trolley, Riverside Park offered city dwellers from all classes a diversion from urban life, a day of amusement in the country."

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor: Healthcare Center of Eastern and Central Maine - Page 2 of 2

"… Maine, is one of the major medical centers in the city. This hospital, which rises adjacent to the street of Broadway, has a history that spans…"

Blue Hill, Maine - In Search of the Rustic Life

"… away from the hustle and bustle of a fast paced city lifestyle. Blue Hill offered a quiet and scenic place to spend long summers."

Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum and Arctic Studies Center

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Life on a Tidal River - Bass Park: A History of Fillies, Fame, and Fun

"… the agreement that it would be taken-over by the city to become a semi-public park. This eventually occurred, and the park was re-named Bass Park."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Charles K. Savage (1903-1979): The View from Asticou - Page 5 of 6

"… boarding the overnight train for New York City, to enlist the support of JDR Jr. to stop logging on land near Lower Hadlock Pond and adjacent to…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook

"Usually the ice was shipped to nearby cities like Boston. A million tons of ice was exported a year! Seasonal workers, such as farmers, depended on…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook

"Usually the ice was shipped to nearby cities like Boston. A million tons of ice was exported a year! Seasonal workers, such as farmers, depended on…"

Historic Hallowell - The Vaughan Stream & Sawmills

"… in an area about one mile up and shipped to big cities like Boston and New York. Sometime ice was shipped to Cuba and the West Indies."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion

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

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor Man Rats Out Brady Gang - Page 1 of 2

"He was taken to Bangor City Hall. Gang leader Brady's burial, Bangor, 1937Bangor Historical Society Al Brady's body was never claimed so he…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - RESOURCES

"(M) Downs, Jacques M. The cities on the Saco. Norfolk, Va.: Donning Company, 1985. (N, A) Emery, Edwin. The history of Sanford, Maine, 1661-1900. Ed."

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 3 of 4

"… heat and the seasonal epidemics of the crowded cities. Blue Hill Inn construction, Blue Hill, 1892Blue Hill Historical Society The Summer…"