Maine Memory Network

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

"… Bridge was dedicated as a Maine Historic Civil Engineering Landmark and a plaque was installed at the site. Information obtained from Mr."

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

"The name "New" Portland was thus due to its roots to the original Portland. People came to live there in 1783, but the town was officially…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Soldiers Of The Civil War

"Hiram left the Army after the Civil War ended and returned to Maine. He died at the age of 77, and is buried in the East New Portland Cemetery."

Architecture & Landscape database - Eaton W. Tarbell

"… time.” In a 1956 speech to Maine civil engineers, he used these terms to describe the campuses of Bowdoin, Colby, Bates, and the University of…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 3 of 3

"… Pythias The Knights of Pythias was another post-Civil War fraternal organization and secret society founded at Washington, DC, in 1864."

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

"The engine was usually a gasoline car engine. A belt ran from the engine pulley to a hauling winch; and as long as the engine was running, the winch…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Population Decline in Maine's Coastal Counties

"… needed to produce the steel for the ships and engines, and Bath emerged as the only Maine shipbuilding center to successfully make the transition…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - About Us - Page 1 of 3

"… January, 2012, at the Maine Historical Society in Portland. The three teams learned to build their exhibits and websites for their projects."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Prominent Women

"She took a job on the Portland Transcript in 1855, and the next year published her first book of poetry, Forest Buds from the Woods of Maine, under…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Roads: From Footpaths to Super Highway

"The highway has been designated a national civil engineering landmark. Looking for Educator Resources for this exhibit? Source Notes 1. William S."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 2 of 4

"… of cheese, which was sold mostly to Lewiston and Portland businesses for 15¢ a pound. The cheese making business generated a need for more milk…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 1 of 4

"… to Farmington, Strong, Phillips, Kingfield, New Portland, and Anson. When a bridge was built in 1828 across the Sandy River, the stagecoaches…"

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

"… Society Lee preached first in Saco, and then Portland, and northward, until on October 15, he preached at Lowertown, which we know today as…"

Surry by the Bay - Early Twentieth Century

"… Bridge opened in 1931, this marvel of engineering provided a much easier mode of transportation at a time when more and more “people from away”…"

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"… village and outlying areas 1904 • Lubec’s Civil War Monument dedicated 1907 • American Can Co."

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… In the midst of prosperity came the outbreak of Civil War and, in 1861, over 200 men aged 18 to 40 entered the Union Army – one for every 12…"

Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 1 of 3

"Landscape Photography Casco Engine Co. No. 1 firemen's muster and parade, Portland, 1846Maine Historical Society The Maine Historical Society…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 1 of 4

"… only if they were in sight; but, if not, the Portland, Saco & Portsmouth trains were to proceed to Portland without waiting."

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

"… Company were finally connected to those of the Portland Railroad Company, connecting South Portland to Saco and providing trolley service through…"

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

"… Weekly sent Homer to the front lines of the Civil War with General McClellan’s army where he sketched battle scenes and camp life."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VI. The deluge of industrial expansion & immigration (1865-1900) - Page 1 of 2

"… a mile long complete with cars and 30 ton engine to accomodate their huge business. They also had their own wharf along the Saco River, known as…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahock House and The Sagadahoc Block

"… later, at 11:20 AM, the special train with train engine number six and hose number three from Portland arrived."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion

"Frank Blaisdell, a landscape and civil engineer, designed this and several other amusement parks, including Riverton in Portland."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Riverside Park

"Landscape and civil engineer Frank Blaisdell drew up the plans for the park; he was an excellent candidate for the job, with vast experience…"