Maine Memory Network

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin's Journal

"… advantage of lumber shortages in much of the east coast and beyond -- and of what must have seemed like endless timber resources in Penobscot and…"

Early Maine Photography - The Vickery-Shettleworth Collection

"… and book shops throughout Eastern Maine and the coast. When James Vickery died in 1997 at the age of eighty, he left his collection of early Maine…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Aviation

"… were never found and the last time they were seen was off of the coast of Cape Cod at 7:10 P.M. Frances Grayson was 35 years old when she died."

Malaga Island: a story best left untold - Resources, Links, and Bibliography for Malaga Island: A Story Best Left Untold

"Maine Coast Heritage Trust owns Malaga Island. “Malaga Island: A Century of Shame,” a Portland Press Herald Article by Colin Woodard about the…"

Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum and Arctic Studies Center

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Rustication

"… these artists' paintings convinced wealthy east-coast businessmen and their families that the island was worth the journey."

Skowhegan Community History - Abenakis in the Norridgewock/Skowhegan Area

"… - In the summer the Abenakis would travel to the coast to clam, fish, and collect seafood. They would sometimes have big seafood feasts, where they…"

Blue Hill, Maine - A Real Downeast County Fair

"… of all those "sheep islands" up and down the coast). 4H groups are still strong in surrounding communities, and there is an obvious pride in the…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - III. Boom, bustle, bust: The Steamboat Years to WWII

"… War (1860-1864) marked an end to the age of East coast shipping and reliance on forest products. The nation turned to coal, iron, and oil."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Interviews - Page 2 of 2

"… been effected; maybe because it was towards the coast and they didn’t get the same ice storm that we did."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Early Settlements

"… some of the most sought after acreage on the East Coast. 700 Acre Island, Islesboro, ca. 1905Islesboro Historical Society SEVEN HUNDRED ACRE…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Skyline Farm - Making and Preserving History

"… pastor of the “Church Under the Ledge” near the coast (at the corner of Gilman Road and Route 88 in present day Yarmouth). Rev."

Scarborough Historical Society & Museum

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"“Conditions were critical along the coast for many months. The failure of the American expedition to the Penobscot in 1779 was a costly one."

Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"… the first female doctors to practice in the West Coast of America. She was a very motivated woman and did many great things despite the lower…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Early Settlers

"… from Martha’s Vineyard – an island just off the coast of Cape Cod, Mass. Their roots went back several generations on the Vineyard, and in addition…"

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"Much of the lumber stock along the east coast was already gone. Builders looked to the vast and nearly untouched lumber resources of Maine…"

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

"… Road Heading north and east from Boston along the coast of Maine, a shore road known as King's Highway was established in 1653."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"Being an inhabited island off the coast of Maine, a lighthouse somewhere on the island is to be expected."

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… it as a path to the ocean and places along the coast, became a priority as the state grew, resulting first in ferries carrying wagons and carriages…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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