Maine Memory Network

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

"For most of the 20th Century, the town's summer colony helped make Blue Hill a busy place for two months in the summer, but year-round jobs were…"

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

"… Franklin as one of two deputies in charge of the colonial mail system. To overcome colonists’ suspicions that they were being overcharged on…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 4 of 4

"… horizontal stripes, representing the original 13 colonies, with 50 stars for our fifty states Today, the flag hangs inside each classroom in the…"

Malaga Island: a story best left untold - Maine State documents and Proclamations

"… state and the cause of humanity demanded that the colony be broken up and the people segregated. The inhabitants then numbered about 56, a large…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"Though short-lived, that British colony marked the beginning of more permanent settlement along the western side of the river in what became known as…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Businesses and Cottage Industries

"… meat, fish and produce for the expanding summer colony. During peak season delivery trucks hurried about to the summer cottages and large yachts…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Early Settlements

"It was not until the advent of three summer colonies that the horse and buggy became popular. The automobile was banned from the island until 1933."

Scarborough Historical Society & Museum

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Peru

"… Maine towns were developing, the South American colonies were breaking away from their respective rulers; the spirit of liberty and independence…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… Historical Society As with other areas in colonial America, much of the trade was done by bartering."

Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"… awarded the Kennebec Patent to the Plymouth Colony of Massachusetts. This patent included 3 million acres of land and a 15-mile strip along the…"

Acadian Archives

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Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"… a hundred and fifty years before conditions in colonial New England would allow any attempt at permanent settlement."