Maine Memory Network

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Lowell's General Store, Commerce, & the Railroad

"… connected with the Sandy River Narrow Gauge Company rail system. The narrow gauge rail system that was laid, came from a bankrupt railroad between…"

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

"… 17, 1912 this mill district burned and a stock company was formed and Mr. C.H. Bartlett soon rebuilt a modern wood turning plant."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Buttons

"… the paper was sent back to Boston to a newspaper company. The buttons, considered useless, were carelessly thrown into a barrel."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox

"… meeting house and the formation of local militia companies. The local citizens, looking forward to their arrival, welcomed the Knox family in a…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Early History - 1719 to 1740

"… the site of the Lyman Morse Boatbuilding Company. Leverett named his new settlement Lincoln, which was in the area previously known as Norwich. He…"

Blue Hill, Maine - John Edward Horton, Civil War Soldier

"John and his business partners bought two mining companies along Poor Man’s Creek. He hoped to make enough money to buy a farm before he went home."

Guilford, Maine - MANUFACTURING - Page 1 of 2

"Prides Manufacturing Company is located at 169 Water Street in Guilford. Prides owned a saw mill that covered approximately 2,000 square feet."

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"… 1915, became known as the Katahdin Pulp and Paper Company, part of Eastern Manufacturing Company of Brewer referred to as Eastern Corporation."

Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln Theater

"The company bought the machines to play movies in 1904, but they didn’t put them in until 1923. When they installed the machines in the new building…"

Lincoln, Maine - W.A. Brown: Jack of all trades

"… area, allowing the town to grow and have bigger companies come here. This has raised money and profits in the town with more people moving in, and…"

Pejepscot Historical Society

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Southwest Harbor Public Library

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Penobscot Marine Museum

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Davistown Museum

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

"… old mail route was discontinued and a steamboat company contracted to bring the mail daily from Rockland to Old Harbor This is a much more direct…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 1 of 5

"He successfully raised a company of citizens from the Sutton area who also were interested in this enterprise."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico Corner

"… boom due to the construction of the Oxford Paper Company across the Androscoggin River in Rumford. Thus began a period of great growth and…"

Early Maine Photography - Occupational

"… nineteenth century, membership in a local fire company was a matter of pride, resulting in many men having their picture taken in uniform."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - John Crosby

"John IV and others bought out the company in 1928 and organized General Mills, Inc. The contributions that John Crosby and his descendants made to…"

Lubec, Maine - Susie Calder: Lubec's Sardine Queen

"Peacock Canning Company. The following interview with Susie Calder was conducted by Jennifer Multhopp in January, 2009 With images provided by Susie…"

Blue Hill, Maine - In Search of the Rustic Life

"The Rockland, Blue Hill, Ellsworth Steamboat Company, which later became part of the Eastern Steamship Company, offered high class transportation to…"

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"The Bangor and Piscataquis Canal and Railroad Company operated twelve miles of track between Bangor and Old Town beginning in 1836."

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

"… promotions, the highest becoming Captain of the E Company of the 8th regiment of Maine on October 19, 1863."

Guilford, Maine - Modern History: 1966 to Present

"… sold for a dollar to house a new transportation company which brought excise tax dollars and jobs; a fitness center opened; library usage increased…"