Maine Memory Network

Lubec, Maine - The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head

"… of the 1850s, a great era of lighthouse construction dictated a new solid brick tower, equipped with the most modern apparatus."

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 2 of 4

"… nineteenth century, the stone was prized for the construction of bridges and large buildings in fast-growing American cities."

Lincoln, Maine - Aaron Woodbury

"… where on the Winn borderline he built the first construction which was the first house and first store in Lincoln."

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 4 of 4

"SEE NOTE Dam Construction at Rumford Falls, ca 1895Greater Rumford Area Historical Society A study was conducted in 1985, prompted by the high price…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Of The Arts Era

"… contribute between $30,000 and $40,000 toward the construction of a Casino in 1900. This Casino was not intended for gambling but rather as a venue…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Elusive Championship

"… playing basketball and in 1953 the “Old Gym” was constructed. In the late ‘70s, the Skehan Gym was built, and soon there will be an even more…"

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

"… Two Auditoriums Bangor Auditorium under construction, 1955Bangor Public Library The first auditorium at Bass Park was built in 1897."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 3 of 4

"… built two small greenhouses in 1914, and later constructed two larger houses with 30,000 square feet of glass. The F.D."

Mercy Hospital - Mercy & the Community

"The decade from 1905 - 1915 had seen construction of their Motherhouse, establishment of Saint Joseph's College in Portland and of Madigan Memorial…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Educating Blue Hill

"… the wooden building, a better brick building was constructed to serve as the new academy. The first principal to serve at Blue Hill Academy was…"

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

"… "Court of the General Sessions of the Peace" to construct a new county road that went south from the New Gloucester Road at Walnut Hill to the…"

Otisfield Historical Society

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Pejepscot Historical Society

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"… building was expanded a few years after it was constructed, and some of that expansion allowed for a much sought-after laboratory for the science…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"Army Air Base; the construction of the Presque Isle Air Base in 1941 kicked off a building boom in the city that lasted into the 1950s."

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"… futuristic local businessman Edward Godfrey constructed a small airfield from two farms on outer Union Street."

Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"… will, he donated to the town of Bradford for the construction of their library. In his honor, the library is named the John B."