Maine Memory Network

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor: Lumber Capital of the World

"… which made it easier to ship products across the country. This decreased the need of having a lumbering town that was simultaneously a seaport."

Blue Hill, Maine - A Real Downeast County Fair

"Owners and drivers come from around the country, though the purse is smaller than some, because of its relaxed, authentic atmosphere."

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

"General depression swept the country. Some mines never got started. In the end, even the strong companies dwindled with diminishing markets and…"

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 2 of 3

"… events of Tuesday, September 11, 2001, and our country going to war in 2003, the global economy slowed considerably and the effects were felt at…"

Guilford, Maine - Special Events

"… years, and many traveling teams from all over the country would play in Guilford. These traveling teams had names as colorful as the players…"

Lincoln, Maine - World War I

"… needed the money, or just wanted to serve their country. I’m sure for most of these men, if they could have stayed home in Lincoln, they would have."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 2 of 4

"… switch were introduced to classrooms across the country. These tools were primarily used as motivation to behave and were often kept behind the…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 3 of 4

"… ink powder and water mixed together, while in the country, it was made of lampblack or tannic acid from oak trees mixed with light oil."

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 1 of 4

"… the 1890's Hugh could see the growth of the country needing many more tons of fine quality papers and set his sights on providing just that in his…"

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

"… took over the industry, particularly from foreign countries where labor wages were much cheaper, netting has become much less remunerative for the…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"… the trends of Bath, as the city, state, and country grew. Until the Route 1 bypass was built, Centre Street was the main artery for commuters…"

Life on a Tidal River - Early Railroads in Bangor - Page 1 of 2

"… Bangor was one of the first places in the country to have a railroad. Its railroad ran in 1836, only six years after the very first run on the…"

Lincoln, Maine - Telegraphs & Telephones

"Different places, towns, countries that do not have this kind of communication are, in some ways, kind of in trouble."

Lincoln, Maine - Other Early Hospitals

"… who had just got back from an excruciating cross country practice with Mr. Cox, complaining that their muscles hurt."

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

"… it, Grange chapters sprang up throughout the country. In North Yarmouth, Wescustogo Grange No. 27 was formed in 1874."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Peru

"The Maine town honored the South American country by the adoption of the name Peru on its incorporation in 1821, changing its name from…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… that trading was as “free” as anywhere in the country. A warrant for the first Town Meeting was issued on July 7, 1811."

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… until the boundary dispute was settled and the country, as a whole, passed through the trials and tribulations of Civil War."

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

"… were “Tell my Mother that I died fighting for my country.” Samuel Pinkham was another Cavalry soldier with ties to Strong."

Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"… it is that the first early settler died for his country. Most settlers were of English and Scottish ancestry and many were Revolutionary War…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Early Settlers

"… War, deciding then to make a new start in a new country. He settled first in Hallowell, Maine, where he remained for about six years."

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Railroad into the Village

"… be one of the best structures of the kind in this country. Much credit is due to Mr. Davis for the substantial and workmanlike manner in which…"