Maine Memory Network

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - New Sweden Athletic Club

"… Society New Sweden has a long history of cross country skiing and is known as the birthplace of nordic skiing in America."

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

"… for freight, a traveler or shipper had to cross the river. Certainly having the train into West Farmington was much more convenient than having no…"

Surry by the Bay - Surry Opera Company

"… able to navigate the bureaucratic red tape of crossing the Iron Curtain and plan a tour in the Soviet Union as Nowick had hoped."

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

"In Penobscot County the road ran from Bangor, crossed the bridge into Brewer thence on to Orrington."

Lincoln, Maine - Other Early Hospitals

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

Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"… and the Sagadahoc Bridge now acts as the way to cross the Kennebec River by car, foot, or bicycle."

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

"& B.F. Bartlett Saw Mill G. Cross Boot & Shoe Maker S.H. Webb “ “ “ “ D.S. Bennett Blacksmith Samuel F."

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

"… triangular “heater” intersection where Route 9 crosses Greely Road. The heater is so called after a certain style of old clothes iron which had a…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"Crossing the river, not just using it as a path to the ocean and places along the coast, became a priority as the state grew, resulting first in…"

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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