Maine Memory Network

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Greenleaf Cilley

"He joined the USF Cumberland at Annapolis, Maryland. He was stationed in the Mediterranean Squadron until November 1845."

Portland Water District

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North Yarmouth Historical Society

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Ski Museum of Maine

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Yarmouth Historical Society

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

"Print. Maine, State of, Supreme Judicial Court, Cumberland County, Western District, Law Term 1876. The State of Maine vs."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - I. Headwaters of a community: Sowacatuck, Chouacoet, and the sea

"… and on the southern part of the Saco River in Cumberland and York Counties. Purse with fabric woven by Mali Agat, ca."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Marsh: "Land of Much Grass" - Page 2 of 4

"… Civil War Seth Scamman and partners formed the Cumberland Diking Company, the Little River Diking Company and the Southgate Diking Company."

Maine's Road to Statehood - The American Revolution and Early Attempts at Separation - Page 2 of 2

"… had three incorporated counties before 1790—York, Cumberland and Lincoln. Summarized list of grievances (in sidebar): Hatch, Maine, 108-109."

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Crime & Disaster - Page 1 of 2

"Mitchell’s trial drew massive crowds to the Cumberland County Courthouse and was front page news, the press took every opportunity to report on the…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 3 of 4

"A toll road across the marsh between Dunstan and Oak Hill, the Cumberland Turnpike was the first turnpike in New England. Dr."

Maine's Road to Statehood - 1790s: A Growing Movement

"Delegates from Cumberland, Lincoln and York counties attempted to move forward with separation, leaving Washington and Hancock counties as part of…"

Skyline Farm

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Maine's Road to Statehood - The Missouri Compromise: A Moral Dilemma

"… incorporated towns in the state travelled to the Cumberland Country courthouse in Portland to write a new Maine constitution."

Architecture & Landscape database - John P. Thomas

"Verrill in North Windham, Spaulding Bisbee in Cumberland, and Walter G. Davis, Guy P. Gannett, and Henry P. Rines, in Cape Elizabeth."

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

"… and brothers William and Cyrus King, built the Cumberland Turnpike. The turnpike, the first in New England, ran straight across the marsh from Oak…"

Rumford Area Historical Society

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Mercy Hospital - Growth & Expansion - Page 2 of 2

"… now runs Mercy Primary Care practices across Cumberland County, including Gorham, Portland, Falmouth, Yarmouth, and Windham."

Mercy Hospital - The Spanish Flu

"… just a week later, his friend Manola Gilman of Cumberland Mills noted “you boys are about as safe in France now tho [sic] as the people are around…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 2 of 4

"… and brothers William and Cyrus King, built the Cumberland Turnpike, the first turnpike in New England."

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"… – new technology and expanding markets 1893 • SS Cumberland made its first voyage from Boston to Lubec, inaugurating steam ship service to the town."

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

"… 12 miles, from the station in the block between Cumberland and Curve Streets to the terminus in Milford."

Scarborough Historical Society & Museum

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Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"On August 31, 1893 the S.S. Cumberland, captained by William Allen, became the first steamship to carry passengers from Boston to Lubec, arriving to…"