Maine Memory Network

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"… descending on Surry and its robust economy was drawing to a close. Between 1860 and 1900, four shipyards closed, the mines failed, and the town's…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Basketball: From Rivals to Teammates

"The 1927 yearbook had a drawing of the death of basketball, born in the season of 1912-13 and died in A.D."

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

"Station and Draw Bridge, Bangor, ca. 1910Bangor Public Library The Maine Central Railroad (now owned by Guilford Transportation) began life as the…"

Lincoln, Maine - MacGregor's Spool Mill

"Maybe if the spool mill didn’t draw in people to work there, there wouldn’t even be a school here or anything else."

Lincoln, Maine - Telegraphs & Telephones

"The Telephone Drawing by Andrew Tash X Now the telephone is electronically connected to everyone, even people you don’t need to call."

Blue Hill, Maine - Educating Blue Hill

"… popular, and students began to pay for painting, drawing and music lessons. Other than arts, important courses in the academy included English…"

Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"… being central in its location along the Kennebec, draws from the forests of both western and northern Maine."

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… country” where fishing and hunting would be the draw. But those same folks coming from Boston or New York could enjoy the fineries provided by…"

Acadian Archives

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Eastern Maine Medical Center

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