Maine Memory Network

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

"The Darlings selected a spot on the farm of Sylvanus Douglass to put down a shaft. Holt’s store became a hotel."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 1 of 4

"… using the same canning process as that used for farm produce, such as corn. After 1873 Burnham & Morrill moved to Jones Creek at Pine Point."

Frye Island Historical Society

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

"… the second settler in town, building a home and farm in the East Village. He was a respected member of town and always welcomed people in his home."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 1 of 4

"… land in Dunstan, which was divided into several farms. A successful merchant, he was also a farmer, owner of trading vessels and a town justice."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 1 of 4

"… the Scarborough Marsh Nature Center and Broadturn Farm Unlike many neighboring towns, Scarborough did not develop around a town center."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 2 of 4

"… River near the Aaron Graham/Bartlett/Welch farm, which the south-side children attended when the river was insufficiently frozen for them to walk…"

Otisfield Historical Society

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Blue Hill, Maine - A Real Downeast County Fair

"The fields in front of Tucker’s Farm were bustling with visiting farmers and their animals from throughout Hancock County."

Lincoln, Maine - Aaron Woodbury

"He made the first house, farm, and store in Lincoln in 1824. They were all the same building. While he was in Enfield, his fifth son, Asa, drowned in…"

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

"… it is understood the first settlers subsisted by farming and fishing, little documented information is known about the early businesses and trades…"

Acadian Archives

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Scarborough Historical Society & Museum

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Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"The rocky land was not easy to farm but they managed to grow rye, corn, beans, potatoes and other vegetables to survive."

Pejepscot Historical Society

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Highlighting Historical Hampden - John Crosby

"… he acted as a field driver, bringing in stray farm animals that had wandered off or roamed at large."

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

"Shipbuilding, farming, fisheries and sawmills offered opportunities. The Nineteenth Century Seavey's Stage Coach and Four, Scarborough, ca."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: Lime Works

"… daily that every part of the arrangements of the farm and lime works, digging clay, etc., goes on with fidelity and that I am not imposed upon in…"

Guilford, Maine - The Next Fifty Years 1916-1966

"… 1938, the First Air Mail arrived at the Hudson farm field. Another flood in March 1936 caused more extensive damage to Guilford’s industries, and…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 3 of 4

"Broadturn Farm X During the last two decades, Scarborough continued to grow. Housing developments sprang up; large retailers Wal-Mart and Sam's…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 3 of 4

"… Androscoggin River in what was the Aaron Graham farm. The interior of the Congregational Church in Rumford Point is adorned with trompe l’oeil…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Regional and Town History

"… of fish and game, timber, waterpower, and farm land. The hamlets they founded grew into towns that were incorporated between 1793 and 1843."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Peru

"… by one of the first settlers of the first farm, and Adam Knight, son of Merrill, Jr. was chosen. Mr."

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"… Godfrey constructed a small airfield from two farms on outer Union Street. Bangor would not be left behind in the age of the aircraft! Commercial…"