Maine Memory Network

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Maine's Pauper Laws and the Cumberland Overseers of the Poor

"Chapter CXXIV, An Act for erecting Work Houses for the reception and employment of the Idle and Indigent. Text by Thomas C. Bennett"

Wilson Museum

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The General Henry Knox Museum

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - "Fly Rod" Crosby - Page 1 of 3

"A full size log cabin was erected as the center of the exhibit in 1895 and affectionately nicknamed “Camp Maine Central.” Lumber for the cabin was…"

Guilford, Maine - Modern History: 1966 to Present

"… “old high school” that year, and a new one was erected at the edge of the village. Fluoride was added to the water, a new sanitary district was…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Peru

"… so it was befitting that a Liberty Pole should be erected on the first lot cleared and settled in the Township, beside the first public highway, to…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Movies Come To The Island

"… ventures) and within five short months he erected the building that still stands on Cottage Street today."

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

"… New Portland also was the site of the first store erected at “The Falls.” Many more businesses located here also; general stores, blacksmiths…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahoc County Courthouse

"… “HONOR THE BRAVE.” Below that the tablet says, “Erected by the City of Bath A.D. 1867," and Dedicated to, "THE MEMORY OF HER SONS, Who Died, That…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Davenport Memorial and City Hall

"In the process of erecting this building, a few buildings were torn down. Included in the demolition was the Davenport family home, the birth-place…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Blue Hill Spearheads Development on the Downeast Coast

"… 100 men each, who were assigned to clear land and erect a fortification. By 1760 hostilities had ended and settlement began."

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 1 of 5

"A new three story brick building was erected in its place shortly after. It was rebuilt in the same design, except that the building’s rear was…"

Lincoln, Maine - Aaron Huntress

"One of the reasons is that he helped to erect the first school in Lincoln. It was very small and consisted of about ten kids from the Lincoln…"

Lincoln, Maine - Jacob Stinchfield

"… inscription on the bottom of the monument says: “Erected in honor of the men of Lincoln who served their country in the war which preserved the…"

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

"… and she also served on the committee that erected the Soldiers Monument in Dunstan. She was chosen to unveil the statue before the largest crowd…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Village Schools

"Ella M Thomas, intended for the erection of a memorial gymnasium. Townspeople soon started a campaign to raise money for the new school."

Surry by the Bay - Early Twentieth Century

"… out station, with the code name Esther 74, was erected at Morgan's Bay. Surry volunteers maintained all night vigils in search of German boats and…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 2 of 4

"… to the rising population, a new high school was erected on Hancock Street in 1969, to be called the Rumford High School."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 3 of 3

"A school building was erected on Roxbury Road and one near Highland Terrace before 1850. The next to come was the Walton School, then the Kingdom…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield's Church on the Hill

"From the time the building was erected, lack of funds hindered the work and in 1846 the group decided to buy a chapel on Main Street."

Westport Island History Committee

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

"… of Massachusetts, and that the same maybe erected into a State?" A vote in all five Maine counties was held in May of that year to decide on the…"

Lubec, Maine - Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello - Page 1 of 3

"… Historical Society Before the bridge could be erected, shore preparation continued. Bulldozing and burning of debris cleared the shore to bare…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Founding of the Farmington State Normal School

"… building to house the School and also proposed to erect an additional building to be furnished with permanent seats, blackboards, a library, and…"