Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - Protect and Serve - Hallowell Fire and Police

"In 1801 the first community fire company, the Union Fire (Club) Association, was established and its rules required each member to keep ready at…"

Life on a Tidal River - William S. Cohen, The Man and the School

"… responsibility as Secretary of Defense was protecting our country. Bangor was proud of one of its former students."

Maine Forest Service

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Marsh: "Land of Much Grass" - Page 1 of 4

"… from rivers and streams washed into low-lying, protected tidal estuaries and began to build up. Various organisms, plant life and marine animals…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 2 of 4

"Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering Protection of clams in the Town of Scarborough, 1853Scarborough Historical Society & Museum By 1880…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 3 of 4

"… north end of town to supply a reservoir for fire protection. After a drought lowered the level of Day Mountain Pond to a point below the dam, the…"

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

"… some Scarborough residents realized the need to protect the natural resources that had attracted people to the town."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"The Corporation also subsidized the fire department and police department. Eventually it provided the first street and traffic lights."

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"As the town modernized, its infrastructure included a sewer system, an electric lighting system powered by a plant with two Edison dynamos, a bank…"

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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