Maine Memory Network

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

"Headwaters of a community: Sowacatuck, Chouacoet, and the sea Wabanaki beaded purse, ca. 1870Hudson Museum, Univ."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - III. An undercurrent of danger: Colonial Biddeford

"III. An undercurrent of danger: Colonial Biddeford Copy of Major Phillips sale of lands to Richard Russell, Biddeford, 1673McArthur Public…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Transportation

"… has been the key to the development and growth of Presque Isle and Aroostook County. At first, the only way into the area was to travel through New…"

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

"… Haigis Parkway X Residential and commercial growth has continued into the present century. Scarborough is no longer the small town it was in…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Permanent Settlement

"Richardson in The Creation and Growth of Acadia National Park, “Abraham Somes and James Richardson not only started the development, but were leaders…"

Historic Hallowell - A Bay State Exodus

"… following the Revolutionary War, "population growth and careless exploitation had wrought worsening scarcities of land, hay, fish, lumber, timber…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Canadian and Pacific Railroad

"The residents of Presque Isle, seeing the growth brought by the railroad, were desperate to have train service and approached the New Brunswick…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Mourning Clothing

"… View the Mourning Clothing Slide Show With the growth of the middle class, the custom of wearing black during periods of mourning became prevalent."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1830-1850 - Page 2 of 3

"… Society In this age of cotton industry growth, attractive 1840s printed cottons were affordable and readily available, yet they are scarcely in…"

Guilford, Maine - RESOURCES

"… Maine 175 Years X CELEBRATING 175 YEARS OF GROWTH, GUILFORD, MAINE, 1816-1991 1991 – 175th Anniversary Committee, Co-Chairmen - Don Davis and…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1890-1900 - Page 1 of 3

"… was integral to this era of garment industry growth. Labeled, "Harriman & Co. Portland Maine," Adela Adams' circa 1900 two piece has a velvet…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Founding of Acadia National Park

"… centuries to come an inspiration and a means of growth as essential to them ever and anon as are fresh air and sunshine to the body."Mount Desert…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Changing Times

"… prosperous town while it has enjoyed continued growth. The people who live in the town today share a great deal with Benjamin Wheeler and the other…"

Guilford, Maine - PROJECT OVERVIEW - Page 2 of 2

"… Guilford’s image, discovering opportunities for growth and recognition, and seeking successful programs for enhancing our quality of place."

University of Maine at Presque Isle Library

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - III. Boom, bustle, bust: The Steamboat Years to WWII

"Steam power ushered in a golden age of sorts for the island, with growth on all fronts. The first steam powered seiner, the Novelty, was commissioned…"

Mercy Hospital - Portland Hospitals Before Mercy

"… Civil War (1861-1865) also encouraged both the growth of the medical profession in the United States and the government’s investment in it for…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1950-1960 - Page 1 of 4

"… and move towards less formal dress stimulated growth of a new branch of the clothing industry, one that specialized in the design and manufacture…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Who were the Kennebec and Pejepscot Proprietors? - Page 6 of 7

"… “undivided” land until its value rose because of growth in Brunswick, Topsham, and other company towns."

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 3 of 3

"… Guilford, Maine, Celebrating 175 Years of Growth, 175th Anniversary Committee, 1991 Guilford 2000, Carl McKusick and Thomas Blake, 2000…"

Mark & Emily Turner Memorial Library

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Dixfield Historical Society

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Mt. Zircon Reservoir - Page 1 of 3

"However, the growth of the mills had also greatly increased the need for water, beyond the capabilities of these facilities."

Historic Clothing Collection - Mid to Late Nineteenth Century

"The discovery of chemical dyes and the gradual growth of a chemical dye industry was another significant mid-late nineteenth century development."