Maine Memory Network

Skowhegan Community History - The Skowhegan Island

"There has been growth on the island throughout generations. Mills, bridges, churches, fire stations, and other significant structures have been just…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Population Decline in Maine's Coastal Counties

"The growth in population in the state's manufacturing centers drove the state's increase, and counterbalanced an actual decline in six of Maine's…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 1 of 4

"Strong VillageStrong Historical Society Growth and Prosperity Strong grew and prospered after the beginning of the 19th Century."

Surry by the Bay - History of Surry

"Then the calm of peace and the growth of log huts, the ring of the ax in the great forest, and the hum of life in the home of the hardy pioneer."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 1 of 4

"… Town of Rumford owes its settlement, financial growth, and social development to its location on the Androscoggin River, and its tributaries of the…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - The History of Stockholm

"The growth of the mills brought the French and the English into the community. The depression saw the closing of many of the mills and businesses and…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion

"As Hampden’s growth continued, industry and business flourished. At the corner of Elm Street West and the Main Road, Crosby and Stetson built a large…"

Guilford, Maine - MANUFACTURING - Page 1 of 2

"In 1954 there was rapid growth of new equipment and they expanded their market. They sold out all over New England and the Mid Atlantic States."

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

"Thus began the growth and development of the marsh we know today. The Scarborough Marsh is a very valuable, rich ecosystem."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 4 of 4

"… focus for Cumberland and North Yarmouth, and the growth of our schools from church schools to one-room schoolhouses to community schools and…"

Thomaston Historical Society

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First Parish in Portland

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico Corner

"Thus began a period of great growth and prosperity for this community. Sources: A Story of the Town of Mexico 1818-1968, Ruby Bragdon -Theresa Thomas…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - Turn of the Century to the War of 1812

"… of three new interior counties.[19] With this growth, the District evolved as it shed its infant skin and entered a stage of maturity—making it…"

Architecture & Landscape database - John Calvin Stevens

"… in Boston were critical to his professional growth, for he was exposed to the work of H.H. Richardson and developed friendships with such…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… Passamaquoddy region, charged with curtailing the growth of smuggling there. He settled in North Lubec where he spent the rest of his life."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Community and Commerce

"… Harbor Public Library Oddly, with the growth of fishing in the early 19th century, commercial lobstering didn't reach Maine until about 1840…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Champlain Society - Page 2 of 2

"… the increase of animals and birds encouraged; the growth of trees, shrubs, plants, ferns and mosses cared for."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Bryants and Rockefellers: Two Seal Harbor Families

"Rockefeller played a huge role in the growth, success, and upkeep of Acadia, until his death in 1960."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion

"As Hampden’s growth continued, industry and business flourished. At the corner of Elm Street West and the Main Road, Crosby and Stetson built a large…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… their sites were covered with the original forest growth, when the river was the only highway and the spotted line the only guide through the…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 3 of 4

"1922Blue Hill Historical Society The Growth of Public Institutions. In 1920, a committee led by Mrs. F.B. Richards and Dr."

Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln Historical Society - Page 2 of 2

"When the Society needed money to support its growth, the members decided to write and publish The Pictorial History of Lincoln."

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

"… to town to fill jobs created by commercial growth. Although an era of peace, conflicts in Korea and Vietnam involved Scarborough men and women."