Maine Memory Network

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - V. Changing times: the Swan’s Island Ferry

"Changing times: the Swan’s Island Ferry Waiting for the first ferry run, Swan's Island, 1960Swan's Island Historical Society The William S."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Exhibits

"Exhibits Staples brothers waiting for the bus, Swan's Island, ca. 1955Swan's Island Historical Society In creating our exhibits, especially…"

Historic Hallowell - Whaling

"The Basques built stone watchtowers and once a whale was spotted, an alarm was sounded and twenty or so villagers would head out to get the whale."

Historic Hallowell - Earning Our Keep Resources

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

"… sand, uniformly graded to small stone to larger stone to very large stone on the other end. “The wave action must have done that over the years,”…"

Historic Hallowell - Timeline of Cyclone

"Timbers, bricks, gravel, and tarred paper began to fly around his head as Brown ran to the other end of the mill."

Historic Hallowell - Meeting at Koussinok

"… Kennebec, the rapids in Augusta that marked the “head of tide,” they came at last upon the Indian village they were seeking."

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Waterfront - Page 1 of 2

"… Wharf was also on the waterfront and was the head of navigation for all large vessels. Mr. Page’s Ice House was also located on the waterfront for…"

Historic Hallowell - Johnny Stringer ~ A Character of Industry

"… Stringer--the queer little man with a large head and body set upon very short legs, who came from over the sea to make his home in Hallowell…"

Historic Hallowell - City Marshals

"… term City Marshal is an old word representing the head of the police department. Since 1967, city marshals have been called police chiefs."

Historic Hallowell - Wood Ashes or Gold Dust?

"… the first settlers had to put a roof over their heads and cut enough firewood to heat their homes and cook their food."

Historic Hallowell - Industrial Recources

"The Beetle was a tool with a heavy head and a handle used for tasks such as ramming, crushing, and driving wedges."

Historic Hallowell - Blizzards in Hallowell

"More than 100 people and 1 million heads of livestock died it the The Great Death Blizzard. One blizzard I thought was really bad was the blizzard in…"

Historic Hallowell - Logging

"… had to bend and form an axe or a hammer head to put on the handle. Making the handle was time-consuming to slowly shave off the wood until forming…"

Historic Hallowell - The Vaughan Stream & Sawmills

"Then the logs were de-barked. After that, the head-saw broke the logs into cants, unfinished logs to be further processed."

Historic Hallowell - Shipbuilding

"… the top was connected to the bottom of the above head deck while the other end was pinned to the wall supporting the roof."

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

"Carrying stone over water was sometimes perilous: stone sloops sank more readily than the timber schooners in bad weather."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Native Americans

"… inland.” Just behind the Mall along the riverbank stone tools and stone boiling rocks spanning the last 3,500 years are plainly visible."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Leonard Trask, the Wonderful Invalid

"He returned to Hartford to build a stone wall 100 rods long in eight weeks for $100. With his earnings he bought a pair of oxen for $50 and sold them…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: The Old Church on the Hill

"… uncovered parts of the Old Church on the Hill's stone foundation. X In 1825 the Congregationalists sold out their interest in the church to…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Beginnings

"Using tools made of stone, bone, wood, and natural plant and animal fibers, they harvested an incredibly diverse range of mammals, birds and fish…"

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

"… of Andrew Mellon, built the 7,000±-square-foot stone and shingle 5-chimney residence called Blythelyn. Mr. and Mrs."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 3 of 5

"… removing brush, and uprighting and cleaning old stones. The town was very grateful for the many hours volunteers spent on this old piece of history."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Roads: From Footpaths to Super Highway

"… the ground and a crew following behind set the stone markers. The King’s Highway was renamed the Post Road in 1760.(4) County Road and Saco…"