Maine Memory Network

Portland Water District

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Yarmouth Historical Society

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Otisfield Historical Society

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Maine Historical Society

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston Business District - 1857 to 1880

"Thomaston Business District - 1857 to 1880 North side of Main Street Business Block, Looking west to east, Thomaston, Maine 2008Thomaston…"

Westport Island History Committee

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Maine Historic Preservation Commission

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Maine's Road to Statehood - Overview: Road to Statehood

"Before it achieved statehood, the District of Maine was a territory of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts."

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

"… 1792 vote also revealed a sectional divide in the District of Maine regarding its desire for separation."

Maine's Road to Statehood - The American Revolution and Early Attempts at Separation - Page 1 of 2

"… by “A Farmer” regarding the separation of the District of Maine from Massachusetts.[4] Separation was not a new proposition, “Farmer” noted: “It…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - The Final Vote

"… which turned the entire eastern seaboard into one district and thus avoided the economic burden and inefficiency of travel under the Coasting Law…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - The Coasting Law of 1789

"Since Maine was a district of Massachusetts, a ship sailing south from Maine would not have to port until New Jersey; once separated, Maine vessels…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - After the War: The First Victory for Separationists

"Of its many arguments, the paper maintained a district with a population of nearly 270,000 deserved an independent government."

Maine's Road to Statehood - Maine in the 17th Century

"Maine Historical Society The story of the District of Maine's separation from Massachusetts began long before Congress approved its request for…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"Bath Historical Society (BHS) deserves mention for its efforts at gathering and archiving valuable fragments of Bath history."

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell History Bibliography

"“Hallowell Historic District.” Inventory-Nomination Form. Washington, D.C.:U.S. Department of the Interior-National Park Service, 1970."

Historic Hallowell - Important Buildings and Institutions

"Today, a walk along Hallowell's mansion-studded streets, through the vibrant business district and along the restored waterfront, provides clues to…"

Historic Hallowell - History Celebrated, Threatened and Preserved

"… 1970, the 205 acre Hallowell National Historic District was entered on the National Register of Historic Places."

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Floods Citations

"Hunton, F. D., Kennebec River Flood, Business district, Hallowell, 1870, Hallowell ME, 1870, http://www.mainememory.net/bin/Detail?ln=29193…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - About the Project

"Our team consists of a wide variety of stakeholders from the twelve towns that comprise the district: Buckfield, Byron, Canton, Carthage, Dixfield…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahoc County Courthouse

"… County Communication Center, County Treasurer, District Attorney, Register of Deeds, Register of Probate, and the Sheriff's Department."

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

"The Town of Rumford formed the Board of Water District Trustees in March, 1911. Said Trustees were: Charles M. Bisbee, Cleon S."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Byron

"District 7 School, Roxbury, 1915Byron Historical Society Over the years Byron has seen businesses come and go: spruce gum, several lumber mills…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Hugh J. Chisholm, Sr. - Page 2 of 2

"… interests were to develop an attractive business district to be constructed between the canal and the Androscoggin River."