Maine Memory Network

Western Maine Foothills Region - Hugh J. Chisholm, Sr. - Page 1 of 2

"… dams, canal, mills, a power company, and a water district could not be finalized. He sought the assistance of a well-known, profitable, and…"

Historic Hallowell - Commerce on the Kennebec Citations

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

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

"Greely InstituteCumberland Historical Society Greely Institute In 1858, one of Cumberland’s native sons left the sum of $27,500 to the town for the…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Regional and Town History

"… in square miles, RSU 10 is the largest school district east of the Mississippi; within it’s capacious boundaries lie a number of interesting…"

Historic Hallowell - A Post-Revolutionary Generation

"… one of the first classical academies in the District of Maine (a distinction shared with Berwick Academy, which was chartered the same day)."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 3 of 3

"… force, fire department, highway department, water district, sewer district, highway department, and librarian."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Peru

"… In 1991 Peru joined School Administration District 21 with Dixfield, Canton and Carthage, with all high school students attending Dirigo…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 1 of 4

"… into the subsequent Rumford/Mexico Water District (with its Mt. Zircon Reservoir); the International Paper Company; the Rumford Falls Sulphite…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Fires in Rumford

"… Waldo Street had become a secondary business district to the Congress Street business area and had spurred the growth of a collection of…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - The Missouri Compromise: A Moral Dilemma

"… in which it was eventually achieved.Maine Historical Society In October, 247 delegates representing all 236 incorporated towns in the state…"

Guilford, Maine - Historic Buildings - Page 1 of 2

"… scene of Bank Square and the Elm Street business district in the 1950s. Included is the Koritsky's Store, Crockett's Bakery, The Gold Nuggett…"

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

"… by Brian Gagnon, Superintendent, Rumford Water District Report to the Trustees of the Rumford Falls and Mexico Water Supply District, January 17…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - Shipbuilding in Biddeford: Lore, Leaders, and Legacy

"… appointed, to reside at Biddeford.” In 1807 the district was changed to the much simpler District of Saco, and the collector was now allowed to…"

Historic Hallowell - A Bay State Exodus

"… old towns." A better life beckoned in the District of Maine, and a three dollar fare on a boat could get a man from Massachusetts to the Kennebec…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Hampden Academy

"Eventually there were twenty district schools in various locations and at different times in Hampden’s history."

Blue Hill, Maine - Educating Blue Hill

"… the Beech Hill district in 1939, the Granite District in 1920, the Witham district in 1928, the Billings District in 1921, the Long Island District…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Welcome

"… joined together again to form the local school district in 1966. In 2006, the schools were linked by a sidewalk that connects the school in North…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VIII. Changing course and new beginnings (1955-Present) - Page 2 of 2

"… Register of Historic Places, as well as the Mill district. The tradition of Biddeford as a place of possibility for those seeking a better life for…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 5 of 17

"Once these two mills were established this mill district came to be one of the largest cotton milling facilities in the country."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Schools

"District Seven school, known as the Parker school , had one of the best school houses in town. High School classes were taught in it."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 2 of 4

"… general in the militia in charge of the Maine district. Also, as a colonel in the United States Army, he led recruiting efforts for the regular…"

Surry by the Bay - Weathervane Dispute

"Officers of the school district were Claude L. Bonsey, President; Robert T. Carlisle, Treasurer; and Frank G. Whitney, Clerk."

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - Bridges of North New Portland

"… as it used to be known as, near the old mill district. It is presently a two span concrete t-beam bridge constructed by the Maine State Highway…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - V. A Cascade of Booms & Busts (1790-1865) - Page 2 of 3

"… became a state in its own right, no longer a district of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. There was still a good deal of agricultural activity…"