Maine Memory Network

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - More on the Old Ell

"… concrete foundation was dug and built for the house to the north along Rye Field Lane, and the house moved onto the foundation, insulated and…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Railroad Station

"… completely out of brick, as protection against fires. The people of Bath were very proud of the station."

Historic Hallowell - A Post-Revolutionary Generation

"… bookstore located in the same building that housed Ezekiel Goodale’s bookstore and publishing house in the early 1800s."

Historic Hallowell - The Vaughan Stream & Sawmills

"… the Knickerbocker Ice Company had several ice houses, and the ice was cut from the river in an area about one mile up and shipped to big cities…"

Historic Hallowell - Values and Charity

"Its objective was to provide safe housing and a moral, social and academic education for young women who were considered a danger to themselves or a…"

Presque Isle Historical Society

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Historic Hallowell - Lineman's Journal

"… we're ready." I said, “Honey go back to the house. I'm staying here and I'm going to finish what I've started”."

Historic Hallowell - Johnson Brothers and Their Shoe Factory

"Johnson House, Summer Street, Hallowell, 1968Hubbard Free Library The people behind one of the leading factories in Hallowell were twin brothers…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Postscript: More Moving Buildings

"Postscript: More Moving Buildings The Old House, Harbor Cottage, The Big Barn and the Old Ell were not the only structures in Asticou to move…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Third Generation and Beyond

"Houses, barns, workshops, garages and sheds in Asticou were routinely moved, split up, and expanded as needed to suit the occupants, giving true…"

Historic Hallowell - Hurricanes Of 1954 - Stories and Timelines

"… that he was afraid to go near the windows in his house because of fear that tree limbs were going to crash through the windows."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Second Generation & Permanent Structures at Asticou

"… returned from the battlefield and died in the Old House in 1865. Samuel Tyler Savage in his Civil War UniformNortheast Harbor Library One…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The Watts Block

"A fire in 1915 destroyed the building, but it was immediately rebuilt, and one of the three commercial spaces continues to serve as a Town Hall."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Holiday Events

"… for the kids and in the evening there often were fire works. Fourth of July lobster bake, Swan's Island ca."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Rustication

"The next year he opened the Deering House, Bar Harbor's second hotel. And so that small cluster of houses started its transformation, too."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Fiske Block, Broad Street, Bangor, 1864

"… night may 12 1866 John Womans' Barn was set on fire E H Tebbets horse shed and 4 stores commencing at I W Pattens and running north Cyras Goss were…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Charles K. Savage (1903-1979): The View from Asticou - Page 3 of 6

"… Historical Society Summer at Asticou brought a house and lodging swap for most of the Savage family."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Rusticators come to MDI

"Boarding houses were built to accommodate this new influx of summer visitors – often referred to as “rusticators”."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Green Mountain Railway

"Clerque also built a hotel, named the Summit House, on Green Mountain. Clerque’s railway ran for about 10 years."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - More Permanent Settlers Arrive

"… in the Lincoln County or Hancock County court houses. The original town records for the Plantation of Mount Desert -- now Mount Desert Island --…"

North Yarmouth Historical Society

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Summary: The Future: Recycle or Start from Scratch?

"… can efficiently dismantle a 1,500 square foot house and put its mangled pieces in a dumpster to be hauled off in a matter of a few hours."

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

"… miles of roads, 17 granite bridges and two gate houses, all built with local granite. The roads, which were mostly within the park, were open to…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Granite and Ice Industries

"… each and store them, packed in sawdust, in ice houses. Then, in warmer weather, the ice would be loaded onto schooners for transport to market."