Maine Memory Network

City of Portland Planning & Urban Development

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Tate House Museum

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Blue Hill, Maine - Blue Hill Spearheads Development on the Downeast Coast

"Blue Hill Spearheads Development on the Downeast Coast One of the last places on the Maine coast to be settled by the English was the Penobscot Bay…"

NPS, Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters Historic Site

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Captain Samuel Watts House

"… they were able to invest in railroads in the developing western territories, which increased their net worth to the extent they became two of the…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Harbor Cottage, The Old Ell (“Mame’s House”), and the Big Barn

"… escape to unspoiled nature from their rapidly developing urban surroundings. One place they discovered was the relative backwater of coastal Maine."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Project Partners

"This year, the Maine Community Heritage Project became the year-long learning expedition for the Black House."

Blue Hill, Maine - Meet Blue Hill's Project Team

"The Jonathan Fisher House . The Fisher House seeks to perpetuate the memory, spirit, works and teachings of the Reverend Jonathan Fisher, the first…"

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

"Emerson, who figured importantly in the development of the shingle style of architecture. It had its own livery stable to help take guests to…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… the 17th and 18th centuries, social and economic development, and the resulting international trade in fish, furs and lumber led to the boom period…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Merchants' Row

"106-118 Front Street, Bath, ca. 1950Maine Maritime Museum The building that houses Wilson's Drug Store was built after the fire in 1837 and was…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Educating Blue Hill

"… for boys and home economics classes for girls developed later in the twentieth century. There was also a bookkeeping course which many people today…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"He developed several systems to store food cold, making him one of Bath's few famous citizens. Born in Fall River, Massachusetts in 1831, Chase…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 1 of 4

"… many neighboring towns, Scarborough did not develop around a town center. Scarborough's extensive salt marsh and rivers served as boundaries…"

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

"Housing developments sprang up; large retailers Wal-Mart and Sam's Club came to town; Maine Medical Center broke ground for a complex of medical…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 2 of 4

"However, diking and development of roads and rail lines across the marsh negatively impacted the marsh, destroying soils and natural vegetation."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 2 of 4

"… not only bought clams from diggers, but they developed a cottage industry. Residents were hired to cut clams and paid by the gallon of meat…"

Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 1 of 2

"… the Perkins-Witherle House in Castine, the McCobb House of 1806 in Phippsburg (now the Spite House in Rockport), and the Bourne House of 1825 in…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Educator Resources

"If you develop a lesson plan using information found on this website that you would like to share with other teachers, we encourage you to contact us…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Architect James Overlock

"James Overlock (1813-1906) came to Thomaston from Waldoboro in 1836, and apprenticed as a ship’s carpenter and house joiner with Robert Cushing."

Raymond H. Fogler Library

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Historic Hallowell - Early Industry and Bombahook

"Early Industry and Bombahook Industry develops quickest where raw materials meet easy transportation and ready energy, both human and otherwise."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Public Library

"… X Celeste Shinay, Manager of Programming and Development for the Scarborough Public Library, represents the Library Partner and serves as team…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Building Boom, early 19th century

"It is from this century of Thomaston’s development that so many prize architectural examples remain."