Maine Memory Network

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 4 of 5

"The National House hosted Senator Jefferson Davis of Mississippi while the Stanley Hotel provided the town with valuable shops, meeting spaces, dry…"

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

"… concern, mainly among summer people, about over-development. Many felt that this unique place needed protection."

Freeport Historical Society

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - The Crew

"It started small and has developed into a multi-disciplinary unit over the years. She is now teaching the second generation of students."

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

"They were instrumental with the development of Lafayette Park, now known as Acadia National Park. The late 1800’s and early 1900’s saw the building…"

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

"The records show the development of the town, its government, vital records, laying out of the roads and how they dealt with the problems that arose."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Cunningham School

"… has been sold and is now a residential housing development. It has been named Franklin Place in honor of the site’s history. Sources: Graves, Dick."

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

"… river were all that was needed to encourage this development. During the first Congress in 1789 “An Act to regulate the Collection of Duties…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Twentieth-Century Community Life

"… village basketball teams and intense rivalries developed. To add to the fun, Seal Harbor held an annual Old-Timers basketball game, pitting the…"

Sebago Historical Society

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Baldwin Historical Society

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Franco-American Collection

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 2 of 4

"3.O.R. Cummings, “Historical Development and Operations of the Portland Railroads,” Part1, Transportation Magazine, April 1957."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 3 of 4

"Locally owned and developed entirely of local capital, the Portland Airport at Scarborough was deemed entirely adequate for any commercial purpose."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Marsh: "Land of Much Grass" - Page 1 of 4

"Thus began the growth and development of the marsh we know today. The Scarborough Marsh is a very valuable, rich ecosystem."

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

"… moved away from the coast, east-west roads were developed to intersect roads extending inland from the Boston Post Road."

Windham Historical Society

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Ridlonville

"As Maine developed in the 40's and 50's Ridlonville lost many businesses to Rumford. Social activities also moved across the river."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Industry

"The company also built a large boarding house, a store, twelve houses on Red Row for their workers’ families, a stable and two barns."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Rustication

"In 1857 the Rockland's Captain, Charles Deering, added Bar Harbor to his stops. The next year he opened the Deering House, Bar Harbor's second hotel."

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

"… things improved -- aided by such things as the development of the granite industry. As many as 46 quarries were scattered across the island at…"

Historic Hallowell - History Celebrated, Threatened and Preserved

"… have altered significantly this remarkable grouping that developed at the riverfront during Hallowell’s heyday. Next step in our journey."

Patten Lumbermen's Museum

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Gorham Historical Society

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