Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - Early Industry and Bombahook

"… center right in the distance just above the boom islands in the Kennebec. Fuller FoundryHubbard Free Library Each of the businesses that…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Porter Lake

"Visiting the island in Porter Lake is also fun. There is rope swing there. Porter Lake is one of the most popular public places in Strong."

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

"… building constructed by Chisholm on the business island, was Chisholm’s answer to a YMCA for the Town of Rumford."

Winter Harbor Historical Society

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Wilson Museum

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Blue Hill, Maine - Project Sources

"Islands of the Mid-Maine Coast: Blue Hill and Penobscot Bays, 1982. —(LI) O’Leary, W.M. Maine Sea Fisheries: The Rise and Fall of a Native Industry…"

Lincoln, Maine - The Stanislaus Family

"Stanislaus home on Mattanawcook Island, Lincoln, ca. 1910Lincoln Historical Society How did the Stanislaus family impact the town of Lincoln? Many…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Early Settlers

"… The Stewarts hailed from Martha’s Vineyard – an island just off the coast of Cape Cod, Mass. Their roots went back several generations on the…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 1 of 4

"… North Yarmouth, Cumberland, Yarmouth, Chebeague Island, Pownal, Freeport, Harpswell, and the Mere Point portion of Brunswick."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 2 of 3

"Passengers then would ford the river to Peru. When the river was low, foot passengers could walk across from the island to Peru on a natural causeway."

Historic Hallowell - Carvers and Quarrymen

"… America in 1872 and worked in the quarry on Dix Island, in Penobscot Bay, off Rockland He was thought to have come to Hallowell with Bodwell in…"

Skowhegan Community History - Skowhegan: "A Place To Watch"

"Skowhegan Island X However, the heavy logging use clogged the river and took a toll on the local ecology."

McArthur Public Library

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 1 of 3

"… native who became a successful lawyer in Rhode Island, purchased the property and added a carriage house, a hen house with cupola, and elaborate…"

Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"They built a small cabin on an island that had been cleared by the Abenakis. Here they planted corn and potatoes."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 1 of 4

"… brick structures, and other buildings on the Island, and manage the mills. Their arrival increased the need for low-cost, reliable housing, which…"

Skowhegan Community History - Abenakis in the Norridgewock/Skowhegan Area

"Then they build a church on the island, which is next to their little cabin for their residence. My food is simple and light."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - John Frank Stevens

"… hold one more position at another company; the Island and Pacific railroad company in Chicago, in 1903 and become vice-president of that company."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 2 of 4

"… its own separation and division when Chebeague Island was granted its independence. Yarmouth Map X Yarmouth Takes Its Leave: 1849 The last…"

Mercy Hospital - Sisters of Mercy

"Marcia, Little Diamond Island, 1950Northern Light Mercy Hospital By 1830, church officials were strongly encouraging Catherine McAuley to stabilize…"

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"… down the Neck minus their headlights, the drivers would secure their cargo, and slip away towards Bangor and Mount Desert Island. Next Page"

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"In 1738 Georgetown was enlarged by the addition of Parkers Island (the current Georgetown), Phippsburg, Woolwich and the area now known as Bath and…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Presque Isle: The Star City - John R Braden

"… Directum J in three consecutive heats at the Island Park Raceway in Woodstock, New Brunswick. John R Braden competed in his first race in Presque…"