Maine Memory Network

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - The Shaping of the Borderlands: Arcane Deeds and Failed Colonies - Page 1 of 5

"… attempt to actually make good on his grant by transporting settlers was an immediate and complete failure."

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"After the war he settled on Allan’s Island (Treat’s Island) where he operated a trading post. Louis Delesdernier was eventually appointed the first…"

Lubec, Maine - The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head

"… its two ton heft of glass and iron framework was transported across the sea and up the tower. Assembled in place in 1857, the latest lamp using…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Pejepscot Proprietors Biographies - Page 1 of 2

"He was responsible for the upkeep of the Wells-Brunswick road and helped transport soldiers to the Brunswick fort."

Seal Cove Auto Museum

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Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"… Point (Lubec) • John Allan settles on Treat’s Island (Allan’s Island) 1790 • John Cooper, acting as agent for North Lubec (Seward’s Neck) settlers…"

Lubec, Maine - Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello - Page 1 of 3

"Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello, Lubec, ca. 1962Lubec Historical Society Campobello, a 15 square mile Canadian island in the Bay of Fundy and site of…"

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…"

Lubec, Maine - McCurdy Herring Smokehouse - Page 1 of 4

"… a view looking over to downtown Lubec from the island of Campobello on the Canadian side. The waterfront landscape was densely crowded with…"

Lubec, Maine - Klondike: Lubec's Gold from Sea Water Hoax

"… Philippines where he authored a history of the Islands. Sources Bangs, Carrie, “Klondike: The Gold from Sea Water Story Promoted by the…"

Lubec, Maine - Canning Sardines in Lubec: Technology, the Syndicate and Labor

"… he was sailing with his brother to Prince Edward Island. Both canneries were important operations later in Seacoast Canning Co., as Plants 9 and 8."

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."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - About Us - Page 1 of 3

"… from the coastal towns of Surry and Swan’s Island in July, 2011, and January, 2012, at the Maine Historical Society in Portland."

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Floods

"The flood was caused by ice jams at Swan Island and Browns Island but with the warming temperatures in the late winter, early spring, the winter ice…"

Historic Hallowell - Early Industry and Bombahook

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

Lincoln, Maine - The Stanislaus Family

"… lumber for building, and the Penobscot River for transportation. When Sylvia and Stephen were married, they wanted extra room to grow, to build…"

Surry by the Bay - Early Twentieth Century

"… of engineering provided a much easier mode of transportation at a time when more and more “people from away” were discovering the rustic delights…"

Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"… the American Revolution, the cutting, sawing and transporting of enormous amounts of both pine and spruce boards began."

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

"Access to ship transportation in Yarmouth was essential, as trains hadn’t yet come to the interior. The Town Hall, Masonic Lodge, North Yarmouth…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 2 of 4

"… was cut out of ledges at the top of the hill and transported on cable cars down a track to a massive stone wharf where it was loaded on ships with…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Early Settlers

"He settled in California where he transported freight up the Sacramento River. At some point, he came back to Farmington where he settled in the…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Educating Blue Hill

"This facilitated much easier transportation to the Academy than horse and cart or walking. High school students had to pay to ride the local bus for…"

St. Croix Historical Society

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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