Maine Memory Network

Guilford, Maine - Veterans Tributes - Page 1 of 2

"… was a member of the FIFTH Amphibious Corps that landed under withering fire and participated in the successful assault on Mount Suribachi where…"

Lincoln, Maine - The Stanislaus Family

"… wood from the forest, and to have extra farming land. They chose Lincoln for all of those reasons."

Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln Historical Society - Page 2 of 2

"… be moved from its location at the high school to land across from the library that had been donated by Eastern Fine Paper Company in 1947."

Lincoln, Maine - Jeremy Nelson

"… a trustee, the town treasurer, a town agent, a land owner, a collector of taxes, and a constable in Lincoln’s early years."

Lincoln, Maine - Gateway Motors

"… build it in the current location because the land was not theirs. Instead, they built it on West Broadway."

Lincoln, Maine - Railroads

"… of the railroad in Lincoln started in 1852, when land was bought to construct a railroad. The construction started in 1864, and ended in 1868."

Lincoln, Maine - Jacob Stinchfield

"Ira ended up selling Jacob land where he built a house in the mid-1830s. We know this house today as the Corro House, located on West Broadway where…"

Seashore Trolley Museum

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Bridge That Changed The Map

"… Strong was incorporated in 1801 as a tract of land rectangular in shape, seven miles, 94 rods long, by four miles, 256 rods wide."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Village Schools

"… a local business owner, donated a parcel of land on Upper Main Street, which was more than adequate for a school."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - IV. Transitions and troubles: Private enterprise shoulders an island’s needs

"… and the Quarry Wharf became a social center at landing time when islanders gathered to exchange news and goods."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 1 of 4

"… Walker, Jr., and his associates, to settle a land controversy in Concord, New Hampshire. The first settlers to the region were Jonathan Keyes and…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 3 of 5

"… named after homesteaders who settled the hilly land. Science Hill, however, was so-called because of the many creative inventors who seemed to…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 2 of 3

"… for fishing, stopping to plant crops in fertile lands along the way. In the fall they would go north, stopping to harvest crops, then going on to…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 3 of 3

"… Elizabeth Abbott who had originally donated the land. Barn raisings were the first social events, consisting of fiddle playing, dancing, and plenty…"

Blake Library Special Collections, UMFK

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John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin's Journal

"… and of money itself as well as the 1830s craze of land speculation all affected Bangor and John Martin -- and all appear within the pages of his…"

Mercy Hospital - Sisters of Mercy

"… classes and monopolized virtually all of the land.) Mary Catherine McAuley, noted both for her faith, practical nature, and her devotion to…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - 1790s: A Growing Movement

"… where squatters and proprietors argued over land rights, and even in coastal towns like Portland, newly arrived squatters offset some of…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"The forest provided game for the table. As land was cleared, wheat and corn were planted later to be turned into flour, food crops were planted, as…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Early Settlers

"… bunch, coming up the Kennebec River and over land by foot or horse through unsettled areas following the trails of early trappers or Indians."

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

"… to cross the choppy waters towards the Lubec landing. But the dory, following, lost power. The Callahan boat operator slacked off the engine and a…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Brothers of the Civil War

"… our communities to settle elsewhere, including lands in the western United States. The population in North Yarmouth decreased significantly."

Colby College Special Collections

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