Maine Memory Network

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks - Page 1 of 2

"… Chapin, also built by Major Waterhouse, was the last ship built in the shipyard. It was launched as a hull in 1847 and was to be floated to…"

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

"The last trolley ran through Scarborough in 1932. As use of trolleys declined, use of automobiles became more widespread."

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

"… bridge builder from New Sharon, for $1,000 and lasted nearly 20 years. But on Saturday October 13, 1855, during the Strong Agricultural Fair, a…"

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

"… made during the 1790s engendered organized and lasting support for the movement. After a year of debates and assessments of the past failure…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Economic History of Main Street, Northeast Harbor - Page 2 of 3

"The last barber left town in the mid-1970s. The pharmacy closed in 1989. By the village’s bicentennial, many of the people who worked year-round in…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting

"The Ice industry started in 1826 and lasted 75 years. The ice industry became a big industry in Maine."

Historic Hallowell - Blizzards in Hallowell

"This blizzard lasted for seven weeks. It began in Wyoming and Colorado and then spread over most of the West."

Historic Hallowell - The Opening & Closing of Hallowell's Shoe Companies

"Later on, it was the Hy-Style Shoe Company. Lastly, in 1979, it became a house for the elderly and remains that to this day."

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell History From a 7th Grade Perspective

"… were greeted by Sam Webber in his top hat, and last a tour of Hallowell's Museum in the Streets annotated by another Historical Hallowell team…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Day 1

"… were warning people that the storm was going to last the rest of the week. But the thing is is that people were struggling to keep warm and find…"

Historic Hallowell - Shipping

"… around the 1800s through the 1900s? Last Coal Barge, Hallowell, ca. 1939Hubbard Free Library What was shipped in and out of Hallowell and…"

Skowhegan Community History - Kennebec River Log Drive

"The Last Kennebec Logdrive 1976 Log jams were common on the log drive. The logs sometimes got caught up on rocks, stopping the ones behind or even…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Bob Marley

"He lasted 40 hours on the stage, going through 17 hours of original jokes before repeating some. In a 2015 interview, Marley states his love for…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Chester Greenwood

"The last thing he patented was a spring-tooth rake. He invented other things – a pipe vise, an umbrella holder, and a portable camp."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Lowell's General Store, Commerce, & the Railroad

"… in 1935 and the Maine Central RR ran its last passenger train in 1957. The train continued a daily trip to Farmington to collect milk and cream at…"

Lubec, Maine - Myron Avery, Lubec, and the Appalachian Trail

"… North Lubec.” Myron Avery on the trail X His lasting fame rests in his guiding foresight and devoted leadership in development of the…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Water Transportation

"By 1934, the last boats that had provided service to Dark Harbor, the Southport and the Westport, made their final runs and freight and passenger…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Old Town Hall and Grant Building

"Navy and for more than the last ten years by R.M. Tate Co. Tate's, like Grant's, is a department store that offers inexpensive merchandise. X"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Railroad Station

"… service on the MCRR was discontinued. X The last big change in crossing the Kennebec River happened in 2000 with the opening of the Sagadahoc…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Lincoln Block

"The last bank to occupy the building was the First National Bank, from 1910 to 1960. After that, Freeman's Barbershop (1963-1977) and The Vamoo…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Customs House

"That was also the last year that the Customs Collector was in the Customs House. Govenor William KingPatten Free Library Many people…"

Guilford, Maine - Veterans Tributes - Page 2 of 2

"… DC thus beginning service to her country that lasted 40 years. The attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 propelled Mattie into military service on August…"

Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln Theater

"The theater closed in June of 1996 and the last owner was Peter Quiron who had been planning to sell it months before it actually closed."

Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln Memorial Library

"Last, the story of how it came to be impacts the town, like Issac S. Burton who donated $500 to start it."