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Site Pages
These sites were created for each contributing partner or as part of collaborative community projects through Maine Memory. Learn about collaborative projects on MMN.
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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - A word of thanks
"… Sue Souliere Britton Wolf Abbe Museum Dyer Library/Saco Museum Hudson Museum-University of Maine University of New England And of course, the…"
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"… and Saco downtowns, ca.1887McArthur Public Library Andrews & Horigan Grocery Store, Biddeford, 1899McArthur Public Library While most…"
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"1910McArthur Public Library The earliest settlers lived almost entirely in the area immediately near the mouth of the river and on the large hill…"
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Bath's Historic Downtown - Ledyard Block
"… Middle School With images from the Patten Free Library X The Ledyard Block, 34-38 Centre Street, on the southeast corner of Centre and Water…"
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Bath's Historic Downtown - Project Resources
"… History & Genealogy Room at the Patten Free Library Books & Manuscripts Baker, William Avery, 1973, “A Maritime History of Bath, Maine and the…"
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Bath's Historic Downtown - Entertainment- Alameda and Opera House
"… Middle School With images from the Patten Free Library Bath Opera House reopening, 1926Maine Maritime Museum In the late 19th and early 20th…"
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Bath's Historic Downtown - Merchants' Row
"1875Patten Free Library Do you know what a merchant is? A merchant is a buyer or seller for goods for profit, like one who carries on a trade."
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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The MCHP Experience: In Our Own Words
"… -Raymond Gaudette, President McArthur Public Library Sally captures the action during the Museum in the Streets tour X "It's been really…"
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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - V. A Cascade of Booms & Busts (1790-1865) - Page 3 of 3
"Andrews, Biddeford, ca. 1861McArthur Public Library CLICK HERE TO READ MORE ABOUT BIDDEFORD DURING THE CIVIL WAR (1861-65) Because of the high cost…"
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"1915McArthur Public Library Throughout Maine during these years most of the large manufactures either moved to the South or where floated along…"
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"1915McArthur Public Library Biddeford's coastal location and partially navigable river meant that it was noticed quite early by Europeans."
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Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview
"1909Patten Free Library While Bath thrived in the 1890s as the wooden schooner trade flourished and metal shipbuilding was growing rapidly, a series…"
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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - Cities of Smoke and Soot
"… of Harmon's Corner Fire, 1911McArthur Public Library Headline about the fire which consumed Biddeford's City Building on December 31, 1894."
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"… Laconia Mills, Biddeford, 1875McArthur Public Library The Pepperell Mill in Biddeford was the life blood for the small city during the 1800’s and…"
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"… Saco River, Biddeford-Saco, 1908McArthur Public Library The ice harvesting flourished during the 1870s and 1880s."
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"… and Saco downtowns, ca.1887McArthur Public Library By Paige S. Pandora University of Southern Maine Biddeford and Saco were up-and-coming areas…"
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"1894McArthur Public Library As more businesses and industries were using the local water ways advantageously, nearly 17 sawmills were erected in…"
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"… War Veterans of Biddeford, 1916McArthur Public Library Reality dawned on the citizens of Biddeford and Saco as soldiers returned home."
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Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahock House and The Sagadahoc Block
"… Middle School With images from the Patten Free Library Sagadahock House, Bath, 1894Patten Free Library The Sagadahock House was built in…"
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"… High School Olympian, 1924McArthur Public Library During the first decades of the 20th century output was high in terms of people and products…"
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Bath's Historic Downtown - Project Overview
"… History & Genealogy Room at the Patten Free Library, the Bath Historical Society, and the Black House teachers at Bath Middle School were informed…"
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Bath's Historic Downtown - Davenport Memorial and City Hall
"… Middle School With images from the Patten Free Library Construction of Davenport Memorial City Hall, Bath, 1928Maine Maritime Museum The…"
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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Timeline of Events
"… Scanning session at the Scarborough Public Library March 2010 Dani Fazio offers photography training for team at Scarborough Public Library…"
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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - V. A Cascade of Booms & Busts (1790-1865) - Page 2 of 3
"1855McArthur Public Library The Perkins shipyard opened in the 1820s, and by the 1840's it would be one of the most important shipyards in the state."