Maine Memory Network

Blue Hill, Maine - Shipbuilding: An Important Early Industry

"The settlement was not on the map at first because the British had found long straight trees that were good for building masts, so the map makers did…"

Lincoln, Maine - Aroostook War

"Aroostook War Map X To prove this statement with research, I found that Canada would have gotten its way if Maine did not stand up and create a…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - II. Pinkies, wherries, skiffs and chebaccos: Early Settlement

"Champlain’s early map gives this island the name “Brule-Cote,” meaning “Burnt-hill” in his native French, presumably due to evidence of past fires on…"

Westport Island History Committee

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Cumberland & North Yarmouth - "Main Streets" of North Yarmouth and Cumberland

"This has made Greely Road look like a zipper on a map! Cumberland Center Points of Interest The Buxton house at 363 Main Street, at the corner of…"

Acadian Archives

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Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"Map of Cobscook Bay Area, 1881Lubec Memorial Library Lubec’s connection to the sea and its close proximity to the Canadian Maritimes have shaped its…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"According to several city maps, around 1910, the church had a vestry added to it. In 1890, a large organ was purchased for the church."

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… SEE NOTE Detail of USGS Topographical Map of Bath, 2000Patten Free Library Introduction Downtown Bath, the heart of the City of Ships…"

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"… family and friends—a place already labeled on a map—to arrive somewhere without these foundations and struggle to create them."

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"History of Presque Isle Map of Presque Isle, ca. 1870Presque Isle Historical Society Text by: Kimberly R."

Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"… very important in putting Maine on the national map. He was known as one of the best congressmen the state ever had."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"Historical Overview map of Islesboro  by Olivia Boucher and Melissa L. Olson Survey Chart, Islesboro, 1884Islesboro Historical Society…"