Maine Memory Network

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Architect William Keith

"… and that of State Senator Edward Robinson, two lots to the east. Keith was a master at designing graceful proportions in both exteriors and…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The Edward O'Brien House

"Edward, Sr. purchased a second lot across the street at 326 Main Street in 1847. He then moved from Warren to Thomaston, and lived here until he died…"

Lincoln, Maine - Post Office, Lincoln, Built in 1856

"… three story building built in 1856 on the corner lot of lower Main Street. David S. Plumly had it built following a fire which destroyed his store…"

Lincoln, Maine - Main Street, Lincoln, ca. 1920

"… is the Lincoln House gas station on the corner lot of Main and Burton St., next is the Masonic Hall where the Town Offices are now located."

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin barn plan, Bangor, 1867

"… with a house where room can be obtained on lots conspicuous." View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Soldiers' Monument, Bangor, 1864

"… "increase the value & quicken the sale of these lots which were a slow sale." The illustration, which appears on page 21 of the scrapbook, is…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Atkins House, Jefferson Street, Bangor, 1851

"… the property after someone built on the next lot, right against his house. Martin noted in the journal that the house is at it appeared on…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Bangor High School, Abbott Square, 1865

"… was built in 1852 on what was known as the Bruce Lot. John Martin (1823-1904), in an account of his life and activities that he began writing and…"

Historic Hallowell - Nature's Bounty - Raw Material, Close at Hand

"Transportation too a lot of people power and a lot of animal power. The 2 1/2 mile route along Outer Winthrop Street contained wetland and a steep…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Prison is Established - 1823

"The lot was described as follows: A certain piece or tract of land in Thomaston with a quarry of limestone thereon, beginning in the southerly line…"

Congregation Shaarey Tphiloh

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Stephen Titcomb and the Settlement of the Sandy River Valley

"Each lot was 100 rods long and extended 1 mile from the river. Stephen Titcomb’ s lot was the most northern of the six."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - The History of Stockholm

"Alfred Swenson and his wife Brita, daughter of Jons Sodergren, settled on Lot #2, the first farm in Stockholm."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Chester Greenwood

"All of his children attended college. There truly was a lot more to Chester than just being the inventor of ear protectors."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Narrative History: Maine Swedish Colony

"… of the Easterly Line of the State) into 160-acre lots and offered them - free - to anyone willing to put in the labor required to clear roads and…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Third Generation and Beyond

"… five Spanish milled dollars for a 100 acre lot with frontage on Somes Sound.) Emily Manchester was fond of saying her husband “Chase” should…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Comparisons

"They both had wicked icy roads and a lot of car crashes. Also they had trees that had limbs that had been blown off from being so frozen and brittle."

Historic Hallowell - Energy

"The machines in factories affected people a lot. Machines were replacing jobs that people had. So basically, the jobs were going away because the…"

Historic Hallowell - Train Wreck Of 1937

"… in to the Hubbard Free Library and caused a lot of damage to the library. The accident did not injure anyone."

Historic Hallowell - Basic Fire Fighting Technology

"… since motorized equipment was first installed in Hallowell.The fire department used lots of technology, but these were some of the most prominent."

Historic Hallowell - Initiative and Self-Improvement

"… Free Library A desire to improve one’s lot and see the world wasn’t restricted to boys going to sea."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Thompson's Memorial

"… the building was demolished for parking a parking lot for the Northeastland Hotel. Sources: Clark, Marilyn, Wm. Clark Ketcham, and Dale Steinhauer."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Moving to Maine: There to Here - Page 3 of 3

"… to Here X Other than shoes, there were a lot of things that my parents did not have, like an indoor toilet."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 13 of 13

"About this time there were a lot of auctions in the area, selling off farm equipment no longer used."