Maine Memory Network

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Businesses and Cottage Industries

"Businesses and Cottage Industries map of Islesboro  Text by John Mitchell Blacksmith, Islesboro, ca."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Charles K. Savage (1903-1979): The View from Asticou - Page 4 of 6

"Again, Charles's aesthetic prevailed. Map of Asticou Corner, Northeast Harbor, ca. 1954Mount Desert Island Historical Society Thuya Garden…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Bryants and Rockefellers: Two Seal Harbor Families

"… was formed, putting Mount Desert Island on the map as an official tourist destination. A huge player in the success of Acadia National Park was…"

Historic Hallowell - Police and Fire Citations

""Town of Dresden Fire Fighters." Dresden, Maine. Dresden Fire Department, uknown. Web. 09 May 2011. <http:// townofdresden.com/map.shtml>."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 1 of 4

"Historical Overview Map of Scarborough with MarshlandScarborough Historical Society & Museum Scarborough: They Called it Owascoag Text by…"

Skowhegan History House

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Dyer Library/Saco Museum

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Regional and Town History

"Google Maps tells us that the distance between Byron and Buckfield—respectively the northern and southern-most towns in RSU 10—is 43 miles, with a…"

Westport Island History Committee

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Life on a Tidal River - Four Important Women of Bangor

"“Cemetery Map - Mount Hope Cemetery Corp & Crematory - America's Second Garden Cemetery.” Mount Hope Cemetery Corp & Crematory, Mount Hope Cemetery…"

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…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford High School Basketball - 1970s - Page 1 of 2

"… of the 1970’s that really put the town “on the map” with its sports prominence. In a recent Bangor Daily News farewell to the Auditorium article…"

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…"

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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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Of The Arts Era

"… Broadway debut at the age of 32 put her on the map as a skilled monologist and actress. Her work was lauded by many writers and performing artists…"

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 - 94 Front Street

"… in the early 1850s, according to the 1858 map of Bath, and city tax records, David Tilden Stinson rented the location from Oliver Moses, running a…"

Scarborough Historical Society & Museum

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Lubec, Maine - Canning Sardines in Lubec: Technology, the Syndicate and Labor

"… of on-ground realities, the Sanborn Insurance maps, offer testimony. Canneries in Lubec in the 1903 edition show rooms labeled as places where cans…"

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."

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - North New Portland Village

"… New Portland is the town, as it is listed on many maps, but it is one of the thee villages in the town of New Portland, ME., Somerset County."

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."

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…"