Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - The Vaughan Stream & Sawmills

"The mill was powered by steam which turned a shaft while a conveyer belt took the trees up to the sawmill."

Lincoln, Maine - Methodist Church

"… Church was organized in Lincoln, but the actual building was not built until 1839. Nobody can remember where services were held before the church…"

Lincoln, Maine - Solomon's Store

"Together, Solomon and Grindell leased the building and they turned it into a store that sold apparel for both men and women."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Peru

"The mill finally closed around 1990 and today stands empty. Peru is now considered a bedroom town, mainly for the employees of the paper mill in…"

Lincoln, Maine - Catholic Church

"… changed places from certain houses to different buildings. The different reverends attended up to four times a year over the 1880s."

Lincoln, Maine - Ballard Hill School, Lincoln, ca. 1930

"This historic building stands strong today, overlooking the town and many memories are shared by the people who once attended school there."

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Schools

"… people who worked at the local Hallowell cotton mills and shoe factories) had to attend school as well."

Historic Hallowell - Logging

"The saw mill would make the logs in different shapes and sizes, so they could sell the logs to citizens who were in need of lumber."

Lincoln, Maine - Aaron Woodbury

"Also, he could build his home, farm, and store because of all the lumber we have in Lincoln. Third, he could bathe in the rivers since it was moving…"

Lincoln, Maine - Carney's Store

"… on the south end of Main Street where the new building called “Lake View Senior Housing” is now being built."

Lincoln, Maine - Workman's Hospital

"After this, the building was sold, torn down, and then rebuilt by the new owner. The location is where Dr. Weatherbee’s optometrist’s office is today."

Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln House Hotel

"On March 9th, 1958 the building was torn down, and a modern restaurant took its place. Austin Nantkes "Create a statement and prove or disprove it…"

Lincoln, Maine - W.A. Brown: Jack of all trades

"He bought his first business building on Main Street in November of 1904. Here, he was involved in jewelry sales, watch repair, optical work, and was…"

Lincoln, Maine - Jacob Stinchfield

"Jacob also built a grist mill in Lincoln Center. Stinchfield Monument, Lincoln, ca. 1887Lincoln Historical Society He married a woman named…"

Historic Hallowell - Johnson Brothers and Their Shoe Factory

"Once they moved out, the abandoned building was torn down in May, 1955, and a skating rink took its place. Cotton Mill and Johnson Shoes Citations"

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Lincoln, Maine - Thomas G. Libby

"Works Cited "The Buildings, Businesses, and Streets of Lincoln." Lincoln Historical Society: Black Binder 1 & 2. Print. Fellows, Dana Willis."

Lincoln, Maine - Osgood's Store

"They added the former Newberry’s building to their store. Now in the basement of Marden’s they still put merchandise down there, but it is furniture…"

Lincoln, Maine - Thomas S. Libby

"… be hired as a carpenter that remodeled houses or buildings. Andrew Johnson "Create a statement and prove or disprove it with evidence from your…"

Lincoln, Maine - Jonathan Clay Jr.

"… the same because he was one of the first men to build a place on Cold Stream Pond. Maybe if he wouldn’t have gone to war and people from Lincoln…"

Lincoln, Maine - Newspapers

"A new building has been built, after a fire burned it down in November of 2009. Today, The Lincoln News costs 60 cents and over 6,000 people buy it…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Harvesting on Cascade Pond

"You would insulate it with sawdust from the mills. That would go on until the ice house was full.” Weston's Ox TeamHubbard Free Library “In the…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Early Settlements

"1900Islesboro Historical Society MILL CREEK The small settlement of Mill Creek was located between Dark Harbor Village and Grindle Point where…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Schools

"Number Three was the Creek School located near Mill Creek. In District Number Four, a new school was built on the same location as an older school…"