Maine Memory Network

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 5 of 17

"Once these two mills were established this mill district came to be one of the largest cotton milling facilities in the country."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mt. Zircon Reservoir - Page 1 of 3

"The Town of Rumford formed the Board of Water District Trustees in March, 1911. Said Trustees were: Charles M. Bisbee, Cleon S."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Hugh J. Chisholm, Sr. - Page 1 of 2

"… dams, canal, mills, a power company, and a water district could not be finalized. He sought the assistance of a well-known, profitable, and…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - About the Project

"… X By Nick Waugh The Western Foothills School District of Maine (Regional School Unit 10) contains 478 square miles—more than any school district…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Regional and Town History

"In the late 19th century, as paper mills, textile mills, and shoe factories proliferated along the Androscoggin, additional waves of immigrants, in…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 1 of 4

"… into the subsequent Rumford/Mexico Water District (with its Mt. Zircon Reservoir); the International Paper Company; the Rumford Falls Sulphite…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Hugh J. Chisholm, Sr. - Page 2 of 2

"… interests were to develop an attractive business district to be constructed between the canal and the Androscoggin River."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Byron

"District 7 School, Roxbury, 1915Byron Historical Society Over the years Byron has seen businesses come and go: spruce gum, several lumber mills…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Peru

"… to vote for a governor, and senators for the districts. Merrill Knight was moderator of said meeting and 20 votes were recorded."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Fires in Rumford

"… Waldo Street had become a secondary business district to the Congress Street business area and had spurred the growth of a collection of…"

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"… bleached Kraft mill on the site of the current mill; and, in 1958, the mill switched from manufacturing sulphite pulp to Kraft pulp (a more…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mt. Zircon Reservoir - Page 3 of 3

"… by Brian Gagnon, Superintendent, Rumford Water District Report to the Trustees of the Rumford Falls and Mexico Water Supply District, January 17…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VIII. Changing course and new beginnings (1955-Present) - Page 2 of 2

"… Register of Historic Places, as well as the Mill district. The tradition of Biddeford as a place of possibility for those seeking a better life for…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - V. A Cascade of Booms & Busts (1790-1865) - Page 2 of 3

"… became a state in its own right, no longer a district of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. There was still a good deal of agricultural activity…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - Shipbuilding in Biddeford: Lore, Leaders, and Legacy

"… appointed, to reside at Biddeford.” In 1807 the district was changed to the much simpler District of Saco, and the collector was now allowed to…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 3 of 3

"… force, fire department, highway department, water district, sewer district, highway department, and librarian."

Lincoln, Maine - Other Early Hospitals

"District In early Lincoln, hospitals were not what they are today. They were in the homes of the doctors or nurses."

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"… plus it housed a carding mill, tannery, stave mill, shingle mill, corn and barley gristmills. At the same time, many East Surry men, along with…"

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

"… Coat Island” in 1786, three years after the district of Maine became a part of Massachusetts. Native Scotsman, author, merchant, politician, Son of…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - Bridges of North New Portland

"… as it used to be known as, near the old mill district. It is presently a two span concrete t-beam bridge constructed by the Maine State Highway…"

Lincoln, Maine - Jeremy Nelson

"Jeremy Nelson started the school district, and without him, the district and schools might not have existed."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Schools

"District Seven school, known as the Parker school , had one of the best school houses in town. High School classes were taught in it."

Surry by the Bay - Weathervane Dispute

"Officers of the school district were Claude L. Bonsey, President; Robert T. Carlisle, Treasurer; and Frank G. Whitney, Clerk."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Running the Town

"… Joyce, was elected to the School Administrative District #76 School Board. She served until 1972. Roberta recalled being tired of coming up against…"