Maine Memory Network

Western Maine Foothills Region - A Man's Life in a Suitcase

"… assault on Peleliu Island, where he was killed by mortar fire on September 20, 1944. He was buried in Grave 95, Section 3 in a cemetery on Peleliu…"

Guilford, Maine - Veterans Tributes - Page 1 of 2

"… in the face of withering hostile small arms and mortar fire, succeeded in placing an automatic rifle team in position to neutralize the enemy’s…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Bridge That Changed The Map

"… and braced to evenly distribute the load on mortared rubble piers extending from the roadbed grade down to the foundation set in the riverbanks."

Pejepscot Historical Society

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Lubec, Maine - The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head

"… hastily built tower soon leaking badly, its lime mortar soft and unsafe. The romanticized image here, derived from an 1837 Maine geology study…"