Maine Memory Network

Blue Hill, Maine - SS Panatoset, Blue Hill, 1907

"… Description SS Panatoset yacht in 1907 near Blue Hill. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - MDI and the Fire of 1947

"The Depression had taken its toll and many of the summer homes were never rebuilt. Remnants of these early homes can still be seen near Bar Harbor."

Historic Hallowell - Interview with Richard Bachelder - almost an eyewitnes!

"He lived next-door. Train Wreck Podcast  Dick and his friends continued to play football, unaware of of the near by train disaster. X"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 8 of 17

"… were using the local water ways advantageously, nearly 17 sawmills were erected in Saco by 1800. The Saco River’s waterpower aided in inflating the…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Student Narrative of MDI History

"… on September 5, “The same day we passed also near to an island about four or five leagues long, in the neighborhood of which we just escaped being…"

Historic Hallowell - Transportation Challenge

"… to the ships was done at the granite wharf near the intersection of Water and Temples Streets."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Cutler Memorial Library dedication, Farmington, 1903

"The attendance was estimated at nearly 2,000. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."

Lubec, Maine - Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello - Page 2 of 3

"… the water reflecting the calm before tide reversal. The left photo near high tide reveals the water just below the bottom of the trestle's deck."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad Trestle, ca. 1910

"… Railroad Trestle crossing the Aroostook River near Crouseville. An Electric trolley is on the trestle."

Naples Historical Society

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Kids at the quarry

"… even got to get their hands dirty as they excavated for artifacts near where the blacksmith was once located! Quarry Exhibit Slideshow"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Interior, John Martin Store, Bangor, 1862

"In 1862, he opened his own store on Center Street near the Rail Road Bridge. Martin, who began in 1864 writing a detailed account of his life and…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: Wharf, Store and Blacksmith Shop

"… Historical Society This complex, located near the modern-day bridge to Cushing at the end of Wadsworth Street, was a thriving business center. The…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Permanent Settlement

"Richardson built his home further down the shore near what is now called the Sound. James and Rachel (Gott) Richardson had eleven children and…"

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

"… “down under the hill” 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…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Ammunition Case

"… the Civil War era, so narrowing soldiers down is near impossible. Since no battles actually occurred in Maine, we can assume it was gathered from…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Welcome to the town of Blue Hill!

"From the first Native Americans who settled near the sheltered waters to the present day, farmers, fishermen, merchants, educators, artists, summer…"

Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln Center Baptist Church, Lincoln, ca. 1900

"… at what is now Lincoln Center for a period of nearly twenty years. There was no church organization in his time and he did not live to see the…"

Ambajejus Boom House

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Holiday Events

"Old and young would gather near the Veterans Memorial. There would be a parade, speeches and music. After a brief ceremony at the town memorial park…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin gate design, Bangor, 1867

"… Book No 3," "is designed not to be located too near a house and is made for service and show." Martin was an accountant and shopkeeper who was…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin self portrait, 1889

"… at Katahdin Iron Works, in a "wild land township" near Brownville, starting in 1888. The illustration is on page 57 of the book and accompanies a…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Reed Hardings neighborhood, Hampden, ca. 1833

"His journal details his interests in nearly everything around him: architecture, gardening, business, transportation, fashion, and dance, among other…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Women in Colonial Economies - Page 3 of 4

"… these activities in her diary, which contains nearly daily entries spanning from 1775 to 1812.(6) Ensuring the survival of their households and the…"