Maine Memory Network

Lubec, Maine - Lubec's 1911 Centennial Celebration - Page 2 of 2

"… by three feet wide is handsomely framed in dark oak and reinforced with brass stays. It shows the ancient town, with its waterfront and cathedrals…"

Lubec, Maine - S.S. Cumberland: Steamer Brought Passengers and Prosperity to Lubec but Met Tragic End

"A white oak hulled ship; it displaced more than 1,600 tons, boasting three deck levels and two masts."

Blue Hill, Maine - In Search of the Rustic Life

"… Ingleside, Mossledge, Sunset Cliff, and Seven Oaks. Activities of the rusticators included carriage rides, sailing, hiking, tennis, golf, and…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Roads: From Footpaths to Super Highway

"… New England, ran straight across the marsh from Oak Hill to Dunstan, the current path of Route 1, and was funded by tolls of eight cents for a…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 3 of 4

"… it was made of lampblack or tannic acid from oak trees mixed with light oil. Ink could also be made from swamp maple bark and copperas."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 2 of 4

"It crossed the marsh between Dunstan and Oak Hill, the current path of Route 1, and was funded by toll rates, eight cents for a horse and twenty-five…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - 94 Front Street

"He is buried in Bath at the Oak Grove Cemetery. Gershom H. Palmer opened a dry goods business in 1868, lasting at 94 Front Street until 1876."

Guilford, Maine - Modern History: 1966 to Present

"… credit union erected a brand new building, the Oak Ridge Apartments complex was developed on Hudson Avenue, and a $60,000 addition was approved for…"

Scarborough Historical Society & Museum

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Railroad into the Village

"July 21, 1870: The railroad bridge across the river at this place is to be sustained [principally] by oak and brown ash piles…."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… pine, hemlock, fir, spruce, cedar with some oak on the highlands and hackmetack on the lowlands.” (History of Farmington Maine From Its Settlement…"