Maine Memory Network

Presque Isle: The Star City - Presque Isle’s Historic Fire Station

"When the municipal offices relocated next door in 1960, the building continued to serve as the fire and police station until the current facility was…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Presque Isle Congregational Church

"… a lot on Second Street, next to the present post office, was sold to the church. In 1868, 700 dollars was raised to put a bell in the original…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The John Ruggles House

"Ruggles law office, stood just below to the east. His wife’s sister married the Honorable John O’Brien, who owned the marble manufactory at Mill…"

Guilford, Maine - CONTACT US

"… PROJECT GUILFORD TEAM MEMBERS GUILFORD TOWN OFFICE Tom Goulette, Guilford Town Manager/MCHP Member MCHP Site Administrator GUILFORD ECONOMIC…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 4 of 4

"… in Scarborough in 1944 and opened his first office in the Marshview Restaurant while it was closed for the winter, as it was the only place that…"

Guilford Historical Society

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 3 of 4

"The post offices continued in private homes without a formal name until 1837. When the newly-named Strong Post Office moved to a three-story…"

Surry by the Bay - Early Settlement

"… cordiality.” With this change, the Ellsworth post office was in Surry and the Surry post office was six miles away."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Resources

"… of the Maine Economy." Maine State Planning Office, June 2003. Web. <http://www.maine.gov/tools/whatsnew/attach.php?id=97965&an=1>. Small, H."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - V. Changing times: the Swan’s Island Ferry

"This was a controversial issue, as separate post offices were one of the last remaining elements of separate village life."

Peru Historical Society

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Norcross Heritage Trust

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Maine Department of Transportation

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Benjamin Kimball, Bangor, ca. 1867

"… 28, 1866, Kimball and Arvida Hayford, whose offices were in the same building met on a stairway."

Mercy Hospital - 100 Years of Mercy Hospital

"… in September 2008 with a state-of-the-art medical office building and an advanced new hospital facility."

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - "Man on the Street"

"… himself out of that position to the more exhalted office off division engineer, which means supervision of the designing and constructing of our…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1890-1900 - Page 3 of 3

"Positions such as store clerks, telephonists, office clerks, secretaries, and typists were opening up (by now typewriters were common in business…"

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 2 of 3

"In 1989, new corporate offices were built on Oak Street and a new mill store and training office was opened on Elm Street."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Peru

"By the middle 1900s there were three post offices, two in stores and the third was in its own building."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Architecture

"In 1888 a new United States Post Office had been established in Jemtland, and in 1901 one was established in Stockholm."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - War of 1812

"It has been said that the officers attempted to bring the men back, but were unsuccessful; finding themselves alone on the battle field, they too…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Our Resources

"… Post Office, 114 Main Road, 734.8884 Second Baptist Church, PO Box 17, 102 Main Road, 734.2055 Town Office, PO Box 76, 150 Main Road, 734.2253…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Bath Savings Institution and Hyde Block

"William Lawrence was the only police officer in the City of Bath to ever be shot and killed on duty."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston is Incorporated - 1777

"… of Major General John Thomas of Massachusetts, an officer who died the preceding June at Fort Chambly, Quebec, and who was an acquaintance of the…"