Maine Memory Network

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 1 of 4

"… or at intersections of travel lanes, where inland roads met stagecoach routes. When railroad lines were established, in later years, villages grew…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 2 of 3

"I then hauled my load up to the road that leads to Sewall Ayers. There I was met by Ayers with 2 yoke of steers and by Whitman with 2 yoke more, they…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - North New Portland Village

"… was near what is now the corner of the Bog Road and the Long Falls Dam Road. The next was directly across the street beside the Kimball Block…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Early Settlers

"… and purchased the old Norton homestead on Holley Road. As time went on, funds were donated for its care and the Nordica Homestead became the home…"

Guilford, Maine - Modern History: 1966 to Present

"… the resilient people of Guilford kept forging new roads and in fact paved some that had been only gravel for over a century."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Interviews - Page 2 of 2

"… near your house with the trees, buildings, and roads? A: It was pretty incredible that roads were blocked off with trees that had fallen over."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Emerson Letter

"… army has been steadily pushing on, cutting new roads, building new bridges until the advance is now in about four miles of Richmond."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - III. Boom, bustle, bust: The Steamboat Years to WWII

"… and its three stories still stand tall on Harbor Road. It was also used for dances, social gatherings, and this hall hosted the annual eighth grade…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Champlain Society - Page 2 of 2

"… carriages on rough, bumpy, steep buckboard roads. Village life centered around Somesville and Southwest Harbor."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Woodrow Wilson

"George road then and was went to school it’s no longer there used to be on school street. Kristen Sawyer: In Thomaston? What town did you live in…"

Lincoln, Maine - Ira Fish

"They would have better roads, better government, and better businesses for the town to earn money. Another feeling was pride because not many small…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - A Murder In Strong

"… a bridge because if he had been walking on the road, he would be asked why he was traveling on the Sabbath."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Skyline Farm - Making and Preserving History

"Rev. Loring’s sons Thomas, Levi, and Jeremiah purchased land and built houses in the Walnut Hill area of North Yarmouth. In “Old Times of North…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"As more and more cars came to Islesboro, the dirt roads became very dusty. The Red Wing brought the first tar truck to the island to oil the roads."

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"Road connecting Lubec and East Machias under construction 1817 • First village schoolhouse built and included meeting hall on second floor."

Lincoln, Maine - Other Early Hospitals

"… we have ambulances that have certain rights on roads that allow them to get to patients quicker. These are some ways early hospitals and modern…"

Scarborough Historical Society & Museum

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Colby College Special Collections

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - The Brick Inn

"Small lots with road frontage were sold piece-meal, often referencing Belcher's Field. That field was later known as Pratt's Field and was used by…"

Blue Hill, Maine - A Real Downeast County Fair

"… the Blue Hill Fair! E.B White lived just down the road in Brooklin. Even today, E.B. White’s classic story is honored by a Charlotte's Web Tent…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 2 of 4

"… several quarries were active along East Blue Hill Road. The Darling’s Blue Hill Granite Company had a wharf at the present site of the…"

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

"… in the mid to late 1800s—with new homes, better roads, and increased travel—made Swan’s Island a profitable enough location to gain a steamboat…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Educating Blue Hill

"… Hill, before 1914Blue Hill Public Library The Old Schoolhouse The Old Schoolhouse, also known as the village school, was the schoolhouse located…"

Lubec, Maine - Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello - Page 1 of 3

"Road construction towards bridge, Lubec, 1962 Lubec Historical Society Final work on international bridge, Lubec, 1962 Lubec Historical Society…"