Maine Memory Network

Lincoln, Maine - New Tissue Mill, Lincoln, 1964 - Page 1 of 2

"… under construction in Lincoln in 1964 showing the old stock house for storing paper in background. View additional information about this item on…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - "Main Streets" of North Yarmouth and Cumberland

"1871 North Yarmouth Historical Society Locating the old houses of Cumberland map, by Hope Dilloway, 1989Prince Memorial Library"

Blue Hill, Maine - Long Island: The Forgotten Community - Page 1 of 3

"A few old stone foundations, a cemetery, and other remnants are all that remain—aside from the newer built camps which remain largely empty most of…"

Lincoln, Maine - Main Street, Lincoln, ca. 1920

"On the left, the first building is the Lincoln House gas station on the corner lot of Main and Burton St., next is the Masonic Hall where the Town…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 2 of 4

"… frequent and convenient rail service to Portland, Old Orchard Beach and Saco following what is now Route 1.(1) Trolley at Dunstan…"

Byron Historical Society

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Presque Isle: The Star City - National Community Christmas Tree - 1959

"The tree, estimated to be over 100 years old, had a diameter at the base of 22 inches with a branch spread of approximately twenty-eight feet."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Welcome

"… a place that brings together the new and the old, the ocean and the land. It creates a stronger sense of community through a greater understanding…"

Lincoln, Maine - Other Early Hospitals

"… two-story hospital housed the sick, young and old. Thelma decided to open a hospital in 1932 while working as a nurse in a nursing home."

Sedgwick-Brooklin Historical Society

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"He felt that the school was badly needed. He drafted legislation to bring the school to fruition. The bill was vetoed by the Governor."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 4 of 4

"… States was November 1895 in Chicago; in nearby Old Orchard Beach, competitive auto racing on the beach began probably as early as 1903.(2) The…"

Norridgewock Historical Society

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 4 of 4

"… Stratton and Bluff Islands would often go toward Old Orchard Pier. However, they would not fish any of the islands found at the Saco River…"

Lincoln, Maine - Steamboats

"… fares from Old Town to Winn, Old Town to Lincoln, Old Town to Howland, Old Town to Passadumkeag, Old Town Greenbush, and Old Town to Sunkhaze all…"

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

"… Point, the traveler would proceed on the beach to Old Orchard. For more than one hundred years, the King’s Highway was the only land route between…"

Lisbon Historical Society

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 1 of 4

"… Scarboro station was located near the junction of Old Blue Point and Portland Street (Milliken Mills Road)."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks - Page 2 of 2

"… knew that area of Stratton Island as the old wreck. This name was added to others around the island such as clam cove, ringbolt, and barn run…"

Stanley Museum

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First Parish in Portland

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Peru

"The old West Peru School now houses a community center under the direction of the Friends of Peru Elementary School."

Great Cranberry Island Historical Society

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Twentieth-Century Community Life

"… game, pitting the village team against the "old-timers" outfitted in long-johns, to raise money to give a wrist watch to each graduating high…"