Maine Memory Network

Guilford, Maine - Modern History: 1966 to Present

"King Cummings Park X Things were growing so well statewide that comprehensive plans for towns became mandatory."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VIII. Changing course and new beginnings (1955-Present) - Page 2 of 2

"… has taken place in the industrial and shopping parks on the western end of town, and investments in new schools have been made."

Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 2 of 3

"… goods in front of their shops, and sleighs are parked at the sidewalk. Brick commercial blocks at the right are dominated by the new Mussey’s Row…"

Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln Theater

"… it and tore it down to add more space for their parking lot. Lincoln Movie Theater Diorama by Brady Hawkins X Brianna Fink "Create a statement…"

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

"… also allowed residents to visit area amusement parks and beaches for pleasure at an affordable cost."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 3 of 4

"It is now the site of Scarborough Industrial Park. In 1929 Curtis Wright Corporation built a nearby log cabin intended as a barracks for a summer…"

The General Henry Knox Museum

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - The Abbott School

"… 1903Farmington Historical Society Abbott Park MapFarmington Historical Society One of the most ambitious projects was a railroad built on…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 2 of 3

"Henry W. Park came to Mexico from Dixfield. He first moved to a farm on Mann Hill and the next year bought a store at Mexico Corner, becoming a…"

Guilford, Maine - Special Events

"… the ball game, while hundreds of cars would also park in the outfield. It seems every town had its own team made up of local athletes but the towns…"

Surry by the Bay - Surry Opera Company

"… Shouse, founder of the Wolf Trap, the National Park for the Performing Arts outside of Washington, DC, gave the company its first official tour."

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 3 of 4

"… Building (Hotel Harris); and the Strathglass Park. All of these buildings are works of art in themselves."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 1 of 4

"… housing needs was the construction of Strathglass Park, a series of brick, duplex homes for the workers."

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

"… the chief horticulturist of the National Capital Parks Department, George Harding. Over the next few months, over 500 trees were screened."

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor: Healthcare Center of Eastern and Central Maine - Page 2 of 2

"Joseph Healthcare Park. Some of these include endocrinology, rheumatology, and a nutrition center. These are recent additions to the hospital's…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… 1847, acquired its own new building in the City Park in 1891, as a result of Galen C. Moses giving the City $10,000 for its construction."

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"… and the city planned for new neighborhoods with parks included. By 1890, Bangor's population approached 20,000. It was indeed an era of progress."

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

"… in 1933, its location also known as The Trotting Park. It was the most important event to everyone around the area."

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

"In 1803, the Court heard a report of a plan for the extension of this new county road that would run north from North Yarmouth to Hallowell, a road…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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