Maine Memory Network

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

"… (1675-1702) Garrison Cove Marker on Black Point Road in ScarboroughScarborough Historical Society & Museum The first Indian attack occurred…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks - Page 1 of 2

"… Rodney Laughton and Don Googins Pine Point Boatyard, Scarborough, 1928Scarborough Historical Society & Museum Scarborough has always been a…"

South Portland Historical Society

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - I. Canoes and Clamshells: The Pre-European Settlement Years

"… on Swan’s Island between the years 1891 and 1903, points out in his island history that the name Hocomock (current Hockamock Head) was used before…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford High School Basketball - 1970s - Page 2 of 2

"… was a powerhouse team, scoring an average of 83 points per game while holding opponents to an average of 48 points per game."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Measuring Rock

"… the corner (a stationary object used as a focal point) they measured out six lots and drew lots for ownership."

Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - In the beginning, there were the Wabanaki…

"… Island, headed by Chief Asticou at Manchester Point (Northeast Harbor) by the entrance to Somes Sound."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - A Short History Of Performing Arts On Mount Desert Island

"In this exhibit we highlight some major focal points in Performing Arts History on the Island with examples from Early Performances on MDI during the…"

Historic Hallowell - Meeting at Koussinok

"… miles from the ocean, when they reached the last point of navigation on the Kennebec, the rapids in Augusta that marked the “head of tide,” they…"

Historic Hallowell - Seaport on the Kennebec

"… the Kennebec River Region, William Avery Baker pointed out that ... for eight months of the year Hallowell, Maine, was a seaport."

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor Site Resources

"Bangor's Street Railway. Warehouse Point, Conn.: Connecticut Valley Chapter, National Railway Historical Society, 1974. Print. Pullen, John J."

Life on a Tidal River - Football in Bangor

"… Oracle, chronicled the 1941-1942 season during which Bangor won six games and lost two. They scored a total of 114 points and gave up only 27."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - EXPLORE the history of Biddeford, Maine...

"Passengers boarding trolley at Five Points, Biddeford, ca. 1900McArthur Public Library City Building commemorative cup, Biddeford, ca."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - Biddeford's Movers & Shakers

"… or local lore, and it is assumed that at one point, they were famous within the community. Very often, these same people were involved in…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - "Good the more communicated, the more abundant grows" : The Thursday Club

"… much to say that this aspect changed the whole point of view of the woman who came under its influence."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 2 of 4

"Snow’s Pine Point factory canned its last batch of chopped clams in 1990 after 68 years in business."

Norridgewock Historical Society

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Minturn Schoolhouse

"… changed location over the years, and at one point its runoff froze on the rocks below. A former student recalls: "Yep, and ‘course the stuff used…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Telephone communication

"… were run first to Brooklin, then to Burnt Point, and lastly to Bass Harbor. A "cable call" was an expensive occurrence so it was used only for…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 5 of 5

"Dixfield Village has evolved into the focal point of the town, but continues to be very much influenced by our neighbors on the Common and in East…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Pendleton & Ross stand, Bangor, 1864

"… reflected on his life and activities up to that point. He wrote that the front of the building, which contained three stores, was built about 1832."

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin Sr. home, Ellsworth, 1823

"… including Card's Cove, Cards Brook, Squaw Point, Cards Mill, Austin's Cove, the Union River, and his father's tailor shop."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Third Parish Church, Bangor, 1865

"… purchased this lot so as to convene in a central point of view the people who worshiped in this church which belonged on the other side of the…"