Maine Memory Network

Surry by the Bay - History of Surry

"… fires built a niche in the forest close by the banks of a beautiful bay. Then the coming of the English settler, bearing the ax as well as the…"

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 2 of 3

"A long shaft running up the bank to the mill was connected to a waterwheel which supplied most of the power necessary."

Guilford, Maine - The Next Fifty Years 1916-1966

"… alarm system and vault safe were added to the Bank. A picketing demonstration was held in Town on September 20, 1934."

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

"The village lies along the banks of the Carrabassett River about four miles northeast of the West Village and three miles southwest of the North…"

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

"… factories were set up along the river banks. After 1900, when the first permanent bridge across the stream in the community was constructed…"

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

"… in 1784, was president of Casco National Bank for 33 years and mayor of Portland for ten years."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad

"His impact on the area was immense from the first banking services to the lumber industry to the Presque Isle Electric Company."

Skowhegan Community History - The Skowhegan Island

"… island accepted new buildings, such as the first bank, the high school, two churches, the fire station, a dairy treat -- one of the first in Maine…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: Lime Works

"… Street in Thomaston, and he operated kilns on the bank of the river, just upriver of where the Waterfront Market on Wadsworth Street now stands."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - The Brick Inn

"… the position of cashier of Sandy River National Bank. (Butler’s History of Farmington) He married Margaret J."

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"John River and then back into the United States duty free. The farmers in the area catered to the lumber industry by growing grain, hay and potatoes…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"The banking business was so profitable that Gould intended to sell his tobacco business and go into banking full-time."

Guilford, Maine - BUSINESSES - Page 3 of 3

"… and the cars had crashed and slid to the bank of the river. It took three hours to free Green."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"The banks, stores and insurance companies flourished. Soon, a much-needed hospital would be established on South Street."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Railroad into the Village

"… of the bridge now being constructed from the left bank of the Sandy River, across the intervening intervale, to their new depot grounds in this…"

Guilford, Maine - Modern History: 1966 to Present

"… moment, when new water passes a given spot, as banks and bends imperceptibly erode and relocate, as ice forms, melts, and moves on by, so too will…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"Many mills that lined the Sandy River banks, were wiped out time and again. Due to their necessity for survival of the community, they were most…"

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