Maine Memory Network

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 3 of 4

"… and finally at its present facility on Glover Road. The Black Mountain Ski Resort now features skiing for the family at affordable rates, a tubing…"

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…"

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."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"The Rail Road comes to West Farmington By the 1850’s, there was “such prosperity and contentment” that no one was selling their farm."

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

"… tough to get between villages before vehicles and roads were constructed. After settling happened between the different rivers and streams, people…"

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

"… was rebuilt, sidewalks were added and gravel roads were made. This made it possible for a building to be made."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - More on the Old Ell

"… moving out of the Old Ell and down the road into her niece Marcia Savage’s home. Marcia Savage (1943-2001), the daughter of Richard and Ernestine…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Old Ell is Born

"… down the hill and northwest behind the horseshoe road of Asticou Way along present day Rye Field Lane."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Meeting House Park

"That small brick structure set back away from the road. The flames however crossed Main Street and took the Baptist Church, stayed on the west side…"

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…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - John Crosby

"… corner of Elm Street where it meets the Main Road in Hampden. The gristmill and the sawmill that Benjamin Wheeler built on the Souadabscook Stream…"

Lubec, Maine - Susie Calder: Lubec's Sardine Queen

"… Susie (Knight) Calder was born on Lead Mine Road, the oldest girl in a family of 12 children. In 1947, at the age of 16, she began working at the…"

Lubec, Maine - The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head

"… he served to 1930 then retired up on South Lubec Road. Lightkeeper Eugene Larrabee X Eugene Larrabee occupied the post from 1930 to 1939; his…"

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."

Blue Hill, Maine - In Search of the Rustic Life

"… fourteen-mile coach or carriage drive over rough roads to get from the train depot in Ellsworth to Blue Hill."

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…"

Guilford, Maine - Special Events

"… colored flowers, vied with each other on muddy roads for the prizes. At the Guilford Memorial Library, antiques were on display."

Acadian Archives

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Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"… village was the geographic center with a state road running through its center featuring a town hall, grange hall, two stores, churches, a…"

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…"

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…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… development of a strong infrastructure, building roads, designing bridges and establishing mills. They would also contribute to the ministerial…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Basketball: From Rivals to Teammates

"Poor roads, few motor vehicles, and no snow plows made travel difficult. Later when travel became easier, the towns remained insular."