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Hermon Historical Society

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Early Schools

"… was situated on the road now known as Barker Road across from Herrick Mountain Road, in New Vineyard."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Our Resources

"… Second Baptist Church, PO Box 17, 102 Main Road, 734.2055 Town Office, PO Box 76, 150 Main Road, 734.2253 www.maine.gov/local/waldo/islesboro/…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The Mall on West Main Street

"This left a curved section of road encircling a grassy area between the two roadways. It was later set off by fencing and lined with trees by William…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - King Farm, Presque Isle, ca. 1920

"The King family later sold the farm and bought a farm nearby on the Easton Road. The sprayer is hauled by two horses, which means that the pump was…"

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

"New road construction projects were not always well received by property owners whose land was bisected by the new byways, and early records tell…"

Historic Hallowell - Blizzard Poems

"… warning last minute necessities struggling people Roads plow’s success died down difficult transportation troubled vehicles Deaths 56 seamen, 5…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Electric generator delivery, Presque Isle, 1959

"… is at the corner of Main Street and Chapman Road, Presque Isle. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."

Clifton Historical Society

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Garland Historical Society

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Lincoln, Maine - Asa Griffin, Lincoln, ca. 1900

"… a large farm in Lincoln Center on the Town Farm Road. The Masonic Hall later became the Lincoln Town Office."

Lincoln, Maine - Main Street, Lincoln, ca. 1890

"… shown on Main Street, Lincoln, prior to paved roads; however, utility poles are present. The Civil War monument and Methodist Church are visible…"

Parsons Memorial Library

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Historic Hallowell - Post Office and Fire Station

"Q Were many roads open? A No, many roads were blocked by fallen trees. Q Was it hard to get to mail boxes? A Yes it was there were ice and branches…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 1 of 3

"A rambling vernacular Greek Revival farmstead was built on this road by Joel White. In the 1850s it was Morrill Farm."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Founding of Acadia National Park

"The roads, which were mostly within the park, were open to walkers, bicycles, skiers and, of course, carriages -- but no motor vehicles."

South Portland Public Library

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Measuring Rock

"Blunt’s Brook crosses the road just north of the Measuring Rock. References: • The History of Brunswick, Topsham, and Harpswell, Maine, 1878, by…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Transportation

"In the 1830's the Military Road was built from Bangor to Houlton and later to points north. The New Brunswick Railway came to Presque Isle in 1881…"

Lincoln, Maine - South Lincoln schoolhouse, Lincoln, ca. 1930

"… location and it was moved to a lot across the road from the cemetery. The new South Lincoln schoolhouse was built in 1923 and closed in 1955."

East Grand School

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Eliot Baha'i Archives

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Part 1, pages 000-26

"… are: George Snow Ideal homestead "Self-propelling road carriage" Council Tree, Charleston, S.C. Billy Emerson Moses Woodman Israel B. Norcross O."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Interior, John Martin Store, Bangor, 1862

"… his own store on Center Street near the Rail Road Bridge. Martin, who began in 1864 writing a detailed account of his life and activities, drew…"