Maine Memory Network

Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln House Hotel

"Fiske, the Woods brothers, Samuel H. Clay, Hiram Burr, and Albert G. Hunt. It was considered one of the best hotels in Maine."

Maine's Road to Statehood - 1790s: A Growing Movement

"… which was approved by Massachusetts Governor Samuel Adams. The referendum read: "Shall application be made to the Legislature for their consent to…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - Bridges of West New Portland

"Moses Mitchell Sr. and Samuel Parker were the boss teamsters. This was in June 1841. In August of that year the cables were strung, and before cold…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Hampden Academy

"Stewart and Samuel Wallace to erect a brick building for the sum of $1125. In the fall of 1843, the school was reopened under the leadership of…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Merchants' Row

"… coldest winters, in the boot and shoe store of Samuel Foote on Front Street, north of Merchants' Row."

Guilford, Maine - Special Events

"The churches served dinners and Samuel Boardman and the men from his mill set up tables in the sheds by the railroad and served beanhole beans."

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"… • Jonathan Weston, Jabez Mowry, Sherman Leland, Samuel Beals, Joseph Clark Jr. and Benjamin Reynolds appointed to draft the bill of incorporation •…"

Life on a Tidal River - Early Railroads in Bangor - Page 1 of 2

"Samuel Veazie in 1849 who built a bridge across the Penobscot and extended the tracks to Milford. At this time General Veazie renamed it the Bangor…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 3 of 4

"In the 1830s, Samuel and Amasa Sweetser were grafting trees and developing new strains of apples. Their son Frederick was an early member of the…"

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

"… first resident, living one mile from his brother Samuel who settled in Embden. Living a short distance from David Hutchins were a group of…"

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

"Webb “ “ “ “ D.S. Bennett Blacksmith Samuel F. Cutts Axe Maker D.Butler Millwright & Jointer A.A. Knowles Trader & Lumberman Hiram Pease Livestock &…"

Otisfield Historical Society

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Colby College Special Collections

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"The property was purchased by A. H. Abbott (not related) after Samuel P. and his wife’s death in 1849, and continued the plan of the originator…"

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

"… Goodenow and Knowlton, Attorneys for petitions, Samuel Belcher and Hannibal Belcher, for the Village Corporation and its officers, and Wm P."

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"… for the fall, the river is beautiful..." Samuel de Champlain, 1604 Champlain's pleasing description underscores Bangor's natural physical…"

Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"… law at the offices of Fessenden and Dubois, under Samuel C. Fessenden, an abolitionist who wanted a permanent end to slavery."

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

"Samuel B. Chase built a brick Federal style house in 1831 that housed two carriage shops. The business had ramps that were used to haul vehicles…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"… observations was on Islesboro. Reverend Samuel Williams, Professor of Mathematics at Harvard and leader of the group of scientists who wished to…"

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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