Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - Lineman's Journal

"Dear Journal, On Day 5, some crewmen from Bell Atlantic had to go to the hospital to treat their family for carbon monoxide poisoning."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Ladies Blush apple, Bangor, 1889

"… 1, which he wrote in 1885-1889. He wrote that the Belles Early was their favorite apple, then added, "Our next favorite tree was the Ladies blush a…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Phair House, the Bellstead and the Social Security Building

"Beaulier sold the house in 1944 to the Bell Telephone Company and they used it to house out-of-town operators."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Gravenstein apple, Bangor, 1866

"… out as well. The sentence continued, "and a dwarf belles early were the admiration of all visitors." Along the right side he wrote, "I trimmed…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Davenport Memorial and City Hall

"In the bell tower, there is the 1802 bell that was probably cast by Paul Revere himself. It was rung in 1967 by City Hall custodian Theodore Burns at…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Old Town Hall and Grant Building

"The bell rang every morning, noon, and night. The bell is currently in the tower on top of the new City Hall, the Davenport Memorial."

Blue Hill, Maine - John Edward Horton, Civil War Soldier

"… and he died of diarrhea on January 6, 1865 in Belle Isle Prison. Two years later, on January 12, 1867, John's widow Laura applied to the federal…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 15 of 17

"… the following message on April 7th, “The bells of Biddeford and Saco were running on Tuesday, and 100 guns were fired in honor of the fall of…"

Otisfield Historical Society

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Bangor Public Library

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Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 2 of 4

"… remembered that Blue Hill granite “rang like a bell” when struck with a hammer. At the Chase quarry it was cut out of ledges at the top of the hill…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield's Church on the Hill

"The fine tone of the bell is accounted for by the fact that a Mr. Eustis went to Boston to attend an exhibition of bells and bought the winner in a…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Ridlonville

"The bell from the Central School is now at the Mexico Historical Society Museum. Many streets and buildings were named after the early settlers…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: The Old Church on the Hill

"… leading to the main entrance. Paul Revere Bell Commissioned for Thomaston Meeting House, 1797The General Henry Knox Museum Eaton describes…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Columbian Block

"He rang the bell to warn people of the impending danger. Mrs. Chas. B. Harrington was another person to realize there was a fire, but from the inside…"

Lubec, Maine - The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head

"Soon a bell replaced the cannon. Three different bells ranging from 240 to 1500 pounds plus a 14-foot triangular affair like a giant old time rural…"

First Parish in Portland

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Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"The ringing of the Steamer bell called out the firemen and the Steamer with hose was loaded on a train… [t] he train left Bangor at ten minutes of…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum and Arctic Studies Center

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Eastern Maine Medical Center

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