Maine Memory Network

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Economic History of Main Street, Northeast Harbor - Page 3 of 3

"… will it descend to resemble the ghost villages of Sound and Center – once thriving island villages that have no commercial businesses at all…"

Historic Hallowell - The Opening & Closing of Hallowell's Shoe Companies

"… "the application of electricity in producing sound and was adapted to whistles, sirens, and general electric signals." Mr."

Historic Hallowell - Whaling

"… and once a whale was spotted, an alarm was sounded and twenty or so villagers would head out to get the whale."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Summary Notes

"Branches iced over, trees fell down, it sounded like gun shots, it was a vicious noise attack. Some elders where rushed out of nursing homes without…"

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

"… below, in the form of a hollow umbrella-shaped sounding-board suspended above his head by a well carved hand and arm let down from the ceiling, as…"

Wilson Museum

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Lubec, Maine - S.S. Cumberland: Steamer Brought Passengers and Prosperity to Lubec but Met Tragic End

"… collided with the Harry Knowlton in Long Island Sound on February 11, 1907, a disaster resulting in the deaths of nearly 200 passengers."

Lubec, Maine - The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head

"The sound failed to propagate well through the fog. With erection of the 1857 tower came a new keeper’s house and a brick utility shed, originally…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Patten Free Library

"This may sound like a lot now, but even before that, they had to meet certain standards before they were kept, meaning some books didn't even get put…"

Blue Hill, Maine - The Musical Culture of Blue Hill

"He loved the sound and brought steel drums (also known as pans) up to Maine. He taught others how to play, and in 1975 formed the Atlantic Clarion…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 3 of 5

"… that he had a new neighbor only by hearing the sound of an axe on a distant hill. It was Osgood Walker, and the hill became named for this family."

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

"… the journey and uses of the Old Ell and hear what sounds and melodies present and future occupants will broadcast from the old family piano in the…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - The Abbott School

"The school professed to provide a sound education in the fresh air of Maine. Over the years, the school’s administration changed frequently."

Blue Hill, Maine - A Real Downeast County Fair

"People with amazing musical talents play on the sound stages. There are many frustrating games that are fun and for a minimal price you can keep…"

Guilford, Maine - Special Events

"… of an exciting new feature, the Gordon Sound System, an extremely important addition to the enjoyment of the national pastime."

Lincoln, Maine - Aaron Woodbury

"Aaron Woodbury sounds like a very cool guy; I would like to meet him, but I can’t because he’s dead, so I will have to do with what I learned."

Lincoln, Maine - World War I

"… on our future if they do not return home safe and sound. Their children who love them a lot and miss them when they are gone out fighting are being…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford High School Basketball - 1970s - Page 1 of 2

"… basketball program was run by the fundamentally sound Harry New, and Junior Varsity coaches at time were John Tapley and Rick Milliken."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Of The Arts Era

"… phrasing and expression, a highly unique sound for the time period. In 1901, he began a tour in the United States, and in 1915, he made his debut…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"Each factory would sound its own distinctive whistle to alert workers that there were fish to be processed. Sardine packers, Lubec, ca."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"… salesman, made friends easily, and gave good, sound business advice to his customers. His customers knew that they would receive fair treatment…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"However, BIW was sufficiently sound to survive and shift its production to other vessels such as the 32 fishing trawlers built for the French…"

Acadian Archives

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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