Maine Memory Network

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Hotels in Thomaston

"It was destroyed by fire in 1911 and was never rebuilt. During the days of the Knox and Lincoln stage route, this hotel was a popular business."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Island Postmistresses

"… when it went by the way of Tremont and thence by stage to Ellsworth We have now daily communication with the city and daily papers are received on…"

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

"… Route: Walnut Hill Road to New Gloucester Road (Route 115 to Route 231) Around 1740 settlers from Gloucester, Massachusetts had followed an early…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Riverside Park

"… - Everything Doing Here” Riverside Park stage, Hampden, ca. 1910Hampden Historical Society Although not a trace of it remains today, for…"

Surry by the Bay - Broadway by the Bay

"When shows called for young folks they drew from Surry and surrounding towns, bringing them in to fill the roles and giving them a taste of the stage."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 3 of 5

"Horses pulled the stage over roads that are closed today. Bowery Corner, an old intersection connecting various roads in the Severy Hill area, put up…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 2 of 4

"The Nineteenth Century Seavey's Stage Coach and Four, Scarborough, ca. 1900Scarborough Historical Society & Museum Well into the early 1900s…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 2 of 3

"With the construction of the Oxford Paper Company in the planning stages, he could see that there would be a shortage of housing."

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 3 of 5

"… gymnasium, and a new assembly hall with a stage for putting on plays and other events. In 1949, the gymnasium wasn’t meeting the demands of the…"

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"• Road to East Machias completed • Stage coaches for passengers run by William Chaloner who also kept a hotel in Lubec • First Christian Church built…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Early Settlers

"… were born here, but Amada would be known as a “Stage Mom”, believing in the talents of her daughter Wilhelmina."

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"In the pioneer stage which lasted until the 1840s and is characterized by the lack of roads, the economy was based on the lumber industry with the…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"With addition of a stage, the building also served as a theatre, eventually giving way to the Bath Opera House in 1913."