Maine Memory Network

Lubec, Maine - Lubec's 1911 Centennial Celebration - Page 2 of 2

"… brick edifice, at Water and Main Streets, still stands as of 2010, but no one seems to know what happened to the gift from Lübeck."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Ledyard Block

"… of the 153 years that the building has been standing, there have been many good days and several bad ones."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Peru

"… feat of this demonstration called for a man to stand on a platform one foot square at the top of the pole, forty feet from the ground, swing his…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Community and Commerce

"They built a cabin where the Asticou Inn now stands. Nearby Seal Harbor was settled six years later, when carpenter William Roberts built a log cabin…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Bryants and Rockefellers: Two Seal Harbor Families

"… of the former Dane Cottage, and still remains standing to this day. As the Rockefeller family planted their roots on Mt."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Movies Come To The Island

"… short months he erected the building that still stands on Cottage Street today. Unlike the naked pine-and-paint stage set look of the Star, the…"

Historic Hallowell - Johnson Brothers and Their Shoe Factory

"… the ship go down, but we can not, and will not, stand for mediocrity.” Thus, the Johnson business was closed in April of 1927, and the building was…"

Skowhegan Community History - The Skowhegan Island

"Then the bridge was built higher and still stands today, though it sometimes feels as though it will collapse when walking on it because of the way…"

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

"… used throughout the years, and hopefully it will stand for many years to come. Many teachers, students and towns people have climbed the well worn…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Patten Free Library

"Now it is free standing as the only library in Bath. In 1962 the children's room was constructed. That very quickly, and extremely easily, amassed to…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Columbian Block

"… many businesses in our block was the YMCA which stands for Young Men Christian Association. The YMCA was important because it provided…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahoc County Courthouse

"The Monument stands 30 feet tall and is constructed of granite and marble. The monument cost $5,975 to build. There are three tablets on the front."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: Lime Works

"… the Waterfront Market on Wadsworth Street now stands. Knox’s wastebook is riddled with references to his lime burning activities, an indication of…"

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 2 of 5

"To this very day, the fire station is still standing. The firefighters have held get-togethers to help collect money and canned goods to give to the…"

Guilford, Maine - Historic Buildings - Page 2 of 2

"… turns to the left just past the little girl standing alone on the sidewalk. Straw and Martin Insurance and C.A. Smith Photography, ca."

Lincoln, Maine - Steamboats

"I can’t stand people pushing and kicking me as they try to move from the back to the front of the boat."

Lincoln, Maine - Thomas G. Libby

"Thomas had to get a gun and stand and fight for his life with his father. He got wounded by gunshot on his left hand and had to have two fingers…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 1 of 4

"Each student would be quizzed orally while standing in front of the rest of the class. In Scarborough at 350: Linking the Past and the Present…"

Skowhegan History House

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - A Murder In Strong

"… rule of evidence and put Lawrence Doyle on the stand to speak for himself. This made the history books because this was the first time that an…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield's Tuscan Opera House

"In 2013 the building still stands as a ghost to its former glory, unused, and falling into disrepair."

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

"… hope to all who seek respite within its walls and stands as a sentinel for the Town of Dixfield, as it has for nearly two hundred years."

Mercy Hospital - School of Nursing - Page 2 of 3

"… monopolize the telephone for any length of time” “Standing on the steps or on the street nearby, or communicating in any way from the windows is…"

Mercy Hospital - People of Mercy - Page 1 of 2

"… that “Today we should be going forward—if we stand still we shall slip.” Her diaries are a treasured aspect of the Sisters of Mercy archive."