Maine Memory Network

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - II. Pinkies, wherries, skiffs and chebaccos: Early Settlement

"He built a sawmill, a gristmill, a store, and an elaborate mansion for his own residence. According to local history, Swan's close friend General…"

Malaga Island: a story best left untold - Explore photos from the "Malaga Island: A Story Best Left Untold" documentary

"Nothing. Ironically, a few descendants now store some of their lobster traps and fishing gear there. But, the island remains relatively untouched."

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

"… Railroad in the village, to be used as a store-house for the stores. The building is to be forty two feet deep, with a street front of fifty feet…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… lands—upon his arrival, he found most of his stores damaged by bears. A few years later, in 1783, the entire town suffered when early frost…"

Acadian Archives

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Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"Ox Cart at N.W. Marston's Store, South Lubec, ca. 1880Lubec Memorial Library 1700s 1754 – 1763 • Maine Indians forced north into eastern Maine…"

Guilford, Maine - Pre-Settlement And The First 100 Years

"… by 1865 there were saw mills, law offices, retail stores, and a woolen factory. The railroad arrived in 1871 creating opportunities for business to…"

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

"… Dick and his wife Connie operate the Apple Barrel store on Blanchard Road in Cumberland into the 21st century. Arno S."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Skyline Farm - Making and Preserving History

"… and transacted business at the post office and stores in Walnut Hill. The Loring children went to the nearby Buxton School, a one room schoolhouse."

Scarborough Historical Society & Museum

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Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Brothers of the Civil War

"… in various enterprises, managing a clothing store for a time in Boston. In 1869 he married Ellen Maria Marston, daughter of the sea captain Levi…"

Otisfield Historical Society

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"… Ad from the Franklin Journal The Eagle Variety Store's Ad for School books and supplies 1875 X While schools provided education to their…"

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"… traveled up the Penobscot River and ransacked stores and rifled provisions from local merchants."

Blue Hill, Maine - Educating Blue Hill

"… and moved to a different location to be used as a store, which burned down in the 1860s. In the original location of the wooden building, a better…"

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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