Maine Memory Network

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

"A sign advertised Chase as a "Manufacturer of Carriages, Sleighs and Wheels." Extending from the village center is The Lane, leading to the Loring…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Merchants' Row

"Charles A. Harriman, who owned a jewelry and glasses business had a sign of an eye hanging outside his store."

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"Throughout the nineteenth century, as the lowest of these areas were filled in and Commercial Street was added to the east of Front Street, the…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Entertainment- Alameda and Opera House

"The manager of the time at one point put a sign on the door giving the message that the theatre was closed because the piano was floating."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Memorial Day, Presque Isle, 1888

"… name, "Bouquet." Above the second floor is the sign, "Photography Rooms." Note the late 1880's fashions."

Lubec, Maine - Lubec's 1911 Centennial Celebration - Page 1 of 2

"… (for Maine was part of that state until 1820) signed into law the Legislative Act on June 19th, 1811, which separated the new Town from Eastport."

Historic Hallowell - Dr. John Hubbard

"… Hubbard's most notable act as Governor was to sign the "Maine Law"-An Act for the Suppression of Drinking Houses and Tippling Shops-the state's…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - Biddeford's Movers & Shakers

"… figures whose names are not remembered on sign posts or placards, but whose contributions to city history should also be commemorated? Louis B…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Thomas White Dry Good Emporium, Bangor, 1864

"He reportedly signed up 110 men in two days for the 1st Maine Heavy Artillery, in which he became a captain."

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Schools

"… and endowment of an Academy at Hallowell Hook was signed by Governor Hancock. The act then proceeded to be passed by the General Court of…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Shipbuilding

"Shipbuilding Sign with Ship, Thomaston, Maine 2009Thomaston Historical Society Text by Margaret McCrea."

Historic Hallowell - The Tiger and the Lion

"The other tubs include the Lion, three other Tigers, the Cascade, and the Torrent. Tiger Fire Co., Water Street, Hallowell, ca."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - North Church

"… I.328a Resources: Farmington Historical Trail sign in front of North Church Translation of Plato's Republic…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 1 of 3

"What was known as Trask Street at that time, now Leavitt Street, went all the way to Highland Terrace."

Lincoln, Maine - Thomas G. Libby

"Most aren’t ever brave enough to sign up for the army in their lifetime. While Thomas G. Libby was in the army, he was shot in the left hand and…"

Historic Hallowell - Our Work and Our Team

"The nineteen-sign, illustrated walking tour, reminded us again of the richness of our historical resource."

Islesboro Historical Society

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Historic Hallowell - A Post-Revolutionary Generation

"… east of Portland, “The Hallowell Bookstore -- Sign of the Bible.” He imported the best books available from England and stock from the Boston book…"

Guilford, Maine - SPORTS - Page 1 of 3

"He would find the coach’s steal signs. When MCI (Maine Central Institute, Pittsfield) came into the league it messed up the scheduling."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - John Crosby

"… Society organized its own church with a covenant signed by John Crosby and nine others. In 1835 a building was erected on land presented by John…"

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

"(Contrary to what the present Walking Tour sign says, the Train did not cross into Farmington in 1869."

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

"… in 1969; and the white and gold Star Theater sign, currently in the care of Mr. Raymond Strout of Bar Harbor."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion

"… moved or destroyed and today there are no visible signs that the park was ever in operation. Back to the War of 1812 Continue to Changing Times"

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor: Healthcare Center of Eastern and Central Maine - Page 1 of 2

"Many came to the meeting, and seventy people signed the petition, meaning that citizens were expecting a new hospital."