Maine Memory Network

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Cumberland's Prince Memorial Library : Evolution of a Community Institution

"The land was the site of the home of Benjamin Sweetser prior to its destruction in a 1906 fire. Prince Memorial Library, Cumberland, ca."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Maine's Pauper Laws and the Cumberland Overseers of the Poor

"… giving the poor a place to reside, work the land and contribute to their own upkeep. Laws of the State of Maine, 1821 Chapter CXXII, An Act…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mt. Zircon Reservoir - Page 1 of 3

"Stripping of the land to be used as the “basin” for the reservoir was begun June 1, 1913. The contract for completing the task of “removing trees…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Arriving in Bar Harbor

"Arriving in Bar Harbor Bar Harbor steamboat landing, ca. 1885Maine Historic Preservation Commission Arriving at the Bar Harbor wharf…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - V. A Cascade of Booms & Busts (1790-1865) - Page 3 of 3

"Residents of the City Farm worked the land and produced goods and produce sold in town to earn their place."

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… a year for four years to pay for 100 acres of land; through this method, settlers received relatively inexpensive land and helped to eventually…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Harbor Cottage, The Old Ell (“Mame’s House”), and the Big Barn

"Land-based travel kept towns logistically separated from one another. Living in Asticou in this era was a relatively isolated existence and in order…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War & Biddeford

"… day, when peace shall reign through all our land, and the smiles of Heaven rest again upon a united people." -Mayor John Q."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 3 of 3

"… Elizabeth Abbott who had originally donated the land. Barn raisings were the first social events, consisting of fiddle playing, dancing, and plenty…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Charles K. Savage (1903-1979): The View from Asticou - Page 5 of 6

"Curtis purchased 40 acres of land on the Eastern bank of Northeast Harbor, built three houses by the time of his death, and forged a close…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 1 of 4

"… Walker, Jr., and his associates, to settle a land controversy in Concord, New Hampshire. The first settlers to the region were Jonathan Keyes and…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Savage Family of Mount Desert

"… available nearby to establish themselves—land, lumber, and the sea. They traded for their other needs by participating in the robust import-export…"

South Portland Historical Society

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

"The Old Town House is now owned by North Yarmouth Historical Society. North of the Town House an important bridge was first built across the Royal…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Leonard Trask, the Wonderful Invalid

"… to Maine the next year, he bought a parcel of land on the west side of Worthley Pond in the town of Peru."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 3 of 5

"… named after homesteaders who settled the hilly land. Science Hill, however, was so-called because of the many creative inventors who seemed to…"

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

"That area eventually became today’s North Yarmouth as other towns seceded. Some of the earliest settlers here were three sons of the prominent…"

Norway Historical Society

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Maine's Road to Statehood - The American Revolution and Early Attempts at Separation - Page 2 of 2

"… property to frustrated squatters living on the lands of wealthy proprietors. Additionally, as the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia…"

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

"… Desert Island, to settle conflicting claims to land ownership.Mount Desert Island Historical Society After the Revolutionary War, on February 17…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Jonathan Fisher: Unlocking the Person Beyond the Parson

"… lot" which was to include 5 acres of cleared land, a barn built by the town (thirty feet by forty feet in size and having 13 1/2 foot studs) as…"

Old York Historical Society

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

"… of the Lubec Sardine Co., who had donated the land to the town for the Civil War Soldiers’ monument."

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"… requesting that settlers be confirmed in their land holdings • President Washington organized Revenue Cutter Service commissioning Hopley Yeaton as…"