Maine Memory Network

Skowhegan Free Public Library

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Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 1 of 4

"The waters were diverted to canals to service the paper making facilities along the canal banks. Railroad service was also extended by Hugh J."

Old York 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…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 1 of 4

"… where inhabitants could go to acquire goods or services—at general stores, blacksmiths, and carriage-making shops."

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

"Defense of local coastlines and communities was left to town militias. The Treaty of Ghent ended the war in December 1814, but the action (or…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Meet Blue Hill's Project Team

"… Grant from the Institute of Museum & Library Services. This website is devoted to serving as a resource for all those interested in learning about…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 2 of 4

"… a 25-bed facility, with 24-hour emergency services and outpatient specialty clinics. It is part of the Central Maine Medical Center’s Regional…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Roads: From Footpaths to Super Highway

"… inland as part of a plan to improve postal service, and the coastal King’s Highway was not used as often."

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"Bangor's elite Rifle Corps volunteered its services. The so called Aroostook War was avoided, however, when Gen."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - About Us

"This project is supported by a National Leadership Grant from the Institute of Museum & Library Services."

Fryeburg Public Library

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Life on a Tidal River - Bangor: Lumber Capital of the World

"… expansion in population, the need for human services increased. Bangor’s size simply could not support the many people that came to live there."

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… President Washington organized the Revenue Cutter Service (later to become the United States Coast Guard), commissioning Hopley Yeaton as its first…"

Lubec, Maine - Parade, Pins and Pageantry, 1911

"The U.S.S. Lifesaving Service came next, then rolled the Lubec firefighters proudly riding the horsedrawn pumper “Torrent,” which still exists in the…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 1 of 4

"… and received a golden pass for his fifty years of service. Summers were spent living alone and winters with relatives in New Hampshire."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks - Page 1 of 2

"It was later refloated and completed for service. In a newspaper account of his 80th birthday, Scarborough resident Aaron A."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"Passenger service was discontinued in 1946. The last freight run was made in April of 1996. The engines and passenger cars were sold to collectors…"

Lubec, Maine - Susie Calder: Lubec's Sardine Queen

"Some of my brothers went into the service. They went away to work because there was nothing here. Then, the can plant closed."

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… on Presque Isle for all of their goods and services. Eventually, Letter G became known as Maysville and governed itself until it became part of…"

Life on a Tidal River - Early Railroads in Bangor - Page 1 of 2

"… cars, 645 box cars, 474 platform cars, and 40 service cars). The company either owned or leased almost 355 miles of track."

Prince Memorial Library

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Aroostook Historical and Art Museum

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Economic History of Main Street, Northeast Harbor - Page 1 of 3

"… store but the theater, the pharmacy, and other services have all closed. Beginnings Dock at Northeast Harbor, ca."