Maine Memory Network

Lincoln, Maine - Telegraphs & Telephones

"Also, cell phones travels through the air and to a tower, which is connected to other phones. People who work with the phone line are only really…"

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

"Traveling was still very rough in our region throughout the 19th century. The creation and condition of our roads and their constant maintenance was…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Peru

"At one time there was a spur that traveled into West Peru village to service a brick factory and other businesses."

Mercy Hospital - Mercy & the Community

"… Mercy Rule, which gave the Sisters the freedom to travel wherever the poor, sick, and uneducated needed help."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… docile for most of the year, making it hard for travelers on the Rt. 2 & 4 bridge to imagine it strong enough to move mammoth chunks of ice and…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"Travel was by boat. By 1790 North Lubec, with a population of 245, was far more developed than Flagg’s Point (Lubec)."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"In 1875, Arthur went to work for his brother as a traveling salesman. Arthur was very good at this job."

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"They asked Rev. Noble to travel to the capital to represent them. There, ever humming his favorite hymn entitled Bangor, as local legend has it, he…"

Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"… just to earn extra money, but Curtis wanted to travel and sell his gum all around the world. Two years later, he and his father began a business…"

Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"… the Westons and the Heywoods, were farmers who traveled up the river in 1771 from Massachusetts. They arrived in the spring with three teenage boys…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"… Rich soil and the Sandy River, a source of water, travel and power lured settlers to the region on the heels of the Revolutionary War."

Life on a Tidal River - Four Important Women of Bangor

"… Her Circle, many newspaper articles, and even a traveling guide. Throughout her life Mary Alden Hopkins became a renowned writer, and her articles…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Brothers of the Civil War

"… men from Cumberland had left their hometowns and traveled south to serve in the US military at some point during the war."

Colby College Special Collections

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Soldiers Of The Civil War

"Many were cavalry soldiers, who traveled and fought on horseback. This was probably because of their farm background and being familiar with horses."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"… parents brought their children to school – some traveled a substantial distance. By 1900, children who lived on farms might be boarded at the…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… of crossing the Kennebec will prove to carry travelers past Bath or bring more visitors to the city remains to be seen."

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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