Maine Memory Network

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 4 of 4

"… when the stern came between those two large trees on Stratton Island. It was understood that two territories existed off Pine Point."

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

"The abundance of trees, particularly the huge pines, many sawmills, a protected port and local sea captains needing ships for fishing and trade…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 2 of 4

"Trees cut for lumber near Walnut Hill village were used to build ships in Yarmouth’s harbor; farms produced crops that were sold in the village and…"

Surry by the Bay - Early Settlement

"Plenty of trees and finished lumber were available. The first sawmill was built on Union River in 1768, and soon after, sawmills appeared on Patten…"

Surry by the Bay - History of Surry

"… region, the happy home of hundreds, and above the trees, the tapering spires of churches.” (Surry's Centennial Souvenir, 1903) At the cusp of the…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - IV. Transitions and troubles: Private enterprise shoulders an island’s needs

"They all have family trees… and they’re all ‘bon vivant’ whatever, but they’re not rich.” She continues, "The next sort of people who came… were kind…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Leonard Trask, the Wonderful Invalid

"… on cots made from bows under a low shelter of trees before they found the camp. Because of this adventure, his spinal problems increased."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Continental Paper Bag Company

"… will hold a complete fruit branch of the banana tree. These bags were made in three different departments, on machines turning a roll of paper into…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Regional and Town History

"… the American-born loggers moved west, where the trees were bigger and the pay greater. This left a vacuum in the woods, which was filled by French…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Building Boom and Piers above the Falls

"The booms were tree-length spruce logs, chained together with heavy chains, called “boom chains,” and these booms were chained to the piers."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Fixing Borders on the Land: The Northeastern Boundary in Treaties and Local Reality, 1763-1842 - Page 3 of 5

"… Bouchette of Montreal, includes an iron ring on a tree, placed by surveyors to identify the location in 1797. Champlain map copy, St."

Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"Trees would be burned allowing land to be cleared for the planting of crops and the building of a homestead."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Early Settlers

"After Peggy died, Pine Tree Cottage eventually came to the Farmington Historical Society. The members of the Historical Society took great care to…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future

"Hutchins, armed with an ax, felled trees and cleared a lot in the East Village. He built a log cabin and became the first resident, living one mile…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Emerson Letter

"… of six miles, and went right to work felling trees and making rifle pits to guard against such a surprise as befell General Grant at Pittsburg last…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 2 of 4

"Felled trees were pulled out of the forests with teams of horses or oxen. Water powered sawmills were built on streams at the head of the harbor and…"

Guilford, Maine - BUSINESSES - Page 3 of 3

"… of Guilford, and four of the remaining apple trees still sit in the backyard. The current owners of the Guilford Bed and Breakfast (Isobel and…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 3 of 4

"… it was made of lampblack or tannic acid from oak trees mixed with light oil. Ink could also be made from swamp maple bark and copperas."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Representative Industries of Cumberland and North Yarmouth

"… Samuel Sweetser and Amasa Sweetser were grafting trees and developing new strains of apples. In 1874, George Blanchard planted apple orchards on…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… for his family to arrive, Stephen Titcomb tapped trees and began making maple syrup. The syrup was a staple sugar source to early inhabitants; it…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Early Settlements

"… map of Islesboro  Text by Lang Smith Big Tree, Islesboro, ca. 1920Islesboro Historical Society Islesboro was first settled in 1764 by…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bass Park: A History of Fillies, Fame, and Fun

"… Park because of the Maplewood Hotel and its maple trees which were located on the site. Prominent local businessman and politician Joseph Parker…"

Guilford, Maine - Modern History: 1966 to Present

"… posts, concrete and granite sidewalks, street trees, and removal of overhead wiring. Meanwhile, the library trustees turned the property over to…"

Lincoln, Maine - Gordon's Fox Farms

"The leaves on the trees and ground were orange, yellow and brown. When Keith got to the fox pens his Pa wasn’t ready for the fall harvest."