Maine Memory Network

Lithgow Public Library

"Grand fireplaces on the east and west walls face each other. Stained glass windows depict printers’ marks from the 15th and 16th centuries, as well…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Regional and Town History

"… Maine will notice remnants of the past: stone walls that once enclosed open fields, lilac-shrouded cellar holes that once housed thriving families…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahock House and The Sagadahoc Block

"Every couple of minutes a new wall would fall and scatter the firefighters. The granite wall, (part of the Granite Block) was there, although it was…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Architecture

"Clapboard walls, double hung 2-over-2 windows, inviting front porches, and cedar shingles are seen everywhere."

Historic Hallowell - Industry at the Mouth of the Vaughan Stream

"Plaster was used for making and fixing walls. In the end, the mill was bought out by Ben Tenney and made into five other mills with the last being…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Customs House

"… construction with iron beams inside the stone walls. The original building was completely made of granite."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: The Old Church on the Hill

"… for all who chose to occupy them, and a tier of wall pews in the rear… The pulpit… was elevated according to the custom which prevailed in those…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston Expands - 1805 to 1846

"… each constructing their own unit, sharing common walls. In the late 19th century, pre-existing wooden stores were gradually replaced with brick…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - III. An undercurrent of danger: Colonial Biddeford

"… which they planned on tossing over the garrison walls. The wheel of the cart ended up in a pot hole, however, and the natives were exposed to the…"

Great Cranberry Island Historical Society

View collections, facts, and contact information for this Contributing Partner.

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - More on the Old Ell

"Savage were used as "insulation" in the eave walls. Houses can tell us stories and walls can really talk when one peels back the layers! Old…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Early Settlers

"The Ben Butlers tell us these murals were painted by Jonathan Poor, nephew of Rufus Porter. Other Farmington Falls homes boast walls with similar…"

Historic Hallowell - Shipbuilding

"… head deck while the other end was pinned to the wall supporting the roof. Giant, wooden bolts were used to hold everything into place; they would…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Columbian Block

"… in the Columbian Block had gable roofs and walls made out of granite, brick, terra-cotta, dentil moldings and soldier bricks."

Life on a Tidal River - The Bangor Fire of 1911 - Page 1 of 2

"… the corner of Exchange and State Streets when a wall from the Morse-Oliver building collapsed. Falling telephone and electrical wires hampered his…"

Lincoln, Maine - Solomon's Store

"They’re up back, along the wall,” he replied. “Thank you,” I said. I walk back to shoes and pick out the shiniest, black shoes I can find."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 1 of 4

"… they came in green, continued to be found on the walls of many classrooms for many years. These boards have progressed all the way to current day…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Leonard Trask, the Wonderful Invalid

"He returned to Hartford to build a stone wall 100 rods long in eight weeks for $100. With his earnings he bought a pair of oxen for $50 and sold them…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield's Church on the Hill

"… beacon of hope to all who seek respite within its walls and stands as a sentinel for the Town of Dixfield, as it has for nearly two hundred years."

Malaga Island: a story best left untold - Resources, Links, and Bibliography for Malaga Island: A Story Best Left Untold

"… Campaign to Create a Master Race, 2003, Four Walls Eight Windows, New York. Bruinius, Harry, Better for All the World: The Secret History of Forced…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Old Ell is Born

"A shed with unfinished walls was also attached to the Old Ell and served dual purposes as a childrens' sleeping quarters and catch-all storage closet…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - The Brick Inn

"… of the Brick Inn has been noted on this 1861 Walling Topographical Map of the Franklin County with Town of Farmington noted (map from Library of…"

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

"… the renovation officially began when the first wall was knocked down. This construction would go on for about seven years."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 2 of 4

"… they would have to stand in the corner facing the wall. If there was a problem on the playground the child who caused it would be sent in for the…"