Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - Henry Pope Clearwater Ph.D.~ Patient Medicine Mass Marketer

"… of packages and circular letters sent from his Water Street location necessitated the construction of a new Post Office in Hallowell."

Historic Hallowell - Energy

"Hydropower works because the falling water is converted into useful things... like electricity. The way that Hallowell used hydropower was with three…"

Historic Hallowell - A Post-Revolutionary Generation

"East Side Businesses, Water Street, Hallowell, ca. 1895Hubbard Free Library Ezekiel Goodale -- Book Seller, Printer and Publisher."

Historic Hallowell - Shipbuilding

"… (depth meaning how much of the ship was under water.) The beam of the Hallowell had a length of 28.9 feet."

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor and the Civil War

"Because of the lack of very clean drinking water and proper food supply, many people starved or died from disease."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 1 of 4

"… the building of the Rumford Falls Light and Water Company, which subdivided into the subsequent Rumford/Mexico Water District (with its Mt."

Historic Hallowell - Blizzards in Hallowell

"… in their houses for weeks and ran out of food, water and were without power for days or weeks. Their houses, stores, and some of their relatives or…"

Historic Hallowell - Whaling

"… whaling is driving the whales into the shallow water by frightening them with loud noises. Once the whales were within reach, the whalers killed…"

Historic Hallowell - Values and Charity

"… to Hallowell in 1800 and was engaged in trade on Water Street. He had five sons. All five went to Hallowell Academy, all graduated from Bowdoin…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Harvesting on Cascade Pond

"There was water running in these barrels all the time. You would haul the ice out and was it to get rid of the sawdust."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Summary Notes

"The trees, cars, houses and body’s of water covered with ice. Below freezing, people gathered to friends houses or the shelters that were provided…"

Historic Hallowell - Shipping

"… loaf of bread 1/2 bushel of potatoes 2 barrels of water 7 barrels of rice 1 bag of cotton 1 box of lemons The prices of most of these didn’t reach…"

Life on a Tidal River - The War Effort

"… on the Thomas Hill Standpipe, which supplied the water for the city of Bangor, were extinguished, and the tower itself was camouflaged with drab…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 1 of 5

"Jonathan Holman, Deacon Asa Waters and Capt. Andrew Elliott, all of Sutton, Massachusetts, spent a considerable amount of time in August and…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 1 of 4

"… Scarborough’s coastline, with its marsh, fresh water streams, saltwater rivers, beaches and rocky ledges, has been a site for fisheries, clam…"

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

"… when winter fishing or fishing in very deep water, one line had two traps (doubles); but most of the time only single traps were on a rope and buoy…"

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

"… roads, railroad bridges and tide gates, ocean water overflowed the marsh at high tide. Boats were able to sail up the Scarborough River and over…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook

"… reason why the ice industry shut down was that water pollution was affecting the quality of the ice, and no one wanted polluted ice."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook

"… reason why the ice industry shut down was that water pollution was affecting the quality of the ice, and no one wanted polluted ice."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Harvesting on Cascade Pond ~ A Family Affair

"There was water running in these barrels all the time. You would haul the ice out and was it to get rid of the sawdust."

Historic Hallowell - Commerce on the Kennebec Citations

"… Date Website was made: June 22, 2009,http://me.water.usgs.gov/kenmon.html Watson, Barbara M. “VIRGINIA FLOODS.” 18 Dec. 205."

Life on a Tidal River - Three Civil War Letters - Page 1 of 4

"The flour and water cracker was often dunked in coffee or fried with bacon to make it more palatable."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Continental Paper Bag Company

"… mill properties in December of 1936, as well as water rights of the Continental Paper Bag Company."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 3 of 3

"… force, fire department, highway department, water district, sewer district, highway department, and librarian."