Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - Cascade Hand Tub

"It had no way of taking water from a source (for example, a fire hydrant) because suction had not been discovered yet."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - "Fly Rod" Crosby - Page 3 of 3

"… region’s rich hunting and fishing tradition, as well as local luminaries such as Carrie Stevens and Ms. Crosby."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Wood Products of Strong

"… the most suitable material for the product, as well as the production. For a time birch pulp wood was shipped from Maine to him in Boston, but he…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - National Blue Ribbon School

"… students with 15 computers would be added, as well as two rooms for small group testing, and new gym bleachers."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 3 of 3

"… Masonic Lodge, but its history has not been well documented. Many Maine Masonic Lodges have consolidated, and the Davis Lodge, Ancient, Free and…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - "Fly Rod" Crosby - Page 2 of 3

"… Much of their Fly Rod Crosby collection, as well as items from the Outdoor Sporting Heritage Museum in Oquossoc and the Maine State Museum, are…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - "Fly Rod" Crosby - Page 1 of 3

"… placing bag limits on deer, salmon and trout as well as advocating for catch and release fishing tactics."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Grand Army of the Republic

"By then the G.A.R. had well over seven thousand posts, ranging in size from fewer than two dozen members in small towns, to more than one thousand in…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Village Schools

"A town project was reportedly never so well organized. Those who could not make monetary donations could make fudge, cream puffs, a pie, or a batch…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 4 of 4

"Abram High School and four MSAD 58 schools, as well Strong town office building, have switched to pellet boilers, and the mill contributes…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Hugh J. Chisholm, Sr. - Page 1 of 2

"He sought the assistance of a well-known, profitable, and well-liked local farmer outside of Rumford Center, Waldo Pettengill, to act as his agent to…"

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

"… pension and in 1911 his widow applied for hers as well. Henry H. Smith was born in November 1838. He enlisted and served as a corporal in the 2nd…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Moving to Maine: There to Here - Page 3 of 3

"My grandmother cooked on a fire pit and got water from a well. My parents raised chickens for money and for meat."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: Brick Works

"… largely into the brickmaking business, near the water below the upper wharf” and his wastebook clearly demonstrates that Boston was his major…"

Surry by the Bay - Surry Village School

"By the 1920s a water cooler with a spigot assured the school remained modern and pupils fashioned water cups out of half sheets of arithmetic paper."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Fires in Rumford

"… Company shut down their operations requiring water usage, the amount of water was inadequate or insufficient to reach the upper stories of the…"

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…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - V. A Cascade of Booms & Busts (1790-1865) - Page 2 of 3

"Both men had hands in the Saco Water Power Company as well, the real estate and machinery arm of the venture."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VII. Flow and ebb: the effects of industrial peak & global upheaval (1900-1955) - Page 1 of 3

"… utilities that made it a true urban area: city water (1885), electric lights (1886), the horse-drawn and then electric street railway (1888, 1892)."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - I. Headwaters of a community: Sowacatuck, Chouacoet, and the sea

"They planted beans, corn, and squash and hunted deer and other wild game as well. Occasionally they warred with other tribes along their frontiers…"

Historic Hallowell - The Hallowell Union Fire Club

"… without the new technology of fire trucks and water hoses of today. After horrible fires were fought, firefighters and local citizens would get…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Project Home

"… contemporary topics such as Indigenous land and water rights; and the preservation and use of public lands."

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…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Meeting House Park

"… stay”, “Well at least they were drinking pure water with their whiskey.” Later when the Main Street was widened, and the Bonney Aqueduct Company…"