Maine Memory Network

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Woodrow Wilson

"And ugh oh it came down in the water. So we went over there and got the food from it, which was oh things you could put into storage nothing that…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 4 of 5

"… grist mill, the first saw mills and develop the water power that flows out of Lake Webb, down Webb River, and enters at its confluence with the…"

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 2 of 3

"In the flood April of 1923, water overflowed the concrete abutments, rushed around the side through the coal pits and burst through the windows…"

Guilford, Maine - Special Events

"… led by a band of 42 pieces from Bangor with the well known leader Adelbert Wells Sprague. Forty three beautifully decorated floats received the…"

Historic Hallowell - Early Industry and Bombahook

"… factory and wire mill that harnessed the power of water and gravity so critical to America's development."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Bob's Bears

"… by one of the officials from the Hampden Water Department who came out and explained that this was the town's drinking supply and it would be in…"

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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…"

Skowhegan Community History - Kennebec River Log Drive

"The water was freezing cold most of the time, so when the workers fell in they were unable to swim. Mosquitoes, black flies, leeches, and moose flies…"

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 1 of 3

"… and the logs washed over the dam during high water, smashing nearly every window in the first two stories of both of the textile mills located on…"

Skowhegan Community History - The Skowhegan Island

"Also, a channel of water on the island, formally known as 'the slucieway,' provided a prime spot to build mills and factories."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Community and Commerce

"… so at first the mail carrier had to ford the waters at the Narrows or ride Captain Thompson's ferry."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Regional and Town History

"… Swift, Webb, and Twenty Mile Rivers all provided water power for mills and factories producing products of every description: lumber, paper, flour…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Early Settlements

"… by various seacraft (or by sleigh over frozen water) bringing with them all that was necessary to survive."

Guilford, Maine - Modern History: 1966 to Present

"Fluoride was added to the water, a new sanitary district was incorporated, and a tennis court was built as was a 24-unit senior citizen’s complex…"

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

"We get along as well as ever I feel contented and as well as ever I did – we shall no doubt have A fight in short time and shall walk our way through…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 3 of 4

"… capable of bearing eggs) are returned to the water. The trap is re-baited and reset until the next haul."

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."

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

"Running water was a seasonal affair through above-ground pipes; in the winter one needed to fetch fresh water by taking buckets down to the brook…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Ledyard Block

"… Street, on the southeast corner of Centre and Water Streets in Bath, Maine, was built by William Ledyard in 1856."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"1914Patten Free Library Vine & Water Streets, Bath, 1986Patten Free Library As Bath evolved, the intersection at Centre and Washington changed."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Guiding Services for Sport Hunters

"… Maine, the best Indian guide in the Schoodic waters. Two nice canoes and good accommodations for six persons."

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…"

Skowhegan Community History - Skowhegan: "A Place To Watch"

"… shooting downstream during the spring’s highest water periods. Skowhegan once again became a place to watch as millions of board feet of timber…"