Maine Memory Network

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"With all that water, it is no surprise that the town has had flooding problems. The most destructive of the floods, however, had nothing to do with…"

Life on a Tidal River - Four Important Women of Bangor

"… Hand, The Way Life Should Be, Desire Lines, Sweet Water, About Me, Child Of Mine, Room To Grow, and The Conversation Begins are her titles."

Bath's Historic Downtown - 94 Front Street

"… been rebuilt several times because of fire and water damage; as of 2009 only the second floor resembles the design of the original building."

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

"… bridge was created by people wading across the water with logs to build a bridge to get to Upsala."

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"… hills and steams/The streams that furnished water power/Before days we knew of steam. But the mills that once run buzzing saws/Have now gone to…"

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"… forests spread over the landscape; smaller water sources provided sites for future mills. The Penobscot River itself provided a smooth and reliable…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - "Main Streets" of North Yarmouth and Cumberland

"Here, water flowed slowly in a southerly direction and the area was very wet. The road gradually rose towards Walnut Hill, following the swell of…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Railroad into the Village

"… will be some three or four feet above the highest water mark. Dec. 8, 1870: Saturday night our citizens were greeted with the whistle of the first…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"… the only State Park that is accessible solely by water. When the first settlers arrived on Islesboro, they found mostly spruce and a scattering of…"

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Lincoln, Maine - MacGregor's Spool Mill

"Water and more help is coming, but I do not think it will be enough. I must leave and hurry, for I, too, am to help stifle the blaze."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"… Rich soil and the Sandy River, a source of water, travel and power lured settlers to the region on the heels of the Revolutionary War."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"… paying a teacher, in addition to providing wood, water, and crude furniture. And the sums of money allocated to each district school appeared to…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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