Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Interviews - Page 2 of 2

"… have a secondary source of heat, we didn’t burn wood or anything. So, as the day progressed and we realized that the heat wasn’t coming back on, we…"

Lubec, Maine - Klondike: Lubec's Gold from Sea Water Hoax

"… critical to the top-secret operation was the high wood and barbed wire fence with its “No Admittance” signs that surrounded the facility."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Businesses and Cottage Industries

"… except that many were involved in harvesting of wood for shipbuilding and heating purposes. Also, early notations in "Vital Records of Islesboro"…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Early Settlements

"They found a land totalling 6,000 acres, mostly wooded with little good timber, barren ledges and swamps."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 3 of 4

"… landscape of our towns is very different today, wooded now where once sheep and cattle grazed the fields, keeping down growth and preserving wide…"

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"… then, such as Morse and Company, offered wood products for home and business. Long term, but small foundries consolidated in an effort to survive…"

Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"He would rough out the roads in the woods. While doing this, he noticed sap on a fallen spruce. His father would take the strips of the resin and…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - North New Portland Village

"C.H. Bartlett soon rebuilt a modern wood turning plant. A new water wheel with metal penstock and housing was installed which was rated for 150 horse…"

Lubec, Maine - Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello - Page 1 of 3

"… on its side, the bottom rammed firmly against the wood piling. The Canadians scrambled onto the trestle, never getting their feet wet."

Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum and Arctic Studies Center

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

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

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"Gould was very fond of the woods and enjoyed studying the native plants, flowers, and wildlife. Presque Isle Historical Society Arthur Gould…"

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

"… churchgoers had a stream to ford and brush and woods to beat back! In January 1794, a group of settlers petitioned the "Court of the General…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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