Just southwest of Rockland, the community lies at the point where the St. George River broadens into a long narrow bay. Ship building and shipping were the basis of its fortune and that of the two millionaires (of seven in the whole country) who lived there in 1840. Thomaston has many surviving fine homes, developed by financially successful residents, on its main street.
Tennis court at Camp Wawenock in Raymond (2013) Consecutive Championships School No. Year South Portland 9 1973-1981 Cape Elizabeth 9 1990-1998 Lewiston 6 2006-2011 Falmouth 6 2008-2013 …
Tennis Court at Lakewood resort in East Madison (2005) Consecutive Championships School No. Year Lewiston 7 2003-2009 South Portland 4 1973-1976 Cape Elizabeth 4 1986-1989 Cheverus 4 1988-1991 Waynflete 12 2008-2019 YEAR No Classes YEAR Class…
At the western terminus of Maine Route 43, Temple, with its cluster of small mountains and small ponds, lies just northwest of Farmington. Settled in 1796, it was the site of an early and strong community of Quakers. In the 19th century, though largely a farming community, it was home to three sawmills, an excelsior and stave mill, a grist mill, and a carriage factory.
Selected Works Alice Adams (1921) Beasley’s Christmas Party (1909) The Beautiful Lady (1905) Beauty And The Jacobin; An Interlude Of The French Revolution (1912) Cherry (1903) Claire Ambler (1928) Clarence; A Comedy In Four Acts (1921) The Collector’s Whatnot: A Compendium, . . . (1923) The Conquest Of Canaan: A Novel (1905) The Fascinating Stranger,…
(1780-1861) born February 10, 1780, was an enterprising businessman in the town of Westport, who had a thriving fishing and shipping business in the early 1800’s. He may have received the honorary title “Squire” because of his wealth, land holdings, and influence on the community. The first generation, John Tarbox, came from Hertfordshire, England to…
Talmadge, and Waite on its eastern boundary, are small towns that have functioned often as a single community. The Waite post office serves Talmadge; the “dump” and cemetery in Talmadge served both towns. U.S. Route 1 passes by in the town of Waite to the east, crossing only a small section of Talmadge in the northeast.
This is an unorganized township in Penobscot County just east of the north entrance to Baxter State Park. It is the gateway to that portion of the Park by way of the Grand Lake Road from Shin Pond along its southern boundary. The eastern portion of Grand Lake Matagamon dominates the western portion of…