The recent find of a Bangor man on the scene of a former gold-mining venture in Maine not more than 20 miles from Bangor has excited some of those who are familiar with the hunt for gold at that place a quarter of a century ago and aroused in their mind visions of the wealth that may yet be theirs through the boom in the value of the stock of that mine which was long ago abandoned. Twenty-six years ago last spring “Gill” Leavitt of Old Town, a builder of canoes, whose frail craft had floated on many a lake and stream in Maine, found gold in Greenfield. The gold was held in veins in magnificent ledges of crystal quartz and those who saw the specimens brought in by Leavitt at once conjured up in their minds visions of an El Dorado in the East equal to that in the golden West.

50 Years Ago, 1956

Organized late in 1945 when the United States was beginning to shake off the effects of nearly four years of war, Hillcrest Poultry Co. has grown from a shoestring operation to one of Lewiston’s major industries. The history of the Textile City’s first poultry processing operation, featuring a half-million dollar plant at 48 Commercial St., which will be previewed by State and municipal officials today and open to the public, is a unique one. It is a story of hard work, determination, and confidence. It is a chapter out of the lives of three likable fellows who grew up together in Massachusetts – William J. Mendelson, Israel Stein and his brother, Maurice M. Stein.

25 Years Ago, 1981

Maine veterans ended their 10-year wait for a Maine Veterans Home, as former servicemen who fought in America’s last four wars broke ground for the $3.2-million nursing facility in Augusta. Against the backdrop of a uniformed color guard of about 50 men and women, veterans of both world wars, Korea and Vietnam took turns shoveling scoops of earth from a nine-acre lot of state-donated land on the east side of the capital.