Ralph Parks, unrecorded interviewed by Bruce B. Brown, Jr., December 5, 1977, in his 1220 State Street home in Veazie, Maine. Brief journal of unrecorded interview. Parks, who resides in a home likely built by Alvah Towle, explains what he knows about the property.https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/mf064/1037/thumbnail.jp

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The University of Maine DigitalCommons@UMaine MF064 Veazie History and Architecture Project NAFOH Oral History Recordings July 2023 Ralph Parks, unrecorded interviewed by Bruce B. Brown, Jr. Ralph G. Parks Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/mf064  Part of the Oral History Commons, and the United States History Commons Recommended Citation Parks, Ralph G., "Ralph Parks, unrecorded interviewed by Bruce B. Brown, Jr." (2023). MF064 Veazie History and Architecture Project. 38. https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/mf064/38 This Oral History is brought to you for free and open access by DigitalCommons@UMaine. It has been accepted for inclusion in MF064 Veazie History and Architecture Project by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@UMaine. For more information, please contact um.library.technical.services@maine.edu. 1133003 Interview with Mr. Ralph Parks of Veazie, Maine . December 5, 1977. Interviewer: Bruce B. Brwwn Jr. On December 5, 1977, I went ot Veazie with the intention of interviewing Mr. Ralph Parks . I did not tape the interview with Mr. Parks because he has lived in Veazie only sine 1944 and he felt that he did not know enough about the town •• But Mr. and Mrs. Parks were able to tell me some things about their home. The Parks house sits on the lot next to Flagqs near the town line. The lot number is 1-35. The lot at anearlier date extended down to the river and may have been a farm. One of the earlier owners, and possibly the builder, Alvah Towle worked a gravel pit behind the house. The name of J . F . Towle appears in the same general area on an 1875 map of Bangor and Veazie in W.A. Sherman's Atlas of Penobscot County, Maine. The Parks also said that a brick foundation can be seen behind the house that may have been an earlier house or uarn, but at least it was an outbuilding. The orginal house is a large one-and-a-half story story structure. Theee are two rooms on each floor and a fire-place in each room. One of the fireplaces, now covered up, is believed to have been a Dutch oven. A large room and a kitchen has been added to the orginal structure; the large room also has a brick fireplace in it. There is an enclosed porch connected to the new section and it appears ~a have been at the same time. Both the Parks and Mrs. Ruby Meehan believe the house to be an old structure in Veazie. Mrs. Parks alse said that her father told her that he remembered the house there ~:1.33004 when he went through the town on the [trolley] • When 1 questioned Mr. Parks about Dingbat Prouty and Veazie Park he admitted that he had heard of the them but he could not.remember any; details. -He was also familiar with Aunt Hat, and I believe hhat he knew a story, but he told it would be bette~ to· talk to · Ruby Meehan about such things. 2 The Parks· also gave me tha name: of Jesse Fraser as a possible in:forman t. 

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