Keywords: Free Will Baptists
Item 100295
Free Will Baptist Society of Saco and Biddeford pew subscriptions, 1839
Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: 1839-05-18 Location: Saco; Biddeford Media: Ink on paper
Item 79524
Dixfield Chapel, Dixfield, ca. 1909
Contributed by: Dixfield Historical Society Date: circa 1909 Location: Dixfield Media: Photographic print
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Wired! How Electricity Came to Maine
As early as 1633, entrepreneurs along the Piscataqua River in southern Maine utilized the force of the river to power a sawmill, recognizing the potential of the area's natural power sources, but it was not until the 1890s that technology made widespread electricity a reality -- and even then, consumers had to be urged to use it.
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George F. Shepley: Lawyer, Soldier, Administrator
George F. Shepley of Portland had achieved renown as a lawyer and as U.S. Attorney for Maine when, at age 42 he formed the 12th Maine Infantry and went off to war. Shepley became military governor of Louisiana early in 1862 and remained in the military for the duration of the war.
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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Our Resources
"… PO Box 147, 113 Christ Church Road, 734.6694 Free Will Baptist Church, PO Box 183, 138 Church Turn Road Grindle Point Lighthouse/Sailors’ Memorial…"
