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Lincoln, Maine - Primary school on School Street, Lincoln, ca. 1905

"Primary school on School Street, Lincoln, ca. 1905 Contributed by Lincoln Historical Society Description This school was built in the…"

Guilford, Maine - SPORTS - Page 2 of 3

"In 1904 they started basketball; also in 1904 and 1905 they won their first championship. They won all championships in 1905, 1906, 1907, and 1908."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Wilder's Jewelry

"… a well-known Presque Isle jeweler, was born in 1905 in San Francisco, California. At twenty-eight, he opened his first business in Presque Isle."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 4 of 4

"Scarboro Register, 1905. Compiled by Mitchell & Campbell. Brunswick, ME: H.E. Mitchell Co., 1905. Snow, John O. Secrets of a Salt Marsh."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Division of MDI Begins

"The final division was in 1905 when Southwest Harbor was separated from Tremont and was incorporated as a town."

Historic Hallowell - Communication

"… which came to Hallowell in the year of 1905. The president of the company was C.H. O’Brien, hence the name of the company."

Maine Department of Transportation

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Bar Harbor: Building of Arts

"… HarborJesup Memorial Library The September 13, 1905 edition of the Bar Harbor Record made the announcement: “A New Building for Music at Bar…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Schools

"… was Islesboro’s first woman superintendent in 1905. When Mrs. Pendleton took office, six schoolhouses were open, including two so-called free high…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Redmen's Hall

"… Hall was a two-story building constructed around 1905 in Swan’s Island village. From the waterfront, the hall stood out tall against the horizon…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Seaside Hall

"… was built by the Atlantic Improvement Society in 1905 or 1907. At that point in Swan's Island history, people rarely traveled outside of their own…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - John Frank Stevens

"It is shortly after this in 1905 that at the recommendation of James Hill, Theodore Roosevelt would hire Stevens as the chief engineer for the Panama…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Postscript: More Moving Buildings

"and Katharine L. Savage (1905-2001) moved in and resided there until their respective deaths. Despite the continual year-round use of this home…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Charles K. Savage (1903-1979): The View from Asticou - Page 3 of 6

"… later his outgoing wife Katharine Larchar Savage (1905- 2001), was at the center of the scene – orchestrating the day-to-day activities of the…"

Historic Hallowell - Uniforms and Expenses

"During 1905-1906, the costs of the police department stayed at $83.45. Also from 1907-1911, the police expenses decreased to $74.15 per year."

Raymond H. Fogler Library

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Historic Clothing Collection - 1910-1920 - Page 2 of 2

"Most outstanding is a ca. 1905 long, body-fitting dress with white crescent embroidery, a three-quarter double skirt from the hips, and long…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Village Schools

"Village School, cr. 1905 Click for Slideshow In 1900 it became necessary to construct a larger Village School due to an increase in population."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Industry

"In 1905, Lewis Whitten held the record for hauling the largest load (11 tons) of birch logs six miles to the mill with one pair of horses."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Architecture

"In 1905 free mail delivery began on the new 23-mile route from New Sweden to about 120 houses. In 1924 a fine concrete bridge was finally built over…"

Historic Hallowell - The Opening & Closing of Hallowell's Shoe Companies

"… Company was organized in Hallowell in 1905 and occupied one of the brick buildings belonging to the Kennebec Reality Company."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Carolyn Stone

"… leave of absence from the school, and returned in 1905. When she returned to the faculty staff, she resumed her duties as the physical training…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 4 of 4

"It was a 1905 Rambler. As more people acquired automobiles, the increase in the number of automobiles on the road brought an increase in the number…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 1 of 4

"Numbers 5 and 6 paper machines were installed in 1905 and 1906 respectively in order to keep up production for the publishing business."