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Presque Isle: The Star City - Oak Hotel

"But on April 12, 1975, the short life of the Oak Hotel came to an end when it burned down. It was never rebuilt."

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Boothbay Region Historical Society

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: The Funeral

"… where Knox’s tomb was located under his favorite oak. That Knox’s funeral was a major town event is attested to by the account submitted to Knox’s…"

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Historic Hallowell - Seaport on the Kennebec

"… clapboards, hogsheads and barrel staves, white oak capstan bars destined for Boston or Bristol or Jamaica."

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Life on a Tidal River - Three Civil War Letters - Page 2 of 4

"… in six campaigns: Yorktown, Williamsburg, Fair Oaks, Gaines Mill, White Oak Swamp, and Malvern Hill before the next surviving letter."

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Guilford, Maine - MANUFACTURING - Page 2 of 2

"The address is 9 Oak Street. Flood and Steel Bridge, Guilford, 1936Guilford Historical Society In 1979, Saulter joined the company as president."

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 1 of 4

"The Oak Hill station was built near the bottom of Oak Hill where 44-46 Black Point Road is today. During the Civil War, the Oak Hill station was a…"

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Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Allies & Allegiance: Military comradery at the Centennial, 1920

"… by members of the Wabanaki community at Deering Oaks was a crowd and media favorite. The state of Maine invited European and Asian allied nations…"

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Historic Hallowell - Sweat on the Kennebec ~ Hallowell Steam and Boom Company

"… by laying them crosswise of the raft, driving oak pins into the opposite ends of every sixth or eighth log with two quick strokes of a tiny axe…"

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Adventures in Aroostook County - Page 2 of 3

"The Cafe was in an apartment over Oaks Appliance. You would have to call in advance to reserve a seat. They served pasta and other good Italian food."

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Lithgow Public Library

"… lobby and original stack room feature quartered oak pillars and elaborate woodwork. Grand fireplaces on the east and west walls face each other."

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Architecture & Landscape database - Frederick A. Tompson

"… Evergreen Cemetery (1902), the Castle in Deering Oaks (1894), the Armory on Milk Street (1895), the Masonic Temple on Congress Street (1912), the…"

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Life on a Tidal River - Three Civil War Letters - Page 3 of 4

"… a swampy area--was being constructed near White Oaks. Frederick Rogers to his mother Hannah, Virginia, March 23, 1862Bangor Historical Society…"

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Guilford, Maine - MANUFACTURING - Page 1 of 2

"The mill was located at 9 Oak Street in Guilford. The mill was built in that location to make use of the water power."

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 2 of 4

"… at Sweetsers, just south of the Nonesuch River; Oak Hill; Scottow, just before the marsh; Southgate, on the Portland end of Dow’s farm; Dunstan…"

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Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 2 of 3

"… first was built on the south side of the river at Oak Street in 1865 to take advantage of the water power at that site."

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 2 of 4

"Schools from Beech Ridge, Oak Hill, and Dunstan participated in the event, with one hundred and eighty-five people attending."

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 3 of 4

"A toll road across the marsh between Dunstan and Oak Hill, the Cumberland Turnpike was the first turnpike in New England. Dr."

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 1 of 4

"… a station agent first at Pine Point and later at Oak Hill. Because he felt it was his duty to care for his invalid mother, it wasn’t until he was…"

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks - Page 1 of 2

"These particular powerboats had frames of oak and hulls made from pine strips. About 26-feet-long, these boats were built to turn quickly, were very…"

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 1 of 4

"… stools and tables were often made out of pine or oak boards by the students' parents. By 1880, children sat in individual desks that were bolted to…"

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 1 of 4

"… identified themselves as being from Dunstan, Oak Hill, Pine Point or other neighborhood until the 1990s."

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Mercy Hospital - McAuley Residence

"… Race and selling “Super Burritos” at the Deering Oak Family Festival. The Elks Club and Italian Heritage Club also participated in fundraising…"

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Early Maine Photography - Famous People - Page 3 of 3

"Dooley, and Will Rogers. His wife Elizabeth Oakes Smith was a major literary figure in her own right."