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Presque Isle: The Star City - Green's Department Store

"Throughout the years he added a shoe department, a ladies’ and a children’s department to the store. Mr."

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… Annual Report of the Secretary of the Maine Board of Agriculture for the Year 1892. Augusta, ME: Burleigh, Flynt, Printers to the State, 1893."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Working in Maine

"He also helped to manage the state’s 175,000 acres of public land. Del was a supervisor of tree forestry for thirty-seven years."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Summer Street

"The combination of agriculture and industry permitted Hampden to thrive. Early in the 19th century, it even competed with Bangor, its neighbor to the…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Links to Presque Isle Pastimes

"… Solar System Model Saturn X The Francis Malcolm Science Center Francis Malcolm Science Center X Presque Isle Recreation Department"

Lincoln, Maine - Osgood's Store

"They are not made up of departments. Another difference is, the former owner of Osgood’s is not the current owner of Marden’s."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Christmas decorations, Presque Isle, ca. 1950

"1950 Contributed by Presque Isle Fire Department Description The photograph was taken in December in the early 1950s with both the Presque…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - National Community Christmas Tree - 1959

"… horticulturist of the National Capital Parks Department, George Harding. Over the next few months, over 500 trees were screened."

Lincoln, Maine - Telegraphs & Telephones

"… had not been received by the Bangor fire department, then everything would have been in a great deal of danger."

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"A committee from the Health and Welfare Department in Augusta came to Lincoln in July of 1966, and suggested to Eugene Libby (owner of the Workman…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Marsh: "Land of Much Grass" - Page 4 of 4

"“Grasses of a Salt Marsh.” Yearbook of the Department of Agriculture. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1895. Moulton, Augustus."

Lincoln, Maine - Main Street, Lincoln, ca. 1890

"The Lincoln Clothing Company was a department store, visible as the first full building on the left."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 4 of 4

"… after the town voted funds for the support of a Department. Chelsea Stewart was the Fire Warden at that time, and he served until 1942, when…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 2 of 3

"Here, at the home of Civil War veteran Isaiah Welch, the group attending poses for a photograph. Strong Historical Society After the Civil War…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 3 of 4

"In 1979, Strong began the process of designing and building a new system, consisting of a deep well pumping station on the South Strong Road."

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

"… the schools had formed a school orchestra, agricultural clubs, a senior fair and drama production, public speaking contest, and a girl's club."

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 3 of 4

"The Blue Hill Volunteer Fire Department, established in 1910, used horses to pull its equipment until purchasing its first motorized vehicle in 1929."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"As the production of agricultural goods increased, their wealth and status in the community solidified."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Founding of the Farmington State Normal School

"… in 1860 an act was passed that established Normal Departments in eighteen existing academies of the State of Maine."

Historic Hallowell - A Post-Revolutionary Generation

"… buildings, canals, land speculations, navigation, agricultural societies, India trade, turnpikes, physics, brick machines etc., bridges, bank…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - About Us

"In the first year (2008-2009) we formed a tight-knit team of dedicated volunteers who enjoyed the work as well as each other's company."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - National Blue Ribbon School

"… plaque presentation by George Tucker of the Maine Department of Education. The principal recognized the blue ribbon award as an opportunity to…"

Maine Conservation Corps

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