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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston Business District - 1857 to 1880

"Thomaston Business District - 1857 to 1880 North side of Main Street Business Block, Looking west to east, Thomaston, Maine 2008Thomaston…"

Maine Historic Preservation Commission

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Maine's Road to Statehood - Overview: Road to Statehood

"… to separate? The answers often depended on the District's position within state and national affairs, and at times became contentious and highly…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… federally designated National Register Historic Districts and a local historic district that encompass the central business district and…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox

"… to promote the settlement and prosperity of the District of Maine," as he wrote to his friend Joseph Peirce in 1795."

Historic Hallowell - Important Buildings and Institutions

"Today, a walk along Hallowell's mansion-studded streets, through the vibrant business district and along the restored waterfront, provides clues to…"

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell History Bibliography

"Washington, D.C.:U.S. Department of the Interior-National Park Service, 2003. Mahoney, Gerald T. The Franklin Debating Society: A Social History of…"

Historic Hallowell - History Celebrated, Threatened and Preserved

"… 1970, the 205 acre Hallowell National Historic District was entered on the National Register of Historic Places."

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Floods Citations

"Hunton, F. D., Kennebec River Flood, Business district, Hallowell, 1870, Hallowell ME, 1870, http://www.mainememory.net/bin/Detail?ln=29193…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahoc County Courthouse

"… County Communication Center, County Treasurer, District Attorney, Register of Deeds, Register of Probate, and the Sheriff's Department."

Historic Hallowell - Commerce on the Kennebec Citations

"Hunton, F. D., Kennebec River Flood, Business district, Hallowell, 1870, Hallowell ME, 1870, http://www.mainememory.net/bin/Detail?ln=29193…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 4 of 4

"Greely InstituteCumberland Historical Society Greely Institute In 1858, one of Cumberland’s native sons left the sum of $27,500 to the town for the…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Peru

"… In 1991 Peru joined School Administration District 21 with Dixfield, Canton and Carthage, with all high school students attending Dirigo…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - The Missouri Compromise: A Moral Dilemma

"[34] For further details on this debate and the opinions of Maine politicians and national figures, see Banks, Maine Becomes a State, 188-204."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Building Boom, early 19th century

"For the most part, only the town’s business district used brick construction. When not building ships, craftsmen became architects and house…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - About Us

"… Thomaston and serves children from the MSAD 50 district (comprising Cushing, Thomaston and St. George)."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Maine State Prison

"… during the War of 1812, in charge of the Maine District. Following the war, he started an effort to petition Massachusetts for separation."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VIII. Changing course and new beginnings (1955-Present) - Page 2 of 2

"… Register of Historic Places, as well as the Mill district. The tradition of Biddeford as a place of possibility for those seeking a better life for…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - Shipbuilding in Biddeford: Lore, Leaders, and Legacy

"… appointed, to reside at Biddeford.” In 1807 the district was changed to the much simpler District of Saco, and the collector was now allowed to…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston is Incorporated - 1777

"Thomaston is Incorporated - 1777 District of Maine map, 1795Maine Historical Society Local settlers cultivated potatoes and vegetable gardens…"

Skowhegan Community History - Abenakis in the Norridgewock/Skowhegan Area

"I'm in the district that lies between Acadia and New England. By mixing berries with an equal quantity of tallow, you can make beautiful candles that…"

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

"Ten states and the District of Columbia were represented at the first national encampment held at Indianapolis on November 20, 1866."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 5 of 17

"Once these two mills were established this mill district came to be one of the largest cotton milling facilities in the country."