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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - A Short History of Mount Desert Island

"… and abundant natural environment, the deep and appealing cultural traditions of native inhabitants, and the contributions of accomplished and…"

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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Beyond Borders: an historical overview - Page 4 of 6

"… make the rest of the proprietors’ tracts more appealing to future purchasers. After all, apportioning the land into bustling townships and selling…"

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Highlighting Historical Hampden - Incorporation

"… an illegal tax imposed by King Charles I appealed to those early residents of the town, who during the American Revolution stood against the…"

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Norway Historical Society

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Early Maine Photography - Groups - Page 1 of 2

"… from a patrician Virginian into a more appealing common man who lived in a log cabin and drank hard cider."

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Maine's Road to Statehood - Maine in the 17th Century

"[3] Clark, Eastern Frontier, 71. There is record of Mainers appealing to New Hampshire for assistance during a time of need."

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Historic Clothing Collection - 1960-1970 - Page 1 of 3

"… similar high style-type clothing still retained appeal, but only to a shrinking, older, mature market."

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Historic Hallowell - Hallowell History From a 7th Grade Perspective

"… site and how to make their page interesting and appealing. The Hallowell Community team and the Hall-Dale Middle School students worked together to…"

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Lubec, Maine - The Blizzard of '34 - Page 1 of 2

"… on January 25 reported that the town had appealed for outside assistance. The New Deal’s Public Works Administration responded, and the governor…"

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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Kennebec Proprietors Biographies

"… proprietors locating copies of old patents and deeds within governmental archives, as well as the company patent appeal to the King in Council."

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

"After reviewing its charter, Massachusetts appealed to the English Chancery Court, claiming the territory rightfully belonged to her."

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Life on a Tidal River - Bangor: Lumber Capital of the World

"The west also appealed to big companies because there was a greater amount of trees there, for the companies to collect their lumber from."

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Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"The religion of the French was more appealing to the natives as opposed to the strict Puritan Church that held little likeness to these people of…"

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New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future

"… Bridge is a physical landmark, but the real appeal of this town is the people, past and present, that define the spirit of this rural Maine town."

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Blue Hill, Maine - Educating Blue Hill

"Even in the 1700s, Blue Hill was an appealing place to settle. Other coastal communities like Bar Harbor and Camden show similar signs of great…"

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Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… Block, buildings that helped produce the appealing retail architecture of this regional service center."

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Eastern Maine Medical Center

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