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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Life membership certificate, Farmington Public Library Association, 1917

"… Farmington Public Library Association, 1917 Contributed by Farmington Public Library Description In the early years of the Library…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Lodging and Hotels: A Savage Family Business

"… by Herman LaFritz Savage until his death in 1913 and then, perhaps by his wife Wilhemina Falt Savage and other extended family until ca 1917."

Seal Cove Auto Museum

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Guilford, Maine - SPORTS - Page 2 of 3

"The 1915 team won the county title. In 1916 and 1917, however, the boys were excluded from the parish house and only played a few foreign courts."

Hose 5 Fire Museum

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Norcross Heritage Trust

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Steep Falls Library

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - WWI Impact on Farmington's Agriculture

"… and More Animals” Unfortunately, the winter of 1917-18 was a difficult one which wiped out a large portion of bee hives."

Lincoln, Maine - Mills & Paper Industry - Page 1 of 2

"… known to be about 83 Lombard Log Haulers built by 1917. This invention was the start of replacing the horse to complete the heavy work in the woods."

Lincoln, Maine - World War I

"We didn’t start sending troops in until 1917, because that’s the year the United States entered the war."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Movies Come To The Island

"… of the films created here was Fox Studio's 1917 feature Queen of the Sea, an oceanic adventure starring Annette Kellermann."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 2 of 4

"… built in 1911, with additions being made in 1915, 1917 and 1931. Due to the rising population, a new high school was erected on Hancock Street in…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield's Church on the Hill

"… the union and started it on a firm basis.” In 1917 the Esty pipe organ was installed. Carpeting and interior artistry during the late 1920’s and…"

Early Maine Photography - The Vickery-Shettleworth Collection

"Born in Unity in 1917, James B. Vickery, known as Jim, grew up on his family’s farm. At an early age, he showed intellectual promise, and his parents…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - John Frank Stevens

"… project he spent most of his years, starting in 1917, in Russia reorganizing the Trans-Siberian Railway."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - The Abbott School

"… school experienced a fire in the dormitory in 1917, and the Government eventually did agree to allow funds and materials to restore the building."

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 2 of 3

"1920Guilford Historical Society In 1917, Herbert Gray of Old Town Woolen Company purchased the south side mill and continued to make improvements…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"… to the Principal’s Report in the Town Report of 1917. Where they actually played is not mentioned."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Basketball: From Rivals to Teammates

"… memories, particularly the team’s first game in 1917. They lost to Ellsworth 84 to 4! Gillman High School Boys Basketball Team ca early…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Early Settlements

"… vessel sunk in the war by German submarines in 1917. Ryder's Cove Wharf, Islesboro, c. 1911Islesboro Historical Society SABBATHDAY…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"entered into it in 1917. This specific event is mentioned as the ability to feed and clothe large numbers of soldiers and allies across an ocean had…"

Life on a Tidal River - Four Important Women of Bangor

"“Capt Alice M Zwicker McAlevey (1917-1976) - Find A...” Find A Grave, Find A Grave, 29 June 2019…"

Otisfield Historical Society

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