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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Franklin County Agricultural Fair

"… By 1901, at the 62nd Annual Exhibition of the Franklin County Agricultural Society, held on the Franklin Park, it was stated, “We have the finest…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"… Falls Joan Small, Research Librarian - UMF Franklin Journal & Franklin Chronicle Newspapers Richard Mallett's Schools Unpublished history of St…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Railroad into the Village

"This information was taken from the Franklin Chronicle Newspaper copies of which are available on microfilm at the University of Maine Library here…"

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

"… Schools by the State's teachers. The teachers of Franklin County passed a resolution at their convention in 1857, that said: Resolved : That the…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 1 of 3

"As one of the Franklin County District's handful of remaining Granges, it suffers from the effects of a declining population and lost industry."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 1 of 4

"Bell began working at the first Franklin Memorial Hospital building in Farmington. Today, Strong has its own health and dental center, and the…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Carolyn Stone

"… for the naming ceremony of their newest residence hall, to be specifically tailored as a women’s community with an emphasis in physical wellness."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - John Frank Stevens

"… hospitals, schools, churches, homes, mess halls, roughly 5,500 building total were built. The entire staff of the project was increased threefold…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Fair souvenir, Farmington Public Library, 1890

"… as musical programs each evening at the Music Hall. Ice cream and lemonade were served during intermission."

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

"… Fronk, Harvey Gilbert, Percy Gould, Thurlow Hall, Vern Hardy, Mertland Hillman, Hiram Hiscock, Tyler Hutchinson, Carroll Jones, Dana Knowlton…"

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

"… the next forty years, it served as the Masonic Hall of the Davis Lodge, A.F. & A.M. Today, it is privately owned.Strong Historical Society Masonic…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Early Schools

"… in the schoolhouse that later became the Grange Hall, located on the road now known as Lambert Hill Road."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Grand Army of the Republic

"… of veterans sat around a table or out in the hall and sang old war songs, talked about war experiences, and swapped accounts of their deeds."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Soldiers Of The Civil War

"… of the Soldiers Home in Washington Precinct, Hall County, Nebraska. After the War many Maine residents had moved West in search of a better life or…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Ski Museum of Maine

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - The McCormick house

"… who, among other things, broadcast President Franklin D. Roosevelt's 'Fireside Chats.' The house was built around 1845 by Asa Joyce, and although…"

Guilford, Maine - Historic Buildings - Page 1 of 2

"1890Guilford Historical Society Here is the Guilford Town Hall as it was originally built, circa 1890."

Lewiston Public Library

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Skowhegan Community History - Bloomfield Academy

"… a grant of land and it was located in northern Franklin county. The land was not settled until years after the grant and one resident of Bloomfield…"

Historic Hallowell - Protect and Serve - Hallowell Fire and Police

"Until the advent of Franklin Stoves and other enclosed heating systems the average home burned 20 to 30 cords of wood per year--with a resulting high…"

Life on a Tidal River - The Bangor Fire of 1911 - Page 1 of 2

"… French, Park and Center Streets were rebuilt, along with a synagogue on Center Street. Franklin Street, Bangor, 1911Bangor Public Library"

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

"This hall was known as Chase Memorial Hall and when Mr. O.W. Chase died the building was left to the New Portland Lion's Club."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 3 of 5

"… though some residents live in the Town of Wilton (Franklin County), while others live in Dixfield (Oxford County)."