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John Bapst Memorial High School

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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Schools

"High School classes were taught in it. At that time, all the children in town had good schools and competent teachers, and many students were sent to…"

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

"… of the Farmington State Normal School Normal Schools (the now-obsolete term once used to describe institutions whose purpose it was to train…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Long Island: The Forgotten Community - Page 2 of 3

"Long Island is 4 and 1/2 miles long and 2 miles wide. In 1768 the island had a sawmill, and settlement began by 1779."

Blue Hill, Maine - Long Island: The Forgotten Community - Page 1 of 3

"Long Island in 1881Jonathan Fisher Memorial, Inc. At one time Long Island like many other islands was filled with people, and like many other…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Long Island: The Forgotten Community - Page 3 of 3

"Long Island: The Forgotten Community Brown & McAllister Granite Quarry, Blue Hill Bay, ca. 1890Jonathan Fisher Memorial, Inc."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"The Training School Mallett Training School This school will be replaced within the next year or two Farmington Historical Society As the…"

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

"Central School always had a food booth. In later years, junk auctions became popular. These were when people would sell junk that they didn't need…"

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

"Central Elementary in the North, the last school in town, closes at the end of the 2009 school year."

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

"… and rebuilt the mill but the mill didn't operate long. It was then purchased by Arthur Coburn, then sold to C.B. Weese of Chicago."

Skowhegan Community History - Exhibits

"We invite you to take a look and you will see all the hard work and long hours that went into creating these projects."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Hampden Academy

"In 1923, the school finally received a cement foundation and, six years later, to end a decade which had seen some major improvements made to the…"

Guilford, Maine - SPORTS - Page 1 of 3

"… were held at the Guilford Town Field for as long as baseball was active in Guilford. During the seasons adult teams played games against other…"

Guilford, Maine - Modern History: 1966 to Present

"Spirits were not long dampened, though, and the community pulled together as always, focusing on the necessary, cleaning up the aftermath, repairing…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - New Sweden Athletic Club

"… Sweden Historical Society New Sweden has a long history of cross country skiing and is known as the birthplace of nordic skiing in America."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Eureka Hall, Stockholm

"It is located in Stockholm on the corner of School and Main Streets, so stop in some time. Work Cited ECHOES: The Northern Maine Journal, Issue No."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Stephen Titcomb and the Settlement of the Sandy River Valley

"Each lot was 100 rods long and extended 1 mile from the river. Stephen Titcomb’ s lot was the most northern of the six."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"And the Normal School would be the catalyst for improved education in the public sector. Farmington is a proud community – proud of their downtown…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Introduction

"However, long before these famous Mainers came to Hampden, the first settlers were laying the groundwork and helping create what would one day become…"

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 2 of 5

"It didn’t take too long and the town and the fire department got bigger and started to get a little nicer as time went by."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Elusive Championship

"… barely 20 years after the game was invented, and long before the NBA evolved. There was one team for the boys and two for girls."

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 4 of 5

"It didn't take long before the space was too small. At the 1907 Annual Meeting the trustees proposed a library be built in Guilford."

Skowhegan Community History - Benedict Arnold's March

"… way to travel on the Kennebec was in bateaux, or long, thin boats that you move by pushing long poles against the bottom of the river."

Historic Hallowell - Basic Fire Fighting Technology

"Or if school was canceled, there would be two, long blasts at 7:15am to let everybody know. On January 4, 1918, Augusta needed Hallowell's help since…"