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Historic Hallowell - Natural Resource to Finished Product

"Natural Resource to Finished Product Hallowell Granite Works stone yard, Hallowell, ca. 1895Hubbard Free Library A site between Winthrop…"

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Lubec, Maine - Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello - Page 2 of 3

"… photographs came to light after this exhibit was finished which dramatically show the extreme variation in tide unique to the Bay of Fundy."

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Historic Clothing Collection - Plum skirt suit with cape, ca. 1945 - Page 1 of 3

"The hem is finished with stitched ribbon, and the waist has interior straps. The blazer, with strong shoulders and three self-covered buttons…"

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Lincoln, Maine - Ballard Hill School, Lincoln, ca. 1930

"When the school was finally finished in the fall of 1920, Mrs. Ella P. Burr led her students from the Primary School up to the newly finished school…"

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Historic Hallowell - Train Wreck Poem

"… struck with fear Instead he said with a smile “We won’t be going there for a while” And with that we will diminish For this tale has to finish"

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Historic Hallowell - One of Many Monuments

"One of the four statues at the base (Law) weighs 21 tons. The finished monument is shown in the color postcard."

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Early Maine Photography - Groups - Page 2 of 2

"… and his son William assisted him in the trade of finish carpentry for houses and buildings from 1856 to 1871."

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Bath's Historic Downtown - Old Town Hall and Grant Building

"It was finished in 1838 and demolished in 1936. By 1937 the W.T. Grant building was finished at the same location, 33 Centre Street."

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Shipbuilding Industry Expands - 1850 to 1857

"A captain’s cabin was as finely finished and detailed as his house. Ship's Caulking Tool KitDavistown Museum Work was plentiful for ship…"

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Founding of Acadia National Park

"By the time he finished, he had created 57 miles of roads, 17 granite bridges and two gate houses, all built with local granite."

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Guilford, Maine - MANUFACTURING - Page 2 of 2

"Guilford Woolen Mill Finishing Room Crew, ca, 1890Guilford Historical Society STUDENT CORNER HOME"

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - The Tea Room

"They stayed from 1970 to 2000, when Steve finished working for the ferry service. According to Steve, the house was one of the first to be hooked up…"

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

"… Testa taught the first term and Thelma Davis finished the year, both held professional certificates."

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: Shipping

"… last year under the direction of Asa Rogers and finished recently.” By May 15, Knox had pressed the Quick Lime into service by shipping lime to…"

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Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 3 of 3

"… operation, ruining tons of inventory other than finished goods, and damaging machinery and building alike as the water rose to levels of eight feet…"

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

"Construction is finished that year and a crude paper machine is installed. 1888: Operations were halted for five years due to the distance of the…"

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Ste. Agathe Historical Society

View collections, facts, and contact information for this Contributing Partner.

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

"She finished her B.A. from the University of Maine at Orono in 2006. Candi has been active in the Swan's Island Educational Society since 2001 and…"

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Early Maine Photography - Portland Photographers

"Pomeroy, finish carpenter William H. Weeks, and an elderly lady from the Deering family. Thomas R. Burnham arrived in Portland from Bangor in 1858…"

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Historic Clothing Collection - Mid to Late Nineteenth Century

"… and increased distribution of raw materials, finished goods—and fashion news—to remote or newly settled areas."

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Bath's Historic Downtown - The Railroad Station

"… October 25th, 1927, after the Carlton Bridge was finished, the Maine Central Railroad passed the first train over the newly built structure."

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Bath's Historic Downtown - The Customs House

"… south of Lambard Street, was started in 1852 and finished in 1858. The building was unusual at that time for its fire-proof construction with iron…"

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Atticus: A Fugitive Slave

"… with the arrival of European settlers and finishing with a genealogical table of the towns’ inhabitants."

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 4 of 4

"… and exit on the other side of the building a finished fire truck ready for delivery. Production stopped in the mid 1950s.(4) McCann Fire…"