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Bath's Historic Downtown - The Customs House

"When William King died in 1852, his home was moved to Vine Street where it became a hotel. The primary purpose of the Customs House in 1858 was to…"

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Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahock House and The Sagadahoc Block

"… on the break Saturday night until he could hardly move anymore. He then waited as long as he needed for daylight then went back to work."

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Historic Hallowell - Thomas Bond House

"… House (which can be seen on the right in the picture). S.A. Webber, Sr., 5/99 Next steps in the stroll through Hallowell ~ More Historic Homes."

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield's Tuscan Opera House

"The moving picture machinery, owned by John Marsh, and much of the regalia of the Odd Fellows and Rebekahs were lost."

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Old House (circa 1820-2013)

"During this third move, the Old House was moved North a good distance across present day Route 3 and sited to an out-back location off Asticou Way…"

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Bath's Historic Downtown - Church Block

"A typical picture, like the Hatch portrait of the little girls, was elaborately printed in gilded letters that advertised his good taste, location…"

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Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"X Early in the 19th century, the center of town moved northward to its present location, a move that had begun when Joshua Shaw purchased “The…"

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Bath's Historic Downtown - Ledyard Block

"In 1926, the Masons moved from the Masonic Hall in the Ledyard Block to the new Masonic Temple at 788 Washington Street."

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Bath's Historic Downtown - Bath Savings Institution and Hyde Block

"… & Jameson left the building and Bath Savings moved in. SEE New NOTES Mary Camp Swanton and Henry Worcester Swanton, Ambrotypes, ca."

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Bath's Historic Downtown - Davenport Memorial and City Hall

"In 1890, the Postal Telegraph company moved into that place and lasted until 1928, when the buildings were torn down to build the City Hall."

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Bath's Historic Downtown - 94 Front Street

"Palmer moved to Ohio, to pursue the wagon and carriage business, until his death in July of 1915. Born in Bath in 1836 to Asa Palmer and Maria…"

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Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"… could either choose a new location in Bath, or move to Cook's Corner in Brunswick, which was the cheaper and more financially sensible option."

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Bath's Historic Downtown - The Railroad Station

"After the clinic moved, the station stayed vacant for seven years. In 2007 the building was restored and reopened as the Maine Eastern Railroad…"

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John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin's Journal

"… combination of his text and illustrations offer a picture of 19th century Bangor – then an emerging economic giant, made crucial to Maine's lumber…"

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

"Meghan Vigeant (not pictured) spent two years as an Island Fellow working with the Swan's Island Historical Society."

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - JP Cilley Ledger From Post

"… American Civil War History Timelines Battle Map Pictures. 13 Apr. 2009 <http://americancivilwar.com/statepic/alpha.html>."

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Old Ell is Born

"One wonders if the barn may have been cut at least in two in order to be moved. According to a memoir entitled My Recollections of Grandfather and…"

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Andrew Anderson

"And uhh… I’ve seen a couple of pictures from the past of school kids that look pretty raggedy. There was no style- you wore what you could get a hold…"

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Surry by the Bay - About The Project

"… Peter Loiselle, Jane Lord, Jane Smith (Not Pictured: Marianne DeRaps, Bryan McLellan and Kate Mrozicki) X Surry Elementary School This…"

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

"They took 561 pictures in its creation and have been presenting it to other classes to support local history curriculum."

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Economic History of Main Street, Northeast Harbor - Page 1 of 3

"Moore. The picture turned out very well and he displayed it in his shop’s window. When the owners of the clothing saw the photo, the “girls had quite…"

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox

"… was delightful and verdant as imagination can picture... Henry Knox's Wastebook, ca. 1804The General Henry Knox Museum Daily, Knox kept rough…"

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Early Maine Photography - Famous People - Page 2 of 3

"… the ambrotype process, which indicates that this picture is probably copied from an earlier daguerreotype."

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Early Settlers

"Two pictures survive of the building itself showing murals on the walls. The Ben Butlers tell us these murals were painted by Jonathan Poor, nephew…"