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Site Pages
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New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - East New Portland Village Schools
"East New Portland Central High School X The original Central High School was built in 1921, as the product of over a year's worth of town vote…"
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New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future
"Two churches were also built in 1838; the Free Will Baptist Church and the Universalist Church. North New Portland saw the creation of the…"
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New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - West New Portland Village Schools
"… Historical Society Great Works School in West New Portland X West New Portland was only known to have two different schools."
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New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - North New Portland Village Schools
"When the new library was built the New Portland Historical Society was given use of the area that housed the library."
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New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - New Portland Community Library
"Children's area at the new library X New Library Images X Today the New Portland Community Library is a vibrant part of the community."
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New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - West New Portland Village
"In later years it was owned and operated by Gerald and David Strickland, sons of Forest Strickland. It was later sold to a New Hampshire company and…"
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New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - Bridges of East New Portland
"Bridges of East New Portland Text by Marilyn Gorman and Dianne Pease With Images from New Portland Historical Society Parsons Bridge: The Parsons…"
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New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - Bridges of West New Portland
"… was substantially rehabilitated in 1960, with new wire suspenders and new timber floorbeams installed, and strengthening of the tower's foundations…"
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New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - North New Portland Village
"O.W. Chase died the building was left to the New Portland Lion's Club. New Portland Fair 1951New Portland Historical Society In 1906 a…"
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New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - East New Portland Village
"East New Portland Village Text by Petrina Bearor Images from New Portland Historical Society The East Village is the smallest village of the three…"
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Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Student Projects
"… museums in New Sweden, Stockholm, and the Nylander Museum in Caribou. Mr. Easter 7th & 8th Grade Teacher New Sweden School New Sweden, Maine"
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Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Project Partners
"It serves students from New Sweden, Stockholm, Westmanland, and Madawaska Lake. As part of the New Sweden School's Maine History, Local History unit…"
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Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - The Colony Continues to Grow, 1874 - 1900
"1930New Sweden Historical Society New Sweden AVR Station, ca. 1920New Sweden Historical Society New Sweden StationNew Sweden Historical…"
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Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Maine Railroads
"Bangor & Aroostook Railroad Station, New Sweden, ca. 1930New Sweden Historical Society For years they were unable to build their own railroad…"
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Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - The Coming of the Swedes, 1870-73
"… had been in America four years before arriving in New Sweden and had learned English. The 31 children learned mainly English, as did the adults who…"
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Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Landeen Family History
"Landeen Family History Landeen Family, New Sweden, ca. 1890New Sweden Historical Society My great grandmother Annie came from Sweden when she…"
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Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Olof Nylander, 1864-1943
"… especially in Maine, studying and looking for new mollusks, and exploring new places. Nylander surveyed and cataloged much of Maine and his work is…"
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Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Narrative History: Maine Swedish Colony
"Narrative History: Maine Swedish Colony New Sweden fields, ca. 1938New Sweden Historical Society Before the Swedes, there was the forest."
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Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Architecture
"In 1905 free mail delivery began on the new 23-mile route from New Sweden to about 120 houses. In 1924 a fine concrete bridge was finally built over…"
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Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Stockholm, Maine
"With all of the new jobs and things to do in Stockholm, it was a great place to live. There were barber shops, clothing stores and many convenient…"
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Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Industry
"The next year, the new steam log hauler made its first trip to the woods. At the peak of Stockholm’s industrial development it was estimated that 330…"
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Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - About This Project
"The work produced by New Sweden, and its sister communities in the project (Skowhegan and Mt. Desert Island) laid a foundation that allowed MHS to…"
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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 1 of 4
"For a short period of time, Scarborough was part of the new age of aviation and had its own airport, yet another means of travel that increased…"