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Bath's Historic Downtown - Lincoln Block

"1876 Maine Maritime Museum Before the Lincoln Bank was built in 1878, the Bath Bank building occupied the site at the southwestern corner of Centre…"

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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - Artists and Inventors of Biddeford

"… has produced real originals, individuals whose impact has reached far beyond the banks of the Saco River. Click on a name at right to read more!"

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

"The bank has been around for more than 150 years. It has never been successfully robbed. That is one of the reasons why people go there. David C."

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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - V. A Cascade of Booms & Busts (1790-1865) - Page 2 of 3

"… to Boston!), the first "block" built, the first bank, the first fire company, first fraternal lodge, first high school, first newspaper, first city…"

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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - IV. Engulfed by nationalism: Revolutionary Biddeford

"Men and women built small farms along the fertile banks of the river, grew crops and raised livestock for themselves and to trade."

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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - II. Ripples of change: European exploration & settlement at Winter Harbor - Page 1 of 2

"… gentlemen, including a tract along the western banks of the "Swanckadocke" River to Richard Vines and John Oldham, "containing in breadth by the…"

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Bath's Historic Downtown - Columbian Block

"… and was even the president of the First National Bank of Bath. Galen Moses was also the president of the Bath Street Railroad, Bath Gas and…"

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Bath's Historic Downtown - Church Block

"… became wealthy business men who financed: the Bank Block, The Lincoln Block, and the Columbian Block, in addition to the Church Block."

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Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… built a home on Shaw’s Point and later the Bath Bank building, the first brick structure on the Point, on the southwest corner of the intersection…"

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

"… included a barber shop and The Lincoln National Bank. With the Sagadahock House getting all the attention, the focus was also going to the stores…"

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Bath's Historic Downtown - 94 Front Street

"… shipyard in 1844, and founded the first National Bank of Bath in 1861. He served as the Bank’s president until his death in 1882."

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Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 1 of 5

"There were rumors that it was Guilford House of Pizza, but that was not true. Bank Square and Elm Street Businesses, Guilford, 1955Guilford…"

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Shipbuilding Declines - 1857 to 1861

"Several banks collapsed. Thomaston Banks were kept in business only through the generosity and connections of millionaire Edward O’Brien, president…"

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Allen Building

"Later the building became the first organized bank called the Presque Isle National Bank. The next change for the building happened when it became…"

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The Carr O'Brien Block

"… four-storey brick building has served as a bank, commercial shops, sail loft, boot and shoe factory, clothing factory, and now houses the Prison…"

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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - RESOURCES

"RESOURCES PLEASE NOTE: The Biddeford Heritage Project made extensive use of the local newspaper, in its many incarnations, in researching for the…"

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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The MCHP Experience: In Our Own Words

"The MCHP Experience: In Our Own Words B.H.S. Project ASPIRE Tyshon & Mrs. Doherty prepare to photograph artifacts X "It was wonderful working…"

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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - ABOUT US

"ABOUT US Biddeford High School - B.H.S. Project ASPIRE At Biddeford High School, our shared vision is that all students will graduate with the…"

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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - HISTORY

"HISTORY of Biddeford...a Maine river town Text by Renée DesRoberts Research & editorial assistance provided by Sally Leahey, Raymond Gaudette…"

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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - Cities of Smoke and Soot

"Cities of Smoke and Soot Aftermath of Harmon's Corner Fire, 1911McArthur Public Library Headline about the fire which consumed Biddeford's…"

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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - V. A Cascade of Booms & Busts (1790-1865) - Page 3 of 3

"A Cascade of Booms & Busts (1790-1865) Lt. John R. Andrews, Biddeford, ca. 1861McArthur Public Library CLICK HERE TO READ MORE ABOUT…"

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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - V. A Cascade of Booms & Busts (1790-1865) - Page 1 of 3

"A Cascade of Booms & Busts (1790-1865) Letter to Captain Nathaniel Goodwin of Biddeford, 1818McArthur Public Library After the Revolution was…"

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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - EXPLORE the history of Biddeford, Maine...

"EXPLORE the history of Biddeford, Maine... Our history is a rich tapestry of people, places, ideas and innovations."

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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - CONTACT

"CONTACT Balloon view of Saco Bay, including Biddeford Pool, ca. 1880McArthur Public Library Got a question or comment about what you have seen…"