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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Grand Army of the Republic

"Grand Army of the Republic Text By: Strong School 7th and 8th Graders, 2011-2012 Return to Student Research G.A.R."

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - About MCHP

"About MCHP X About the Maine Community Heritage Project... The Maine Community Heritage Project (MCHP), a partnership between Maine…"

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Online Exhibits

"Online Exhibits Our MCHP Team has put together the following exhibits. We hope that you enjoy exploring them as much as we have enjoyed working on…"

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Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Architecture

"… replace the wooden one washed out in the flood of 1923. In the early 1920’s the Odd Fellows built a large Hall and operated it for ten years."

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Bath's Historic Downtown - Dreamland and Liberty

"After the Liberty Theatre closed in 1923, the building then became the Liberty Garage in 1924 because automobiles were becoming more popular and they…"

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Guilford, Maine - Veterans Tributes - Page 2 of 2

"She went into civil service in 1923 with the Bureau of Weights and Measures in Washington, DC thus beginning service to her country that lasted 40…"

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Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln Theater

"… movies in 1904, but they didn’t put them in until 1923. When they installed the machines in the new building, they had to raise the roof in order…"

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Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln Memorial Library

"Ingersoll in 1923. Ira Fish's gristmill used to be where the library is today. It is located at 11 West Broadway, Lincoln, Maine."

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Mercy Hospital - School of Nursing - Page 1 of 3

"… Kilfoil (Colton) received her diploma in 1923. Kilfoil survived until 1983, just missing her 50th class reunion, although she left a legacy behind…"

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New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - Bridges of West New Portland

"… by the Maine State Highway Commission in 1923. This two span slab concrete span is the eastern bridge of the pair."

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Bryants and Rockefellers: Two Seal Harbor Families

"… he and his family had moved off of Isleford in 1923 and settled into Seal Harbor, Donald worked as a mechanic at a small garage."

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Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 2 of 5

"John Scales died in 1923. His son Charles Scales passed away in 1934. Eugene continued the business up until his death in 1956."

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Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 1 of 5

"… as well as Kennebec Trust Company in July of 1923. They had numerous amounts of money coming in and out of the bank, so they needed a vault."

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Guilford, Maine - The Next Fifty Years 1916-1966

"… more damaging floods passed through in April 1923, leaving extensive wreckage to businesses and residences."

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Cumberland & North Yarmouth - The Lending Libraries of North Yarmouth and Cumberland

"When Prince Memorial Library opened on January 7, 1923, the 600-plus books in the Cumberland Library were transferred there."

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 3 of 4

"… notable fire occurred on Waldo Street in August, 1923 at the rear of the Majestic Theatre. Within 24 hours, 20 business facilities and dwellings…"

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

"However, in 1923, the bridge was washed out by a major flood. The people that were included in the process of making this bridge were Fred Palm, Olaf…"

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - John Frank Stevens

"… work as a consulting engineer in Baltimore from 1923-1930, after that he retired to Southern Pines, North Carolina where he died on June 2nd, 1943…"

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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…"

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Presque Isle: The Star City - National Community Christmas Tree - 1959

"… to light a national Christmas tree beginning in 1923 with President Calvin Coolidge. In 1954, the scope of the national Christmas tree program was…"

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Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 2 of 3

"In the flood April of 1923, water overflowed the concrete abutments, rushed around the side through the coal pits and burst through the windows…"

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John Martin: Expert Observer - "Representing every particular:" John Martin's Reflections, Illustrations, and Commentary - Page 2 of 2

"They had six children, Ada (1851-1923), Annie (1855-1889), John Junior (1858-1929), Elmer (1860-1870), Frank, who died shortly after birth in 1862…"

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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Early Settlements

"Captain Fields Seeley Pendleton (1870-1923) lived across the street from the store. He became the most successful entrepreneur ever to hail from…"

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Prince Memorial Library

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