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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Jacob Abbott and Fewacres, Farmington, 1903

"… and is credited with writing some of the earliest American juvenile literature deserving of the term "children's literature." He and his four sons…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Works Cited

"Ellsworth, Maine: The Ellsworth American, 1976. Hansord-Miller, Frank. John Hampden : An Illustrated life of John Hampden 1594-1643."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Fixing Borders on the Land: The Northeastern Boundary in Treaties and Local Reality, 1763-1842 - Page 4 of 5

"… and Wise Measure: The Search for the Canadian-American Boundary, 1783-1842 provides the best top-down view of border-formation in the wake of the…"

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

"… of Henry Knox, Major-General in the American Revolutionary Army. Boston : Samuel G. Drake, c1873. Lonergan, Thomas J."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1890-1900 - Page 1 of 3

"The American broad silk industry became firmly established during the 1880s. By the 1890s a profusion of colored, affordable (but not cheap)…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1870-1890 - Page 1 of 4

"… the Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition of 1876, Americans were surprised to learn that they were American made rather than imports."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1940-1950 - Page 3 of 3

"… the war had the effect of encouraging home-grown American fashion design. In prosperous post-war America, New York, and California became centers…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: Land Dealings

"… out, the Fluckers abandoned their holdings in the American colonies and eventually returned to England, leaving Lucy the sole member of the family…"

Davistown Museum

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Life on a Tidal River - Resources

"Whitman, Sylvia. V Is for Victory: The American Home Front During World War II (People's History). Library Binding ed."

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 1 of 4

"Research at a burial ground on Mill Island where Roundy and Wood first landed indicate that the native American presence here dated back to almost…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Wabanaki Agency in the Proprietor Records - Page 1 of 5

"… Presidential Teaching Professor of English and American Studies at Amherst College. Known for her extensive archival research and place-based…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Beyond Borders: A Wabanaki Perspective - Page 1 of 4

"… Nations no longer here—wiped out by English and American greed, land speculation, and notions of European and American supremacy over the…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Four sons of Jacob Abbott, Farmington, ca. 1865

"… regarded "Literary World" and author of various American history books. Lyman wrote two novels with his brother Austin, and was for several years…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Welcome to the town of Blue Hill!

"From the first Native Americans who settled near the sheltered waters to the present day, farmers, fishermen, merchants, educators, artists, summer…"

Lincoln, Maine - Main Street, Lincoln, ca. 1920

"This house was occupied by an African American troop detachment sent here to guard the railroad bridges in Lincoln, Mattawamkeag and Passadumkeag…"

Western Maine Cultural Alliance

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Welcome to Swan's Island!

"From Native American shell middens to the rusted remains of quarrying equipment, Swan's Island holds a living history of the industries that have…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Fashions Far & Away

"… garments and fabrics are an integral part of American fashion, and of the collection at Maine Historical Society."

Historic Clothing Collection - Gauze evening dress with silk sash, ca. 1865 - Page 1 of 4

"… essentially announced the beginning of the American bustle era. This white evening dress reflected that fashion edict with its flat, plain front…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Student Narrative of MDI History

"… found on the island tell of encampments by Native Americans – the Abnaki. There is no written information from this time period but archeological…"

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell History Bibliography

"… Vaughan (1751-1835): The Life of an Anglo-American Intellectual. New York: Arno Press, A New York Times Co., 1982."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 4 of 4

"… 1776, Betsy Ross, often known as the maker of the American Flag, reported that she had sewed the first American Flag."

Lincoln, Maine - The Stanislaus Family

"Sylvia’s mother’s name was Mary, who was half white, half Native American. Sylvia lost both her parents at a young age and was later adopted by a…"