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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Wabanaki Agency in the Proprietor Records - Page 2 of 5

"… “acknowledgement” to Wabanaki leaders on the Androscoggin River: “Derumkin, or Daniel or Robin [ramegin]…shall come and lawfully demand and receive…"

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Map of lots on Maquoit & Merriconeeg, ca. 1719

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Pejepscot Proprietors Papers, 1627‐1866

"… by or in relation to company activity along the Androscoggin River. Bound in volumes alongside these original manuscript records are small…"

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Map by Francis Joseph Neptune, Cobscook River, 1798

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Beyond Borders: an historical overview - Page 1 of 6

"Androscoggin River area map, 1771Maine Historical Society At the heart of all three collections lie conflicting ideas about land and property."

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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Beyond Borders: an historical overview - Page 2 of 6

"… tract stretching four miles on either side of the Androscoggin River. Likewise, in 1719, the Muscongus Proprietors, also known as the Lincolnshire…"

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Welcome to the Western Foothills

"… Maine's beauty can be found in its mountains, rivers, scenery, and especially its people. Eleven communities comprise the Western Foothills Region…"

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 3 of 3

"Fishing could be found at Half Moon Pond, on local brooks and streams, and in special spots on the Swift River."

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C. Vivian Richards Logging, Byron, ca. 1900

Western Maine Foothills Region - Byron

"The Swift River runs north to south through the town. There are nine mountains in Byron: Old Turk (Mount Turk and Broad), Whaleback, Durham Hill…"

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Construction of B Machine at Oxford Paper Company, Rumford, 1915

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 2 of 4

"… years, coupled with the major flooding of the rivers in 1936, left the Oxford Paper Co. with little profit."

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Western Maine Foothills Region - A Man's Life in a Suitcase

"Barry of Portland and Dorothy Mullaly of Fall River, Massachusetts. As they were unable to care for John he was made a ward of the State and came to…"

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Dixfield House and Tuscan Opera House, Dixfield, ca. 1895

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield's Tuscan Opera House

"… once served as the cultural heart of this river valley civilization. Serving at least five surrounding towns, the Opera House was originally built…"

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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - People

"Map by Francis Joseph Neptune, Cobscook River, 1798 Map by cartographer Chief Francis Joseph Neptune (Passamaquoddy), 1798Maine Historical Society…"

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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Wabanaki Agency in the Proprietor Records - Page 3 of 5

"… by Robin Hood, in 1675, on the Wescustogo (Royal) River, and appeared on a deed regarding land on Merriconeag Neck with Robin Hood and her brother…"

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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Passamaquoddy Hereditary Chief Francis Joseph Neptune

"Croix River. In the Passamaquoddy language the river was known as the Skutik River. Several testimonies were given about the location of the true St."

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Leonard Trask, the Wonderful Invalid

"Leonard Trask, the Wonderful Invalid Text by Shirley Dolloff and Constance V. Bragdon Photo contributed by Peru Historical Society Leonard Trask was…"

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Portland and Rumford Falls Sunday Paper Train August 1898, Buckfield

Western Maine Foothills Region - Buckfield

"Buckfield A Brief History of Buckfield By Jared Eastman, sophomore Breanna Bellefontaine's class, Buckfield Jr./Sr."

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Grist and saw mills on the Upper Falls, Rumford, ca. 1895

Western Maine Foothills Region - Continental Paper Bag Company

"Continental Paper Bag Company By: Dave Gawtry & Nghia Ha Images provided by Rumford Area Historical Society The Continental Paper Bag Company…"

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Project Photos

"Project Photos By Nick Waugh On this page you'll find thumbnail photos of various team activities arranged in chronological order: July training at…"