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Lubec, Maine - The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head
"Ancient volcanic basalt, black and craggy, defile the entrance to Passamaquoddy Bay. Early navigators petitioned for protection from the treacherous…"
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Malaga Island: a story best left untold - Maine State documents and Proclamations
"It’s a time when blacks and whites weren’t supposed to be living together in the same household. The races, even in the north that was supposedly so…"
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Lubec, Maine - Lubec's 1911 Centennial Celebration - Page 2 of 2
"… town.” In conclusion Miss Evelyn Pike unveiled a black granite tablet. The monument is on the Pleasant Street edge of the park, and reads “Lubec…"
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Lincoln, Maine - Gordon's Fox Farms
"… Gordon fox farm; silver, which was most popular, black, and red. Fox farms were invented so people could sell the pelts for a profit."
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Scarborough Historical Society & Museum
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"A fifty-year old community of black and multi-race families was destroyed. Six months later, the State sold Malaga to the highest bidder for sixteen…"
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New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - North New Portland Village
"… by Foss' Dance Orchestra, then came the Fine Black Aces. New Portland seems to have a rich musical history."
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Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit
"… Lincoln Pulp and Paper and began to manufacture “black ash” or sodium carbonate pulp. From 1899 to 1908, the mill built its reputation on the…"
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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Emerson Letter
"As soon as we took possession, the blacks were set to work on the street, which was in a bad condition."
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Lubec, Maine - Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello - Page 1 of 3
"These photographs were taken with an early black-and-white instant Polaroid camera. Piers under construction for bridge, Lubec, 1961 Lubec…"
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Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians
"… was thrown, twigs, bark, and all, into a big black kettle and boiled on their Franklin stove. After cooking to the consistency of molasses, it was…"
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Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area
"Hanson Black Robe on the Kennebec by Mary Calvert Skowhegan Community In partnership with the Maine Memory Network | Project of Maine Historical…"
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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington
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