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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - RESOURCES

"2nd Series, Vol. 4. Boston: Little Brown, 1816. Web. (Google Books) 4 Jan 2010. (N) McArthur Family Papers (c.1865-c.1944)."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 10 of 17

"… the attack on Fort Sumter was not likely, because Boston papers stated that Confederate President Jefferson Davis had telegraphed to Charleston not…"

Historic Hallowell - Shipping

"Examples of products would be food, ingredients, and medicine. They shipped potash which is found in chimneys, and it was made into gun powder."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Third Parish Church, Bangor, 1865

"John D. Towle of Boston designed the Italianate structure. Martin wrote of the building of the church, "Land being high and the society being in…"

Historic Hallowell - Shipbuilding

"… them to sea to ship goods to other cities like Boston or New York City and return with goods from those who traded with them."

John Martin: Expert Observer - First balloon ascension, Bangor, 1857

"Wise of Boston arranged the event. He said the balloon was about 30 feet tall when inflated. When the balloon went up, he wrote, "the sight was so…"

Historic Hallowell - The Vaughan Stream & Sawmills

"Sometime ice was shipped to Cuba and the West Indies. Another industry along the Bombahook, the Kennebec Light and Heat Company, was the first…"

Historic Hallowell - Kennebec Wire Company

"They then put the huge coils through a machine that reduced them into suitable sizes. This factory continued working for about ten years and then was…"

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Waterfront - Page 2 of 2

"Often ships from other states, like Boston, would arrive with goods for Hallowell. The wharf played an important role in Hallowell's shipping and…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 4 of 4

"… small-town character, proximity to Portland and Boston, excellent schools, abundant undeveloped land and easy access to mountains and the sea are…"

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Ship Captains

"For more that forty years, Agry sailed from Boston to England, France, and Mediterranean ports.  Agry’s wife accompanied him on many of his voyages…"

Life on a Tidal River - Three Civil War Letters - Page 4 of 4

"Boston: W. F. Stanwood, 1864. Bishop, Chris and Drury, Ian. 1400 Days The Civil War Day by Day. New York: Gallery Books, 1990. Print."

Surry by the Bay - Resources

"Varney, George J. Gazetteer of State of Maine, Boston: B.B. Russell, 1882. MANUSCRIPTS AND MISCELLANEOUS An Interview with Fred and Clifford Coggins…"

Historic Hallowell - This won't hurt a bit!

"Page's historic actions were recorded in The Boston Medical and Surgical Journal, Wednesday, October 1, 1845, Vol. XXXIII, No."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Early Years on Mt. Desert Island

"… to survive on this isolated island far from Boston and the major cities of the time. Dr. Kendall Kittridge ChairGreat Harbor Maritime Museum…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 1 of 4

"… Litchfield, station agent in Scarborough for the Boston & Maine Railroad, who had two amazing hobbies."

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

"Most of these products were sold in Boston, Providence and New York City. Drew's Mill, Biddeford, 1909McArthur Public Library Lumber and other…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 2 of 4

"… 1842 the Eastern Railroad built a line connecting Boston and Portland, passing through Scarborough; and in 1853 the Grand Trunk Railroad was…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 4 of 4

"Winslow Homer at Prouts Neck. Boston, MA: Little, Brown and Company, 1966 Looking for Educator Resources for this exhibit?"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Lowell's General Store, Commerce, & the Railroad

"West Farmington, the terminus of the Maine Central Rail Road, developed a cattle yard, creamery (Pictur-of W. Farm."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - More on the Old Ell

"Asticou Garage Under Construction 1939Northeast Harbor Library After her mother died in 1941, Mame moved back to Maine and into the Old Ell…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Works Cited Page

"… http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2008/12/13/ice_storm_paralyzes_parts_of_new_england/ Guay, Paul S. Personal interview. n.d…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Bob Marley

"Marley and the cast mostly filmed in Boston, Massachusetts and one time in Ontario, Canada. After the movie Marley received national fame for his…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 3 of 4

"… highly in favor of commercial air service and Boston & Maine Airways had just inaugurated its Maine service.(2) Airplanes on Beach…"