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Jonathan Fisher Memorial

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William Fogg Public Library

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Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion

"At the corner of Elm Street West and the Main Road, Crosby and Stetson built a large brick warehouse (Hampden Historical Society 1976)."

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Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion

"At the corner of Elm Street West and the Main Road, Crosby and Stetson built a large brick warehouse (Hampden Historical Society 1976)."

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Old York Historical Society

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Lubec, Maine - The Blizzard of '34 - Page 1 of 2

"… reported that by Tuesday the 16th North Lubec Road was opened to horse traffic. The following week’s edition of the newspaper on January 25…"

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 1 of 5

"Years later their efforts turned into the Coos Road, running from northern Vermont down the Androscoggin and Sandy River valleys to Hallowell."

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - V. Changing times: the Swan’s Island Ferry

"… the island, requiring the construction of better roads and making travel between the separate island villages easier."

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Chester Greenwood

"… in a committee to research and build better roads for the town. He was active in the Unitarian Church with his wife, Isabel."

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United Society of Shakers

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Depression, War, and Fire

"It surrounded the village, cutting off all roads. The fire burned out of control for ten days, consuming 10,000 acres."

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Biddeford Historical Society

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 3 of 4

"All of these buildings are works of art in themselves. Waldo Street Fire, Rumford, 1923Greater Rumford Area Historical Society The history of…"

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 3 of 5

"Horses pulled the stage over roads that are closed today. Bowery Corner, an old intersection connecting various roads in the Severy Hill area, put up…"

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Regional and Town History

"… holes that once housed thriving families, two-rut roads that lead seemingly nowhere. Some will see these things, enjoy them as part of the scenery…"

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Davistown Museum

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Great Cranberry Island Historical Society

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Windham Historical Society

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Economic History of Main Street, Northeast Harbor - Page 1 of 3

"At the time, what is now Main Street was Daniel Kimball’s pasture with a private road leading to his home."

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New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - West New Portland Village

"This area was bypassed when a new road was built and now the old road is closed to public traffic and the area is privately owned."

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Westport Island History Committee

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Scarborough Historical Society & Museum

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 2 of 4

"Those who lived in the Swain Road and Eaton Hill section of Woodrowville had their own local facility."

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Early Settlers

"… of Route 4 North (Main Street) and Box Shop Hill Road. His home is one of many that was built prior to 1800 and still stands as a testament to the…"