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Lubec, Maine - Parade, Pins and Pageantry, 1911

"of C. The Knights of Columbus is a Catholic fraternal benefit society. The U.S.S. Lifesaving Service came next, then rolled the Lubec firefighters…"

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 2 of 4

"The first Catholic Church was the St. Athanasius Church on Maine Avenue, constructed in 1896, which was replaced by a larger, more modern building in…"

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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VI. The deluge of industrial expansion & immigration (1865-1900) - Page 2 of 2

"Prior to this there had been only one Catholic Church in town, Church of the Immaculate Conception (later Church of the Assumption, then St."

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 3 of 3

"St. Theresa's Catholic Church was founded in 1926 on Brown Street. In 1920 a four-horse coach delivered the mail down river from Rumford, through…"

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield's Tuscan Opera House

"St. Joseph's Catholic Church held early Masses there before its move to upper Weld Street. Because Dixfield schools had no auditorium before 1970…"

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - "Fly Rod" Crosby - Page 3 of 3

"… Toward the end of her life she helped construct a catholic church in the village of Oquossoc, located between Rangeley and Mooselukmeguntic lakes."

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"St. Joseph's Catholic Church The Catholic Parish of St. Joseph’s had become an integral part of Farmington since the Church was built in 1872."

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Indian Encampment: Behind the Scenes

"St. Sylvia's Catholic Church, Bar Harbor, ca. 1900Jesup Memorial Library Beyond simple wooden chairs and stools, there was little furniture at the…"

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Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… support a variety of churches ranging from Catholic to Congregational to Baptist to Methodist to Jehovah’s Witness; the Northern Maine Fair is…"

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Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"The Catholic Church with its bright symbols and colorful rituals held the attention of the native people and they came to love the faithful Father…"