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Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 3 of 4

"Interior of Congregational Church, Rumford Point, 1909Greater Rumford Area Historical Society Little is known about the artists who lived and worked…"

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Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 4 of 4

"… Blue Hill, and the Baptist and Congregational churches were the center of social life and the focus of community service."

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

"… contributions to the Black Point Congregational Church. Her greatest legacy was the establishment of a home for up to fifteen women residents that…"

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John Martin: Expert Observer - "Representing every particular:" John Martin's Reflections, Illustrations, and Commentary - Page 1 of 2

"… of architecture, businesses, gardens, schools, churches, and various events -- all offered by a non-elite man who has been largely ignored by…"

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Cumberland & North Yarmouth - "Main Streets" of North Yarmouth and Cumberland

"Whittier, Kathryn H., ed. North Yarmouth, Maine: First Congregational Church, United Church of Christ, 2006. Hurd, Holly."

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Rustication

"In August 1855, the painter Frederick Church, who had already come to the island several times, accompanied the Charles Tracy family for a stay in…"

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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"Christ Church (1893) was built in Dark Harbor by Episcopalian summer residents. St. Mary’s of the Isles (1901) was built for the Catholic summer help…"

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Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Skyline Farm - Making and Preserving History

"… Reverend Nicholas Loring, second pastor of the “Church Under the Ledge” near the coast (at the corner of Gilman Road and Route 88 in present day…"

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Skowhegan Community History - Abenakis in the Norridgewock/Skowhegan Area

"Then they build a church on the island, which is next to their little cabin for their residence. My food is simple and light."

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Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 2 of 4

"… [among them the first congregational and baptist churches in blue hill] and other public buildings, 15 barns and sheds, 10 stern mouldings and…"

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Emerson Letter

"This brook briefly explains about Fales' life. It includes important details about his life such as his rank in the army, siblings and parents."

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Early Settlers

"… the riverbank, behind what is now the Nazarene Church (once Blake Memorial Congregational Church) in the Farmington Falls Village."

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Harbor Cottage, The Old Ell (“Mame’s House”), and the Big Barn

"… on other famous artists, including Frederick Church (1826-1900), would be included in the Harbor Cottage guest register."

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Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 3 of 4

"… supported local institutions: hospital, library, churches and schools. Despite occasional tension between summer visitors and year-round residents…"

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Early Maine Photography - Famous People - Page 3 of 3

"From 1848 to 1882 he served Unitarian churches in Fall River, Massachusetts; Brooklyn, New York; and Germantown, Pennsylvania."

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Pejepscot Historical Society

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Guilford, Maine - Historic Buildings - Page 1 of 2

"Notice the Methodist Church in the background. Bank Square and Elm Street Businesses, Guilford, 1955Guilford Historical Society This is a…"

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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…"

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Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… the town, helped establish the first post office, church, schoolhouse and meeting hall, later entering local politics."

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Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Interviews - Page 2 of 2

"… Hallowell taking as many pictures as I could of churches, and City Hall, and the Fire Station. I thought those would be fun to look back on."

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Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"… who also kept a hotel in Lubec • First Christian Church built in Lubec • Brush weirs for the capture of herring came into wide use in Passamaquoddy…"

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Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum and Arctic Studies Center

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Eastern Maine Medical Center

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