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Skowhegan Community History - Abenakis in the Norridgewock/Skowhegan Area

"… sweat baths or lodges, by heating stones in a cold lodge until very hot, and then cooling them to create steam."

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - The Brick Inn

"… of course they must go the whole figure if it was cold weather – they returned in ten days and commenced housekeeping immediately, as they…"

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Highlighting Historical Hampden - Riverside Park

"… of Penobscot River salmon, roast spring lamb, cold boiled ham, sandwiches, lobster salad, boiled or mashed potatoes, and peas, with ice cream or…"

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

"… porch, taking the cat into bed to keep warm on a cold winter’s night, facing tax and doctor bills, trying to find credit from the stressed local…"

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 2 of 4

"The corners and front of the room were so cold students had to wear multiple layers of clothing and sometimes even a hat."

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 4 of 4

"… beans all hot in a bucket.” Many kids still bring cold lunches from home, but hot lunch can be extra popular on days with everyone's favorite foods."

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Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Representative Industries of Cumberland and North Yarmouth

"The stave and shook mill on Cold Water Stream was built by Levi H. Morrill in 1854 or 1855, and was in operation until around 1895. Merrill Bros."

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Native Americans

"… period of global or northern hemisphere intense cold, dating between 12, 300 and 11,300 calendar years ago. 3. Pollock et. al. 1999, Bradley et. Al."

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Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"He developed several systems to store food cold, making him one of Bath's few famous citizens. Born in Fall River, Massachusetts in 1831, Chase…"

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Guilford, Maine - Pre-Settlement And The First 100 Years

"Some 56 inches of snow had fallen. Cold weather had prevailed and everybody had decided that a solid winter had set in."

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Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"… Port Hudson, Irish Bend, Fredericksburg, and Cold Harbor among others. Bangor sailors also saw action even aboard the famous ironclad, the U.S."

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Blue Hill, Maine - Educating Blue Hill

"Despite the cold winters, there was only one furnace per schoolhouse, and these furnaces would only heat a few square feet of classroom."

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

"… for the large blocks of ice needed to keep food cold in the days before electricity. An ice house was often located near the sawmill in order to…"

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

"16) on the farm known as part of the Cold Spring Ranch. Clark Brook was named for this family. A good brickyard was located near the Clark homestead…"

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Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"… unique community with 13 lakes—14, if the part of Cold Stream Pond that lies within Lincoln’s borders is counted."

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Pejepscot Historical Society

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Railroad into the Village

"… wish to be recorded as having given it the “cold shoulder”. Sept. 22 1870: A friend from West Farmington writes: “The Special train for the…"

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Acadian Archives

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Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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