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Historic Hallowell - Commerce on the Kennebec

"Commerce on the Kennebec Captain Lyman W. Lyons, Hallowell, ca. 1890Hubbard Free Library Hallowell’s Commerce on the Kennebec includes…"

Historic Hallowell - Commerce on the Kennebec Citations

"… Commerce on the Kennebec Citations WEBSITES: Dartmouth Flood Observatory, published July 2003, 1987 Global Register of Extreme Flood Events…"

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

"Lowell's General Store, Commerce, & the Railroad E.H. Lowell, West Farmington, Maine This stencil was used to mark crates and…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Community and Commerce

"Building Community and Commerce Salem Towne Map, Mount Desert Island, ca. 1808 In 1808, Salem Towne Jr., Esq., was given the task of mapping…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Index

"… Frank Stevens - People Lowell's General Store, Commerce & the Railroad - Agriculture, Places Maps - Main Page Measuring Rock - Brief History…"

Life on a Tidal River - Welcome

"… of Maine, to education and library resources, to commerce and economic progress and to social and cultural life."

Historic Hallowell - Meeting at Koussinok

"This place would become a major trading center connected by the Kennebec to the wider world of commerce. Next step in our journey"

Historic Hallowell - “Maine’s Century” Ends

"… -- came to an end, Hallowell’s heyday in maritime commerce also drew to a close. Railroads and motor vehicles replaced Kennebec River steamboat…"

Historic Hallowell - Industry and Immigrants-A Changing Community

"… “the wharf and the waterfall” – between maritime commerce and manufacturing – was over. The Cotton Mill, built in 1844 as the Hallowell Cotton…"

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell History From a 7th Grade Perspective

"… Fire Departments, Industry on the Bombahook and Commerce on the Kennebec describing some of the happenings along the riverfront and related topics."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - They Should Have Constructed Their Buildings On Wheels

"… to harvesting and developing the land for commerce and trade taking place both on land and at sea, and still further to developing and protecting…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - National Community Christmas Tree - 1959

"… Arata, notified the Presque Isle Chamber of Commerce on March 20, 1958 that the bid had been accepted."

Historic Hallowell - Cotton Mill & Johnson Shoe Citations

"N.p.: Arcadia Publishing, 1996 Chamber of Commerce Journal of Maine. n.d. Google Books. 30 Mar. 2011 <<http…"

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

"… we should accept that the automobile and online commerce have supplanted the old model of the village center, and that the island is now one big…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Beginnings

"… kind of hardship bred a kind of interdependence often seen on islands. When troubles came, everyone pitched in. Building Community and Commerce"

Guilford, Maine - The Next Fifty Years 1916-1966

"The Guilford Chamber of Commerce was organized. Charles Herring started a slaughterhouse. The American Legion Hall was built and operated a bowling…"

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

"and other members of the town's Chamber of Commerce mounted a sustained effort to attract doctors, dentists, attorneys, and other professionals to…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - III. Boom, bustle, bust: The Steamboat Years to WWII

"… Island Historical Society As population and commerce increased, so did the need to support it."

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"Print. Bangor Chamber of Commerce. Bangor, The Center of Maine. Bangor: Chamber of Commerce, 1947.Print Bookmarc's Publishing. The Story of Bangor."

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

"… village was becoming a center of habitation and commerce. In our area, King's Highway incorporated parts of present-day Route 88 and Middle Road."

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… has maintained ties of family, friendship and commerce with New Brunswick. Early Settlement With its 95 miles of shoreline, fresh and tidal…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"It was used as a site for the local Chamber of Commerce until 2003 when the Chamber found other accommodations."