Keywords: Counties of Maine
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- Site Pages (286)
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Site Pages
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Early Maine Photography - Family Groups
"Large families were common in the mid-nineteenth century, as reflected by an ambrotype of a father, a mother, and their three sons and three…"
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Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Crime & Disaster - Page 1 of 2
"Ms. McDonald's boyfriend was interviewed, the parents of both culprit and victim were interviewed, and many photographs were taken of the crime scene…"
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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington
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Maine's Road to Statehood - Turn of the Century to the War of 1812
"… well as the incorporation of three new interior counties.[19] With this growth, the District evolved as it shed its infant skin and entered a stage…"
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Maine's Road to Statehood - Maine in the 17th Century
"Maine Historical Society The story of the District of Maine's separation from Massachusetts began long before Congress approved its request for…"
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Maine's Road to Statehood - The American Revolution and Early Attempts at Separation - Page 2 of 2
"Maine only had three incorporated counties before 1790—York, Cumberland and Lincoln. Summarized list of grievances (in sidebar): Hatch, Maine…"
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Maine's Road to Statehood - 1790s: A Growing Movement
"… erected into a State?" A vote in all five Maine counties was held in May of that year to decide on the matter.[17] Again, interior towns…"
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Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahoc County Courthouse
"… Movement Agency, County Commissioners Office, County Communication Center, County Treasurer, District Attorney, Register of Deeds, Register of…"
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Maine's Road to Statehood - Overview: Road to Statehood
"Additionally, towns in York County sought to remain part of Massachusetts because of their close proximity to Boston, while towns across the District…"
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Lincoln, Maine - W.A. Brown: Jack of all trades
"My family is full of Ford fans, all we drive is Ford. Without the dealership being started in the area my family would have to travel south to get a…"
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Presque Isle: The Star City - Adventures in Aroostook County - Page 3 of 3
"… Adventures in Aroostook County"
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Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Population Decline in Maine's Coastal Counties
"Population Decline in Maine's Coastal Counties Maine in 1860 X Population swings Between 1790 and 1860, the population of Maine increased from…"
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University of Maine at Presque Isle Library
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Lincoln, Maine - Aroostook War
"The most famous death during this time was Hiram T. Smith of the Lincoln area. His actual cause of death is unknown, but some suggest he drowned or…"
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Lincoln, Maine - Jacob Stinchfield
"410-12. Print. Goodwin, Beckie. "Jacob Stinchfield." Personal interview. 5 Apr. 2010. Goodwin, Kathryn B. "Jacob Stinchfield." Personal Glimpses of the…"
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"Lewiston Maine: Dingley Inc. 236-43. Lincoln Maine Historical Society, ed. "Lincoln's Early Mail Service." The Lincoln Historical Society. Print."
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Lincoln, Maine - Osgood's Store
"Lewiston, Maine: Dingley, 1929, 747-43, Print, Flint, Warren, Joe Contoni, Robert A. Lemire, Sarah Cannon. Holden, Kenneth W Bergen, and Henry Morgan."
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"History of the Town of Lincoln, Penobscot County, Maine, 1822-1928. Lewiston, Maine: Dingley, 1929. Print. Goodwin, Beckie."
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Lincoln, Maine - Methodist Church
"The History of the Town of Lincoln. Penobscot County, Maine: Dana Willis Fellows M.D., 1822. Print. Mattanawcook Observer, Feb. 1984. Print."
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"Most of Penobscot County sold the papers and the county is still here today. On January 6, 1939, Alexander M."
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Lincoln, Maine - Catholic Church
"… History of the Catholic Church in Lincoln." History of the Town of Lincoln. Penobscot County Maine ed. Lewiston: Dingley, Maine. 99-102. Print."
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"… tracks to trade with Aroostook and Washington Counties, as well as parts of Canada and New England."
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Lincoln, Maine - Aaron Woodbury
"History of the Town of Lincoln, Penobscot County, Maine, 1822-1928. Lewiston, Maine: Dingley, 1929. Print. Goodwin, Beckie."