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Early Maine Photography - Famous People - Page 1 of 3

"… time, which is in admirable keeping with her courtly manners. Dolly Madison’s sister Anna was married to Richard Cutts of Saco, and the Maine…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Eighteenth Century - Page 1 of 3

"Dress worn at English court, ca. 1775Maine Historical Society Another gown, also the subject of front bodice alteration, is made of a mid-century…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Blue Hill Spearheads Development on the Downeast Coast

"… Thomas Pownall and he encouraged the General Court to build a fortification at the mouth of the Penobscot."

Lincoln, Maine - Post Office

"… if someone was to do a crime and not show up to court then they will get something in the mail telling them that they have a fine or that they have…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 3 of 4

"He was a justice of the peace for 40 years and no case decided by him went to a higher court. As a gentleman farmer, he sold surplus marsh hay and…"

Surry by the Bay - Early Settlement

"… of Ellsworth and Surry was sent to the General Court asking for annexation to Ellsworth of a part of Surry and Trenton."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 2 of 3

"Judge Charles W. Walton of the Supreme Court of the State of Maine opened a law office before 1905. Henry W. Park came to Mexico from Dixfield."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Elusive Championship

"… so crowded that people’s toes were touching the court boundaries. The crowds would throw back the basketballs thrown into the “stands.” These were…"

Guilford, Maine - Modern History: 1966 to Present

"… sanitary district was incorporated, and a tennis court was built as was a 24-unit senior citizen’s complex, which soon expanded to 40 units."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Architecture

"… times housed a movie theater-hall-basketball court, bowling alley, pool hall, barber shop, variety store, town jail, and town office."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: The Old Church on the Hill

"… porches in the front, between which was an open court leading to the main entrance. Paul Revere Bell Commissioned for Thomaston Meeting House…"

Lincoln, Maine - Masonic Hall

"The town office was on the second floor, also the court system was located there, and eye exams were taken there."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Scrap & Sketch Book 2: 1864-1866

"… Lowell Antiquarian Society lecture, 1849 Police Court report, newspaper clippings   Part 3, pages 38-56 Daniel Chaplin tribute, favorite apple…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - Turn of the Century to the War of 1812

"… the question of separation before the General Court. On February 9, 1807, the upcoming Massachusetts gubernatorial elections were also declared a…"

Blue Hill, Maine - In Search of the Rustic Life

"On Parker Point, a tennis court was built in 1912 by George Cochran. The tennis court is now gone and all that can be seen is a flattened area where…"

Guilford, Maine - BUSINESSES - Page 3 of 3

"Tennis courts, a park, and a basketball court have also covered the old railroads. Guilford Memorial River Walk X (Wikipedia, 2010)…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford High School Basketball - 1970s - Page 1 of 2

"… whether it was on the football field, basketball court, or the baseball diamond. Despite being competitive in all their sports programs, it was the…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Basketball: From Rivals to Teammates

"… big enough to accommodate a regulation basketball court. Southwest High School (later Pemetic High) played in the old Masonic Building until 1927…"

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"… Neck) settlers, petitioned Massachusetts General Court declaring allegiance to Massachusetts and requesting that settlers be confirmed in their…"

Life on a Tidal River - Three Civil War Letters - Page 2 of 4

"… below is possibly Bangor resident and Supreme Court Judge Edward Kent. The Regiments often had well-known visitors from home. Frederick H."

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

"There were tennis courts and, in the evening, the Inn’s own orchestra played at dinner and dances. During the early years of the twentieth century…"

Guilford, Maine - Guilford Schools

"… expansion projects that included outdoor tennis courts, a gymnasium, and an assembly hall that included a stage."