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Site Pages
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Historic Hallowell - Wood Ashes or Gold Dust?
"Hard currency was scarce. There was, however, one commodity available to the settlers, that required only hard work, fire that trees that had ten…"
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Life on a Tidal River - Three Civil War Letters - Page 3 of 4
"… banks, like the Veazie bank, was used until currency was standardized by the U.S. in _____Bangor Historical Society I am much obliged to the one…"
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Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle
"… as well and some towns accepted the shingles as currency. As early as 1838, authorities were touting the potential of the potato to Aroostook…"