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Site Pages
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Early Maine Photography - Famous People - Page 3 of 3
"… from Harvard in 1839 and from its Divinity School in 1846. From 1848 to 1882 he served Unitarian churches in Fall River, Massachusetts; Brooklyn…"
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Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 3 of 3
"Early Manufacturing Pride Manufacturing Company A third major industry of which the town proudly boasted had a fifty year history here before…"
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Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 1 of 3
"Early Manufacturing By: Tom Goulette From the earliest days when the first trees were felled, crude cabins erected and gardens started, Guilford…"
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Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 2 of 3
"Early Manufacturing Guilford of Maine Guilford Woolen Mill Finishing Room Crew, ca, 1890Guilford Historical Society In 1824, the first dam…"
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Mercy Hospital - School of Nursing - Page 1 of 3
"Students hailed from across Maine; early graduates included Ruth Attean, a Penobscot from Old Town. In the early years, the training program accepted…"
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John Martin: Expert Observer - Belles Early apple, Bangor, 1864
"… Belles Early apple, Bangor, 1864 Contributed by Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Description On the first page of "John…"
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Mercy Hospital - School of Nursing - Page 3 of 3
"… Sisters of Mercy ran Madigan, (which had its own School of Nursing) along with staffing the local parish school."
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Mercy Hospital - School of Nursing - Page 2 of 3
"… of Nursing Customs and Rules at Mercy Hospital School of Nursing Mercy School of Nursing students, Portland, 1977Northern Light Mercy…"
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Blue Hill, Maine - Shipbuilding: An Important Early Industry
"… Sailing vessels were built in Blue Hill as early as 1792, but it was in the early 1800‘s that shipbuilding really took off."
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"Swan's Island Historical Society Early settlers supplemented their harvests with fishing to make a decent living."
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Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford High School Basketball - 1970s - Page 1 of 2
"All of this had a hand in the early days of building what would become a Maine High School basketball dynasty."
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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education
"Early Athletics The early High School Newspaper, The Solecism, mentions several athletic encounters as early as 1886."
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Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 3 of 5
"As the end of the 1960s approached, it became obvious that the current high school building was not going to meet the demands of the district because…"
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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Index
"… Industry - Agriculture Culture - Main Page Early Settlers - Main Page Elizabeth Akers Allen, née Chase - People Education - Main Page Farmington's…"
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"EARLY MANUFACTURING Industry came early to Guilford, and although adapted and modernized, it is still the foundation of our community, providing…"
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New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future
"Central Elementary in the North, the last school in town, closes at the end of the 2009 school year."
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Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Project Partners
"It serves students from New Sweden, Stockholm, Westmanland, and Madawaska Lake. As part of the New Sweden School's Maine History, Local History unit…"
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Highlighting Historical Hampden - Hampden Academy
"In 1923, the school finally received a cement foundation and, six years later, to end a decade which had seen some major improvements made to the…"
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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Bob Marley
"He then graduated high school in 1985 and followed his parent's wishes for him to graduate college and lead a financially successful life."
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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Maps
"Farmington Cemeteries Farmington Early Schools Farmington Cultural Interest Sites Farmington Mill Sites Titcomb Family Sites Farmington Agricultural…"
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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - The Brick Inn
"… Homestead became the site of the original Mallett School, and later the new Mallett School built in 2011."
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Guilford, Maine - The Next Fifty Years 1916-1966
"Piscataquis area schools formed in the name of Piscataquis Community School District, and a new gymnasium was built."
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Guilford, Maine - Historic Buildings - Page 2 of 2
"Note that School Street did not exist at the time this photo was taken. Currently School Street turns to the left just past the little girl standing…"
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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History
"And the Normal School would be the catalyst for improved education in the public sector. Farmington is a proud community – proud of their downtown…"