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Lubec, Maine - Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello - Page 1 of 3

"The Callahan boat operator slacked off the engine and a worker threw a rope, which became entangled in the outboard engine of the flat bottom boat…"

Lubec, Maine - S.S. Cumberland: Steamer Brought Passengers and Prosperity to Lubec but Met Tragic End

"The 1,000-horsepower engine was capable of a speed of up to 12 knots. Its regular route was the Providence – to – New York run."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Roads: From Footpaths to Super Highway

"The highway has been designated a national civil engineering landmark. Looking for Educator Resources for this exhibit? Source Notes 1. William S."

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"• Warrant for first town meeting issued July 7, 1811 Signature Quilt, Lubec, 1889 1812 • War of 1812 leads to extensive smuggling operations…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… for the first Town Meeting was issued on July 7, 1811. Hopley Yeaton grave, North Lubec, ca."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Early Schools

"Roberta Richards. Dist.# 7 - Classes were held in a building in the area now known as Pond Road near Norton Hill Road Dist.# 8 - Taylor Hill was…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Prominent Women

"She died in Tuckahoe, N.Y. on August 7, 1911. Dorothy McKeen Jennings Dorothy Jennings was the wife to Hervey Jennings who was a state…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Village Schools

"Crane, was started June 7, 1950 by Kenneth Bunker of Mercer. Citizens were very proud of the new school under construction."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Soldiers Of The Civil War

"… MA, in Company D, 74th New York Infantry on July 7, 1861. He was transferred from Campbell Hospital to the Veteran Reserve Corps."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 3 of 13

"… X In the 1930s some diggers had a gasoline engine mounted on it to power the mechanical parts."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 3 of 4

"… Classroom Over Time Graduation Kristen, grade 7 Scarborough High School Graduation Program, June 16, 1893Scarborough Historical Society &…"

Historic Hallowell - Basic Fire Fighting Technology

"The first fire engine was made in 1819; it was the Cascade Hand Tub. The fire hydrant was invented in 1869 by Birdsill Holly."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 4 of 4

"… the Classroom Over Time Flags Jess, grade 7 Coal Kiln School, Scarborough, ca. 1900Scarborough Historical Society & Museum Generally, the…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 1 of 4

"Blackboards Amara, grade 7 Blackboards have evolved over the years but their function is still a part of many schools today."

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 2 of 4

"A survey of the steam power to drive the steam engines of each paper machine, dry the paper, cook the pulp, and heat the buildings found a need for a…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad

"The engines and passenger cars were sold to collectors and the track lanes are now snowmobile trails."

Surry by the Bay - Early Twentieth Century

"… Bridge opened in 1931, this marvel of engineering provided a much easier mode of transportation at a time when more and more “people from away”…"

Guilford, Maine - Pre-Settlement And The First 100 Years

"… was developed when Charles Taylor, a respected engineer and entrepreneur from Wellesley, Mass bought the necessary material to build a piping…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"The engines and passenger cars were sold to collectors and the track lanes are now snowmobile trails."

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