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Bridgton Historical Society

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Peru Historical Society

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Windham Historical Society

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Stockholm Historical Society

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Lovell Historical Society

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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Businesses and Cottage Industries

"… it is understood the first settlers subsisted by farming and fishing, little documented information is known about the early businesses and trades…"

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New Sweden Historical Society

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

"Athletic Field & Preble Farm, Guilford, 1925Guilford Historical Society The Guilford Fire Department was organized in 1893 and was comprised of 16…"

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Northeast Historic Film

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Great Cranberry Island Historical Society

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Frye Island Historical Society

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Otisfield Historical Society

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Acadian Archives

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Thomaston Historical Society

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Pejepscot Historical Society

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Bangor Public Library

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Scarborough Historical Society & Museum

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Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Mills and Homes in Stockholm

"Many homes in town were also farms. There was a big barn down town that was used for the work horses."

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Town of Cumberland

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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - V. A Cascade of Booms & Busts (1790-1865) - Page 3 of 3

"Residents of the City Farm worked the land and produced goods and produce sold in town to earn their place."

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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 14 of 17

"City Farm (Poor Farm), Biddeford, ca. 1910McArthur Public Library The high cost of soldier's bounties paid by the cities, had an overall negative…"

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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 2 of 17

"Biddeford and Saco were well known for ice harvesting, granite cutting, and cotton textile manufacturing."

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 5 of 5

"Although our farms have declined, the Board of Selectmen recently endorsed the state’s efforts in the promotion of farming throughout the state."