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Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln Historical Society - Page 2 of 2

"… the council decided to lease the building to the LHS for a dollar a year for 10 years.   MJHS field trip to Lincoln Historical Society"

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Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 3 of 4

"… wooded now where once sheep and cattle grazed the fields, keeping down growth and preserving wide vistas."

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Cumberland & North Yarmouth - "Main Streets" of North Yarmouth and Cumberland

"… bad weather the low, flat area that is now wide field was mired in mud. Here, water flowed slowly in a southerly direction and the area was very…"

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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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Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum and Arctic Studies Center

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Guilford, Maine - BUSINESSES - Page 3 of 3

"… the railroad lines were either woods, towns, or fields. Train Depot, Guilford , ca. 1896Guilford Historical Society On December 14, 1869, the…"

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Lincoln, Maine - Newspapers

"74-77. Print. "Roaring Lions to Be Heard at Lincoln Field Day." Various Articles, White Binder. Lincoln Historical Society, Lincoln, 1932. Print."

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - II. Pinkies, wherries, skiffs and chebaccos: Early Settlement

"… Swan’s Island fishermen became experts in their field. "From 1874 to 1889 Swan’s Island fishing vessels took either the first or second place every…"

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

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

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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"… (1811-1888) and continuing through his son Fields Coombs Pendleton (1842-1915) and grandsons Fields Seely Pendleton (1870-1923) and Edwin Seymour…"

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Lubec, Maine - Klondike: Lubec's Gold from Sea Water Hoax

"Newspapers throughout New England had a field day exposing the fraud. The August 1, 1898 edition of The Boston Herald reported, “Never did a…"

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Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"… public’s opinion of women pursuing in the medical field was mixed. But she still pursued her dreams and inspired many others."

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"… 1812, Civil War and WWI took the men out of the fields, leaving farm hands in short supply. Agriculture During World War I World War I began in…"

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Native Americans

"… River and from surface collections of plowed fields on the George Sawyer farm in Ashland. By the Late Archaic Period (6,500 – 3, 400 years ago)…"

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Guilford, Maine - Modern History: 1966 to Present

"oil storage facility near the ball fields. But bad news cohabitated with good news – it seemed nothing could discourage the machinery of progress."

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Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… was a highly sought commodity used to lime farm fields and finish interior walls. The gypsum and grinding stones to supply the mills were among the…"