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Site Pages
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Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington
"… the church served the City of Bath, seeing over ten pastors and many citizens. Throughout these 118 years, the church saw many changes."
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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Depression, War, and Fire
"It quickly swept through 67 summer estates, five large hotels and 170 year-round homes. It surrounded the village, cutting off all roads."
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Historic Hallowell - Johnson Brothers and Their Shoe Factory
"They had to buy some raw material too, which cost $1,000,000 additionally. With shoes today, they have more style and patterns."
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Washburn-Norlands Living History Center
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Life on a Tidal River - Bass Park: A History of Fillies, Fame, and Fun
"… in use until it was torn-down in 1965, about ten years after the 1955 auditorium was built. Bangor Auditorium, 1976Bangor Public Library The…"
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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington
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John Martin: Expert Observer - Canoe race, Kenduskeag Stream, Bangor, 1865
"John Martin (1823-1904), a shopkeeper and accountant in Bangor, wrote in detail about the July 4 events -- observing the end of the Civil War -- in…"
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John Martin: Expert Observer - Duchess Anjoulene apple, Bangor, 1866
"He also wrote and illustrated five volumes, reflecting on his life, experiences, and the communities in which he lived."
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Historic Hallowell - City Marshals
"… of people selling illegal drinks or drugs, ten seizures of intoxicating liquors , one assault and battery, four thefts of personal property, one…"
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John Martin: Expert Observer - James Emery cottage, Bucksport, 1867
"… accountant and shopkeeper, wrote and illustrated five volumes reflecting on his life and environment and commenting on events in the greater Bangor…"
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Historic Hallowell - Wood Ashes or Gold Dust?
"Once the timber was cut and the house and barn built, was there anything of value left? The economy of early non-native settlers was built on the…"
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Western Maine Foothills Region - Leonard Trask, the Wonderful Invalid
"The sight of Mr. Trask caused much curiosity, and they sold many of the booklets, but not enough to pay their expenses or produce much of a profit."
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"… Nations Conference of the Human Environment at Stockholm adopted a ten year moratorium on commercial whaling to allow the whale stocks to recover."
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"… Nine The Graveyard Listen to Chapter Ten The Tripp Family Listen to Chapter Eleven Descendant Marnie Voter Listen to…"
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Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century
"… in Surry, including 15 schooners, 5 barks and ten brigs. A steamboat even docked at Steamboat Wharf on Contention Cove."
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Guilford, Maine - Veterans Tributes - Page 2 of 2
"Mattie and other survivors spent ten hours in a lifeboat before being rescued. She excelled in her work at the Casablanca Conference and became…"
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Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 4 of 4
"… and accepted students, ranging in age from five through twenty-five, from fifteen different school districts."
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Lincoln, Maine - Mills & Paper Industry - Page 1 of 2
"Ten rafts were hooked together with one man on each end to control them. Sometimes, shingles and short lumber were put on top of the rafts."
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Lincoln, Maine - Workman's Hospital
"This new house on High Street allowed them to have five hospital beds, a nursery, and four bassinets."
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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Founding of the Farmington State Normal School
"… State Normal School graduated its first class of ten young women. Following the graduation ceremonies, the Rev. Dr."
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New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - North New Portland Village Schools
"… depending on the year, tended to average between ten and twenty students during the very early 40s. World War two had a minimizing effect on New…"
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Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 2 of 4
"The numbers of farmers had decreased from 201 to 177 and the number of sailors from 112 to 52. But there were 115 miners in town, not counting the…"