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Surry by the Bay - Broadway by the Bay

"Carrey. Her time in Surry was the launching point of her career and she went on to work on Broadway, in television and in movies."

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Historic Hallowell - Johnson Brothers and Their Shoe Factory

"… by the Kennebec Shoe Company from 1934 to 1953.  Once they moved out, the abandoned building was torn down in May, 1955, and a skating rink took…"

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Life on a Tidal River - William S. Cohen, The Man and the School

"Later, in 1953, nobody at Garland Street would have guessed that Billy Cohen, now a seventh grader, would be the future Secretary of Defense under…"

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Guilford, Maine - MANUFACTURING - Page 1 of 2

"… saw mill which was electronically automated and moved from the flood plains of Guilford to Burnham, which is about 25 minutes south of Newport."

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 3 of 4

"No community in Maine escaped the onslaught of the wars of the United States. Lapham states in War of the Rebellion: The Civil War of 1861-1865, that…"

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"… Historical Society Farmington High School - 1953 And Farmington continued to grow. Like so many other communities, Farmington saw it's schools…"

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Eastern Maine Medical Center

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