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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VI. The deluge of industrial expansion & immigration (1865-1900) - Page 1 of 2

"… Lincoln monument in Springfield, Illinois and the foundations of the Brooklyn Bridge. The Andrews' supplied granite to big local projects as well."

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Blue Hill, Maine - Long Island: The Forgotten Community - Page 1 of 3

"A few old stone foundations, a cemetery, and other remnants are all that remain—aside from the newer built camps which remain largely empty most of…"

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Guilford, Maine - EXHIBITS

"… although adapted and modernized, it is still the foundation of our community, providing careers over several generations for locals and neighbors…"

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Jonathan Fisher Memorial

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Ste. Agathe Historical Society

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Washburn-Norlands Living History Center

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Dixfield Historical Society

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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Beyond Borders: A Wabanaki Perspective - Page 3 of 4

"… benefit from such as deeds and treaties, the foundations for federal law and authority. This reminds me of events detailed in Saxine’s Properties…"

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New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - New Portland Community Library

"… 1999 the library received a grant from the Noyes Foundation and was able to buy the Grange building."

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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - RESOURCES

"Cohen. Sam L. Cohen Foundation, GabbeLights Productions, 2009. DVD. (M) *Watch this video online!* Fairburn, William Armstrong. Merchant Sail."

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Mercy Hospital - Sisters of Mercy

"Over the next 41 years the Sisters started nearly 100 foundations throughout the U.S. In 1865, Warde and six Sisters of Mercy arrived in Bangor…"

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Historic Hallowell - The Opening & Closing of Hallowell's Shoe Companies

"… regular building was made of wood with a brick foundation. The building had parts built onto it in 1894, expanding it all the way to the railroad…"

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Bath's Historic Downtown - Lincoln Block

"It is brick with a granite foundation. Sagadahock National Bank, Bath, ca. 1876 Maine Maritime Museum Before the Lincoln Bank was built in…"

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Bath's Historic Downtown - Bath Savings Institution and Hyde Block

"… current building is made of brick on a granite foundation and is notable for its granite pillars, mansard roof, and elaborate dormers."

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: The Old Church on the Hill

"… parts of the Old Church on the Hill's stone foundation. X In 1825 the Congregationalists sold out their interest in the church to Hezekiah…"

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Cumberland & North Yarmouth - About the Team

"… staff’s view that this website will serve as a foundation for continued development and two-town collaboration long after this grant cycle."

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Skyline Farm

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Fryeburg Public Library

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 4 of 5

"Forster turned it into the foundation of his burgeoning toothpick industry, soon followed by N.S. Stowell and his three spool factories in Dixfield…"

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Frye Island Historical Society

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - More on the Old Ell

"A dry and deep concrete foundation was dug and built for the house to the north along Rye Field Lane, and the house moved onto the foundation…"

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Life on a Tidal River - Bangor: Healthcare Center of Eastern and Central Maine - Page 2 of 2

"… the hospital was provided a grant by the Ford Foundation for $130,000. The money was put forth to build two more sections as an extension to the…"

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Charles K. Savage (1903-1979): The View from Asticou - Page 5 of 6

"… research library and created a non-profit foundation, she asked Charles to be on her Board of Directors and included him in her annual meetings…"

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Historic Hallowell - Johnson Brothers and Their Shoe Factory

"The building was made of wood with a brick foundation. Charles Weiner became the president of this establishment, and David Haskell was the treasurer."