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

"… in 1956, 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…"

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

"… the creation of roads that we so often take for granted. Imagine a wagon ride during the mid 1700s from the small settlement of ancient North…"

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

"… the year 1794 the Commonwealth made a large land grant to Bowdoin College consisting of four townships, one of which is now the incorporated Town…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"… Agricultural Society In 1840, the legislature granted a charter to the Franklin County Agricultural Society."

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… theirs and encouraged settlement by offering land grants and mill privileges. The first American, Dennis Fairbanks, settled in the area in 1828 and…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… Society In 1840, the Maine State Legislature “granted a charter to the Franklin County Agricultural Society” for the purpose of creating a fair…"

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"… of which would be funded by a federal Hill-Burton grant to improve hospital technology. The remaining funds for the hospital had to be raised by…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"This, coupled with a series of federal grants during the 1970s, led to improvements to the infrastructure including upgrading of the water, electric…"

Lubec, Maine - Canning Sardines in Lubec: Technology, the Syndicate and Labor

"… be given shares in the syndicate and cash for granting title and control to Seacoast. Often they would stay on as managers."

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"The Morrill Act of 1862 established the land grant colleges across the United States. For Maine, its college would be founded in 1865 just eight…"

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Blue Hill, Maine - Educating Blue Hill

"… and convincing words persuaded the legislature to grant Blue Hill its wish. The citizens "felt it to be the duty imposed upon them by the author of…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"In 1807, the Massachusetts General Court granted incorporation to Farmington Academy, just 13 years after the first Town Meeting."