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Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 1 of 4

"… North Yarmouth, Cumberland, Yarmouth, Chebeague Island, Pownal, Freeport, Harpswell, and the Mere Point portion of Brunswick."

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 1 of 4

"… brick structures, and other buildings on the Island, and manage the mills. Their arrival increased the need for low-cost, reliable housing, which…"

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Early Settlers

"… The Stewarts hailed from Martha’s Vineyard – an island just off the coast of Cape Cod, Mass. Their roots went back several generations on the…"

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Lubec, Maine - The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head

"John Allan lived on Eastport’s Moose Island in retirement. And patriot Hopley Yeaton, native of New Hampshire and appointed by President Washington…"

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Blue Hill, Maine - A Real Downeast County Fair

"… there used to be (just think of all those "sheep islands" up and down the coast). 4H groups are still strong in surrounding communities, and there…"

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Blue Hill, Maine - Educating Blue Hill

"… in 1928, the Billings District in 1921, the Long Island District in 1920, and the West Blue Hill District in 1916."

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Presque Isle: The Star City - John R Braden

"… Directum J in three consecutive heats at the Island Park Raceway in Woodstock, New Brunswick. John R Braden competed in his first race in Presque…"

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

"… he was sailing with his brother to Prince Edward Island. Both canneries were important operations later in Seacoast Canning Co., as Plants 9 and 8."

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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