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Titcomb shipyard, Kennebunk Landing, ca. 1855

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Representative Industries of Cumberland and North Yarmouth

"… and increased the water power by improving the dam. There was a carding mill operated by Mr. Purvis south of the bridge, near Mr."

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Guilford Woolen Mill Finishing Room Crew, ca, 1890

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 2 of 3

"… Historical Society In 1824, the first dam across the Piscataquis River in Guilford was erected, and another sawmill built alongside it on the…"

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Dam across Prestile Stream, Presque Isle, 1910

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"The mill was powered by water from the dam across the Presque Isle Stream. Shingles, clapboards, and laths were shipped to the Boston market while…"

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North New Portland High School ca. 1885

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - North New Portland Village

"… now the corner of the Bog Road and the Long Falls Dam Road. The next was directly across the street beside the Kimball Block (Kennison's Drugstore)."

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"… Falls consisted of a number of mills and a dam to provide water power for those mills; there were equally as many mills and homes surrounding the…"