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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Charles K. Savage (1903-1979): The View from Asticou - Page 3 of 6

"… year around occupations, the Savages constructed buildings for themselves and others in the off season."

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - North Church

"… denominations were awarded time in the new building according to the size of their congregation."

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Meeting House Park

"The flames took the buildings on lower Broadway then headed south on the west side on Main Street. All the buildings burned on the west side except…"

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Fryeburg Public Library

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 3 of 3

"Over 400 buildings were destroyed and more than 1,000 people lost their homes. Yet, according to masonic records, from 1775 to 1786, the Grand Lodge…"

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - "Fly Rod" Crosby - Page 2 of 3

"… wood turning and matchstick mills, built iconic buildings in the downtown area and served the community in the House of Representatives, State…"

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Surry by the Bay - Surry Village School

"Until 1926 this building was used as a high school, but after this, Surry students chose to go to Ellsworth High School, where they performed very…"

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Running the Town

"Velma Morse HolmesSwan's Island Historical Society The 1952-1953 town report lists nine members comprising the school consolidation planning…"

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Granite and Ice Industries

"Stone from the island was used in buildings all over the country. Most notable were the Congressional Library, the Brooklyn Bridge and the…"

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University of Maine at Presque Isle Library

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Patten Lumbermen's Museum

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Surry by the Bay - Late Twentieth Century

"… and trail built on the Osgood lot behind the municipal building and the Veterans Memorial Park in the village, dedicated in 2006. Next Page"

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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Who were the Kennebec and Pejepscot Proprietors? - Page 6 of 7

"… to revoke grants to anyone who “neglect[ed]” to build on the land” for the space of halfe a year.” Later that year, residents discussed expanding…"

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Founding of the Farmington State Normal School

"… of Farmington Academy pledged their existing building to house the School and also proposed to erect an additional building to be furnished with…"

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Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"… 1870, Surry was producing goods for the clothing, building, and shipping industries, plus it housed a carding mill, tannery, stave mill, shingle…"

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New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - West New Portland Village Schools

"… 21 asked the citizens of New Portland to locate, build, and equip a central high school. This issue came to the forefront due to a fire at the…"

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Friends of Wood Island Light

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Camden Public Library

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Movies Come To The Island

"The building is listed on the National Registry of Historic Places and continued restoration efforts are in progress."

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - I. Canoes and Clamshells: The Pre-European Settlement Years

"… Text by Kate Webber Images from the Swan's Island Historical Society Carrying Place X Prior to European settlement, Swan’s Island was a source…"

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 4 of 4

"… from the Congregational Church, used the church building as they raised money to build their own church."

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

"Later this building was used as a corn shop. West Village John Mitchell's FarmhouseNew Portland Historical Society There was a novelty mill in…"

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Bridge That Changed The Map

"However, it is not often that building a bridge changes the area and boundaries of a town. But that was the case in Strong."

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 2 of 4

"… that, in 1918, “I was given a key to the school building to use during of my year. I planned to open the door one-half hour before the children…"