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The General Henry Knox Museum

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John Martin: Expert Observer - About This Project

"… Society, with the support of the Maine Historic Preservation Commission, the Maine State Library, and a number of other organizations and…"

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - The Abbott School

"The Mills Family set up a Trust Fund for continued maintenance projects. Abbott School PennantFarmington Historical Society The Abbott School…"

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… such a town has a history, and that it should be preserved. The pioneers who came to found a home for themselves and their families were generally…"

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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Fixing Borders on the Land: The Northeastern Boundary in Treaties and Local Reality, 1763-1842 - Page 3 of 5

"… acquire rich timber lands (on both sides) and to preserve an overland route from New Brunswick to Quebec (for the British)."

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Champlain Society - Page 2 of 2

"Can nothing be done to preserve for the use and enjoyment of the great unorganized body of the common people some fine parts, at least, of this…"

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

"Charles carried out Curtis's vision to preserve his hillside with trails and outlooks. The crowning jewel of Charles's partnership with Curtis…"

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Lincoln, Maine - Jacob Stinchfield

"… Lincoln who served their country in the war which preserved the Union, destroyed slavery and maintained the Constitution, 1861-1865.” Charles made…"

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Blake Library Special Collections, UMFK

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John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin's Journal

"He hoped the journal would be "preserved for many generations to come." Martin noted that he had not intended to include illustrations, relying…"

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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Fixing Borders on the Land: The Northeastern Boundary in Treaties and Local Reality, 1763-1842 - Page 5 of 5

"The rich records about the creation of the border preserved here provide readers with the historical resources to reconsider how and why the border…"

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New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - Bridges of West New Portland

"… fortunate and proud to have this marvelous structure in it's town. Hopefully it will be well preserved for many years and generations to come."

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"Another facet was the introduction of preserving food in cans. Sandy River Packing Co. Corn can labelFarmington Historical Society In 1869…"

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Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… cured the first herring by smoke, a process of preserving fish he had learned in Nova Scotia. Lubec would become the national leader in smoked…"

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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