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Maine Historic Preservation Commission

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Acadian Archives

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Historic Hallowell - “Maine’s Century” Ends

"… that produced the Maine Historic Preservation Commission. In 2008, Hallowell joined with other municipalities and environmental groups to promote…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Summer Street

"Credits The Hampen Historic Preservation commission, Sara Martin, and the Explorer Class of the Reeds Brook Middle School."

Historic Hallowell - Carvers and Quarrymen

"… his publication for Maine Historic Preservation Commission entitled "Hallowell Granite Works-An Historical Summary-Evolution of the Site" provides…"

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

"2010. Maine State Highway Commission. A History of Maine Roads. Augusta, Maine, 1970. Merrill, Lincoln Jr. and Holly Hurd. Around North Yarmouth."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Beyond Borders: an historical overview - Page 6 of 6

"… minutes of proprietors’ meetings and boundary commissions—all offer insight into struggles over who governed where, who owned what, and how they…"

Architecture & Landscape database - Plans for the Dwelling House Jos. Briggs, Winthrop, 1884

"The commission is associated with George M. Coombs. This item is part of the Coombs Brothers architectural drawings collection."

Colby College Special Collections

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Architecture & Landscape database - Database Overview

"Participation only requires the commission have a Maine location or designer. Further, a commission may extend beyond working drawings and…"

Architecture & Landscape database - Tower shopping complex, Bangor, ca. 1975

"The commission is associated with Eaton W. Tarbell. This item is part of the Eaton Tarbell architectural drawings and records collection."

Architecture & Landscape database - Study for the LDM Sweat Memorial Art Museum, Portland, ca. 1911

"The commission is associated with John Calvin Stevens John Howard Stevens Architects. This item is part of the Stevens Architects drawings and…"

Historic Hallowell - The Tiger and the Lion

"The Tiger was built in 1835 and commissioned two years later in 1837. It is a hand tub, a type of fire fighting engine with a stitched together…"

Architecture & Landscape database - Biographies

"While serving as Maine Historic Preservation Commission's (MHPC) director, 1976-2015, Shettleworth spearheaded the Biographical Dictionary of…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Marsh: "Land of Much Grass" - Page 3 of 4

"… and representatives from town, state and federal commissions and agencies organized as the Friends of Scarborough Marsh (FOSM)."

Architecture & Landscape database - Project Background and Partners

"… digitizing at least one drawing from each commission, and comprehensive inclusion for all MHS-housed commissions."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 4 of 4

"… closely with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, a compact of fifteen eastern seaboard states."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 2 of 4

"… by the legislature; it was simply referred to the Commission of Interior Waters. The petition merely showed that a rift existed and that diking…"

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

"The Concrete Bridge replaced the old bridge. Bridge in the North VillageNew Portland Historical Society Cement Bridge: The Cement Bridge is…"

Western Maine Cultural Alliance

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John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin store interior, Bangor, 1862

"… to stock the store, essentially selling items on commission to repay Patten. Due to various economic downturns and the start of the Civil War…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Indian Encampment

"1885Maine Historic Preservation Commission Rusticators were curious about the Passamaquoddy and Penobscot families who encamped every summer at Bar…"

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

"Covered Bridge: Covered Bridge at East New PortlandNew Portland Historical Society This bridge was located where the large cement bridge is now…"

Architecture & Landscape database - Eaton W. Tarbell

"… and member of the Bangor Historic Preservation Commission. He was also active in promoting alcohol and drug treatment and prevention in Maine."