Keywords: Ice
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Site Pages
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Western Maine Foothills Region - Mt. Zircon Reservoir - Page 2 of 3
"Special considerations of the impact of winter’s ice on the gatehouse were addressed in the Sawyer & Moulton Report."
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Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion
"When the river froze and shipping halted, the ice was harvested by a Hampden company, Dirigo Ice Company, and shipped to cities in the south to help…"
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Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Population Decline in Maine's Coastal Counties
"The use of ice in the fishing industry allowed for an increase in the market for fresh fish, and the expansion of rail lines resulted in a greater…"
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Western Maine Foothills Region - Peru
"… matches, ice cream spoons that came with Dixie ice cream cups, ice cream sticks, tongue depressors, candy sticks, coffee stirrers, Q-tip sticks…"
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"… granite, wood ashes, lumber, sheep, chickens, and ice, according to Sam Webber, local historian. Some of the places that Hallowell shipped to were…"
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Skowhegan Community History - Kennebec River Log Drive
"As soon as the ice thawed, the men would bring the logs out of storage. Life on the log drive was hard. The men worked hard 14 to 16 hours a day."
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New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future
"An ice house was often located near the sawmill in order to take advantage of the sawdust, and employed drillers, saw-men, oxen teams, and delivery…"
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Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln Theater
"… floors, fancy seats, a small concession stand, an ice cream parlor, and a pool room. The new movie theater had three owners to start with; Alfred…"
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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Marsh: "Land of Much Grass" - Page 1 of 4
"… of years ago when glaciers from the last ice age receded as the climate warmed. Silt from rivers and streams washed into low-lying, protected tidal…"
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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Islanders At Play
"… with friends for a game of softball or go ice skating. All that is needed is oneself and some free time."
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Western Maine Foothills Region - A Man's Life in a Suitcase
"His letters reveal that he helped get in the ice for summer, wood for winter, and hay for the animals. He lived on a farm on Roxbury Road in Mexico."
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Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico Corner
"… used when the river was low in summer and on the ice in winter. In 1901 the Red Bridge was built near this location."
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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Railroad into the Village
"… railroad bridge at this place against damage by ice freshets, three immense abutment ice-breakers are being constructed in the channel of the river…"
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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture
"… first mill were brought from Winthrop over the ice and snow. The first grist mill was established by Reuben Colburn and Stephen Pullen at what is…"
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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Businesses and Cottage Industries
"Randlett. The ice cream shop still remains, now known as the Dark Harbor Shop. Dark Harbor Post Office, Islesboro, ca."
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Guilford, Maine - Modern History: 1966 to Present
"… feet higher than a ever before, pushing huge ice floes ahead of the water, wiping out many buildings, damaging over 50 homes, destroying our famed…"
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Guilford, Maine - Pre-Settlement And The First 100 Years
"First came the ice, then logs and ice, and finally buildings were seen in the water as it rose over 4 feet in 15 minutes."
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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History
"… it strong enough to move mammoth chunks of ice and snow during the spring flood season. View of Farmington from Titcomb Hill Farm, ca."
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New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - New Portland Community Library
"The annual Book, Plant and Bake sale, Ice Cream Social, and Yard Sale are still going strong. In 1999 the library received a grant from the Noyes…"
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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Summer Resorts
"… The Pub, Big Tree Boating, The Dark Harbor Shop Ice Cream Race, July 4th Parade and Chicken Barbeque, Sunset Services at the Ferry Landing, Dances…"
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Bath's Historic Downtown - The Patten Free Library
"… and rendered unrepairable when it fell into the ice pond in the park. It was soon replaced with the Spirit of the Sea."
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Bath's Historic Downtown - Columbian Block
"Clary Ice Cream and Candy Store. This was known as the “sweetest place in town” according to a 1907 newspaper article."
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Blue Hill, Maine - Shipbuilding: An Important Early Industry
"… included granite mined in East Blue Hill, lumber, ice from local ponds that was shipped in sawdust to keep from melting, and fish."
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"Good thing there’s no ice yet, the river would freeze and I might not be able to take the steamboat! I will have to button my coat and put on an…"