Keywords: Iron industry
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Lubec, Maine - Klondike: Lubec's Gold from Sea Water Hoax
"… Apparently, nothing more elaborate than a cast iron pot was at the heart of this fantastic device."
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Surry by the Bay - Surry Opera Company
"… TicketSurry Historical Society Through the Iron Curtain For many members of the Surry Opera Company (SOC), as it was now known, the sounds of the…"
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Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview
"… of Federal Street, an area now covered by Bath Iron Works (BIW), north of Russell Street. In the early 1780s, the second wharf in town was built at…"
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Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Crime & Disaster - Page 1 of 2
"… his fist then struck her over the head with the iron pipe,". Mitchell’s trial drew massive crowds to the Cumberland County Courthouse and was front…"
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Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Population Decline in Maine's Coastal Counties
"Maine did not have the coal and iron needed to produce the steel for the ships and engines, and Bath emerged as the only Maine shipbuilding center to…"
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Guilford, Maine - BUSINESSES - Page 3 of 3
"… Piscataquis Railroad and the Bangor and Katahdin Iron Works Railway. They hauled pulp and paper, petroleum, mill products, and chemicals."
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Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 2 of 3
"… this handsome four story brick building with cast iron fronts and window caps was constructed in 1852 from designs by the local architect Thomas J."
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Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 2 of 4
"… 5 ship joiners, 3 blacksmiths (who fashioned the iron fittings), 1 rigger, 1 caulker, and 1 sail manufacturer."
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"No spas. No second homes or cottages. Nothing. Ironically, a few descendants now store some of their lobster traps and fishing gear there."
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Presque Isle: The Star City - Native Americans
"Mouth harps, iron arrowheads, knives, axe heads , clay pipes, glass beads, musket balls and gunflints have been found around Presque Isle, of both…"
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Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area
"… manufactured including those made from steel and iron including cider mills, axes, scythes, and other tools."
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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington
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