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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - John Frank Stevens

"… hold one more position at another company; the Island and Pacific railroad company in Chicago, in 1903 and become vice-president of that company."

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Lubec, Maine - The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head

"John Allan lived on Eastport’s Moose Island in retirement. And patriot Hopley Yeaton, native of New Hampshire and appointed by President Washington…"

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Blue Hill, Maine - A Real Downeast County Fair

"… there used to be (just think of all those "sheep islands" up and down the coast). 4H groups are still strong in surrounding communities, and there…"

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Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 2 of 4

"… then turning south along the length of Long Island glaciers left exposed a rich vein of blue-gray granite."

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Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Representative Industries of Cumberland and North Yarmouth

"White Wyandottes, Plymouth rocks and Rhode Island reds were the principal breeds kept, and many eggs were shipped for hatching. Shaw Bros."

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Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"… down the Neck minus their headlights, the drivers would secure their cargo, and slip away towards Bangor and Mount Desert Island. Next Page"

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford High School Basketball - 1970s - Page 1 of 2

"… ’74 team also went on to play in the New England Championship tournament in Bangor and lost to Providence Central High School of Rhode Island."

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Lubec, Maine - Klondike: Lubec's Gold from Sea Water Hoax

"… Philippines where he authored a history of the Islands. Sources Bangs, Carrie, “Klondike: The Gold from Sea Water Story Promoted by the…"

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Lubec, Maine - Canning Sardines in Lubec: Technology, the Syndicate and Labor

"… he was sailing with his brother to Prince Edward Island. Both canneries were important operations later in Seacoast Canning Co., as Plants 9 and 8."

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Presque Isle: The Star City - John R Braden

"… Directum J in three consecutive heats at the Island Park Raceway in Woodstock, New Brunswick. John R Braden competed in his first race in Presque…"

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Freedom & Captivity Portal

The Freedom & Captivity digital collection in the Maine Memory Network, and the complete digital archive housed at Colby Special Collections, is a repository of personal testimonies, ephemera, memorabilia, artifacts, and visual materials that capture multiple dimensions of the experiences of incarceration for individuals, families, and communities, as well as for survivors of harm.

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Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"In 1738 Georgetown was enlarged by the addition of Parkers Island (the current Georgetown), Phippsburg, Woolwich and the area now known as Bath and…"

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Blue Hill, Maine - Educating Blue Hill

"… in 1928, the Billings District in 1921, the Long Island District in 1920, and the West Blue Hill District in 1916."

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St. Croix Historical Society

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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