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Map of North Yarmouth, 1687

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 1 of 4

"One hundred and three original proprietors (owners) purchased “home lots” of 10 acres near the coast."

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Knickerbocker Express, ca. 1938

Life on a Tidal River - Early Railroads in Bangor - Page 1 of 2

"The proprietors of the railroad had spent a significant $4.5 million on its construction, anticipating that the passengers would bring with them…"

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1794 map of Farmington

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… “arrangement was made with the Committee of the Proprietors of the Kennebec Purchase, by Ruben Colburn and his associates.” A survey would be…"

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Main Street, Walnut Hill, North Yarmouth, 1910

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

"… when land was first divided up by the early proprietors of North Yarmouth. There are many notes in town records about roads starting out as…"