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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Fixing Borders on the Land: The Northeastern Boundary in Treaties and Local Reality, 1763-1842 - Page 3 of 5

"Fixing Borders on the Land: The Northeastern Boundary in Treaties and Local Reality, 1763-1842 British survey highlands map, ca."

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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Fixing Borders on the Land: The Northeastern Boundary in Treaties and Local Reality, 1763-1842 - Page 4 of 5

"Fixing Borders on the Land: The Northeastern Boundary in Treaties and Local Reality, 1763-1842 Moose River, Moose Head Lake and Kennebeck…"

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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Borderland Essays

"Borderland Essays Explore essays, listed in the menu at right, pertaining to the drawing of the northeast boundary between the United States in…"

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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - The Shaping of the Borderlands: Arcane Deeds and Failed Colonies - Page 4 of 5

"The Shaping of the Borderlands: Arcane Deeds and Failed Colonies Boundary between United States and New Brunswick, undatedMaine Historical…"

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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - The Shaping of the Borderlands: Arcane Deeds and Failed Colonies - Page 5 of 5

"The Shaping of the Borderlands: Arcane Deeds and Failed Colonies Sketch of Isle St. Croix, ca 1790 A sketch of Isle St."

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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Passamaquoddy Hereditary Chief Francis Joseph Neptune

"Passamaquoddy Hereditary Chief Francis Joseph Neptune Essay by Donald Soctomah Description of Pagan and Chipman’s Meetings with Francis Joseph…"

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Westport Island History Committee

View collections, facts, and contact information for this Contributing Partner.

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Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"After the Abenakis were driven from the area, the proprietors offered lots to any family showing that they could successfully homestead on these…"

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 1 of 5

"… held at Sutton, Massachusetts in April, 1791, the proprietors voted: that four Rights shall be obliged to clear and seed 20 acres, set up a house…"

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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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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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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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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…"