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Lubec, Maine - Parade, Pins and Pageantry, 1911

"… float, Lubec, 1911 Lubec Historical Society The large Lubec crowds next enjoyed the Pocahontas float And the Eastern Star Women on this float are…"

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Bath's Historic Downtown - Columbian Block

"A large fire on October 15, 1937 took place in both the YMCA and Columbian Theatre, along with many others."

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Bath's Historic Downtown - Entertainment- Alameda and Opera House

"The Alameda was built in 1882, and was also a largely popular building in Bath. Now the property is host to the credit union and its parking lot."

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Woodrow Wilson

"… circumstances our classes were normal it wasn’t large. And we were all good friends the ones that were in school with us."

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Life on a Tidal River - The Bangor Fire of 1911 - Page 1 of 2

"As a large crowd gathered to watch the disaster unfold, the fire consumed the Public Library’s collection of 70,000 volumes, valued at $300,000 at…"

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Life on a Tidal River - Bangor: Healthcare Center of Eastern and Central Maine - Page 1 of 2

"The modernization project is a large-scale construction project that is renovating and adding to the hospital."

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Life on a Tidal River - Three Civil War Letters - Page 3 of 4

"… Officers; - 43 Privates; 60 Horses and Mules; A large lot of Boots & shoes; cloth ect. ect. I can assure you that Maine has got its name up during…"

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Blue Hill, Maine - Shipbuilding: An Important Early Industry

"Another story goes that when they hit a large storm that broke off the mast and he lashed his wife to the stub of it to keep her from being washed…"

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Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 3 of 4

"… that Parker Point summer residents purchased a large chunk of land and by 1904 it was golfable. With purchase of additional land in 1920, the…"

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Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 2 of 5

"… had high towers for hanging hose to dry and a large stove to heat. Upstairs in the house there was a room for the meetings to be held in."

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Guilford, Maine - Historic Buildings - Page 2 of 2

"The large maple trees are gone but the building still looks the same today. The building location now has an address of 10 North Main Street."

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Lincoln, Maine - Ira Fish

"He had three large barns and two great orchards. In Patten, he had a street named after him called Dearborn Street."

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Lincoln, Maine - Steamboats

"They played a large role in the Lincoln economy by bringing food, tools,and clothes that were not convenient to put on the railroad to Lincoln."

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Lincoln, Maine - Thomas G. Libby

"… wonderment on reaching Bangor to behold such a large city with its vast fleet of vessels, steamers and cars, everything that my eyes beheld was a…"

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Lincoln, Maine - Cars, Model T

"… Winn by horse, it cut down on travel time by a large amount. Mr. Boyce used to arrive to Lincoln around 7:00 AM, but after he got his first…"

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Lincoln, Maine - Ferries

"There is also a large ferry in Bar Harbor (called the Bluenose). It travels from Bar Harbor to Nova Scotia, Canada."

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Lincoln, Maine - Aaron Huntress

"… laid them on buildings Aaron Huntress had a very large reputation for making bricks and building with them."

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 2 of 4

"He was largely self-educated and a self-made man. After working first as an apprentice at a sawmill in Saco, William joined his sister Elizabeth and…"

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 3 of 4

"The peapod was a large double-ended skiff later adapted for use with an outboard motor. By 1910 engines began replacing sails and oars in lobster…"

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 4 of 4

"… the string” when the stern came between those two large trees on Stratton Island. It was understood that two territories existed off Pine Point."

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks - Page 1 of 2

"… Bickford’s next three boats were constructed in a large, garage-like structure behind the Pillsbury Inn, which was next door to his house."

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Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 2 of 4

"A large structure, the Church furnished space for town meetings, kept records of births, deaths and marriages, and collected taxes for town and…"

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 2 of 4

"They also sold large dried codfish, which customers would take home to hang in their cellars. In January, 1866, the store burned, but a portion was…"

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 4 of 4

"There was a large switchboard with digits in which connecting plugs were placed. A light would come on, and the caller would say to whom he wanted to…"