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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Lowell's General Store, Commerce, & the Railroad

"The car’s walls were lined with charcoal (which did not conduct the outside heat to the inside of the car) and ice was placed in a tube on either…"

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Highlighting Historical Hampden - Buttons

"… and painted into the buttons are various designs: lines and dots, animals, words, the faces of coins, and more."

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Bath's Historic Downtown - The Railroad Station

"… Kennebec River to the Knox and Lincoln railroad line that ran from Woolwich to Rockland. The earliest train ferries, the City of Rockland and the…"

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: The Old Church on the Hill

"The grounds were lined with carts and stands for the sale of liquor, cakes and other refreshments. It took two more years for the structure to be…"

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Shipbuilding Industry Expands - 1850 to 1857

"… Creek/River supplied rigging and sheets (ropes or lines used to secure a sail) to hoist sails. Sails were cut and sewn at the sail lofts of…"

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 3 of 4

"… Society & Museum Famous aviators and commercial lines came to the Scarborough Airport. Charles Lindbergh attempted to fly into the airport in July…"

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Cumberland Historical Society

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South Portland Historical Society

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - National Blue Ribbon School

"Somewhere along the line you will get a chance to step up and take an opportunity." Roger Lambert, who had attended the Strong School as a child when…"

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Maine's Road to Statehood - After the War: The First Victory for Separationists

"… apparent time, the vote was split along party lines, with the Democratic-Republicans generally supporting separation and Federalists opposing."

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Maine's Road to Statehood - The Missouri Compromise: A Moral Dilemma

"… the former Louisiana Territory above the 36°30' line.[33] Initiated by Speaker of the House Henry Clay, the Missouri Compromise, as it was known…"

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Maine's Road to Statehood - Overview: Road to Statehood

"… of the debate over separation fell along party lines, with Republicans (Jeffersonians) supporting an independent Maine and the minority Federalists…"

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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Beyond Borders: A Wabanaki Perspective - Page 2 of 4

"… English-speaking farmer-settlers on the front lines of 'making a new country.' More recent scholarship like that from Brooks, Saxine, Montgomery…"

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Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 2 of 3

"… becoming well known for their Moosehead Blanket line. In the flood April of 1923, water overflowed the concrete abutments, rushed around the side…"

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

"… rowed out to the Thomas and were able to get a line onto the ship and safely rescue the crew. There was one fatality earlier when the ship was…"

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 2 of 4

"However, diking and development of roads and rail lines across the marsh negatively impacted the marsh, destroying soils and natural vegetation."

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - II. Pinkies, wherries, skiffs and chebaccos: Early Settlement

"… a cold, wet, cheerless deck to handle cold, wet lines and colder, wetter fish, all for the ‘experience,' will never be known except by those who…"

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Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… came more intense pressure for a direct railroad line to Presque Isle which was finally achieved with the opening of the Bangor and Aroostook…"

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"… this as a threat to business and expanded their lines through Washburn, Mapleton, Perham, Woodland, New Sweden, Wade, Castle Hill, and Chapman."

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New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future

"The west line, also a part of the south line of New Portland, is the county line between Franklin and Somerset counties."

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Life on a Tidal River - William S. Cohen, The Man and the School

"Along this line, he was known as a moderate, like so many of the Maine Congressmen and Congresswomen before him. Secretary of Defense William S."

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Guilford, Maine - Modern History: 1966 to Present

"… Interface, Pride’s grew and expanded its product line, the H.K. Melvin Park was created, and a new transfer station was approved."

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Peru

"… Pond, and continue southeast to the Sumner town line, which would then continue to the county seat at Paris Hill."

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Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - The Coming of the Swedes, 1870-73

"Aurania, Cunard Line, ca. 1900New Sweden Historical Society The population of New Sweden had grown to 553 by the end of 1871, an increase of almost…"