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McArthur Public Library

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 1 of 5

"… 20 acres, set up a house 18 feet square, have 50 living apple trees on the land within six years from the first of this month, or to forfeit to…"

Architecture & Landscape database - George Coombs

"However, the opportunity was short-lived, for Douglas moved his practice to Philadelphia in 1874. Anticipating the change, Coombs formed a…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Fixing Borders on the Land: The Northeastern Boundary in Treaties and Local Reality, 1763-1842 - Page 2 of 5

"… of the northeast as understood by the people who lived there. Erroneous geographic claims that confounded establishing the border date from as…"

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

"… early eighteenth-century legal documents over the lived experiences which had actually shaped life in the borderlands."

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"Early Settlement While members of the Abenaki lived seasonally in the area of Bath, no permanent Native American villages occupied the site."

Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"They achieved many great things and have worked to shape the lives and cultures of both Maine and the nation."

Blue Hill, Maine - Meet Blue Hill's Project Team

"… and artifacts of the period in which he lived in order that his life may serve as an inspiration to others."

Lincoln, Maine - Steamboats

"I live in Old Town, and the only way I can get to Lincoln from Old Town is by the steamboat. I am going to Lincoln to see Grandma and Grandpa because…"

Lincoln, Maine - Jeremy Nelson

"She lived to the age of 71. In 1849, they had their last child, Jere, who made the total number of kids 12."

Lincoln, Maine - Aroostook War

"Smith Drawing by Ian Quill X If I was someone who was living at the time of the Aroostook War (also known as the “Pork and Beans War” and the…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 1 of 4

"… before European settlement, the Sokokis Indians lived in what we know as Scarborough. They called it Owascoag, "land of much grass," because of the…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - North New Portland Village Schools

"Soon after this the Rural Living Center was formed by the Presbyterian Church which housed the New Portland Community Library and a daycare center."

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

"… of a new entity for the community, the Rural Living Center.  This would serve as a parent organization for a series of useful enterprises for the…"

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

"… books in 1764, North Yarmouth listed 188 families living in 154 houses, for a total of 1,097 inhabitants, including 18 African Americans."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - A Murder In Strong

"All the fields, pastures and wooded areas between the Libby farm and the village were searched. Late in the afternoon searchers came upon a spot on…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Continental Paper Bag Company

"… houses, and the management decided that they must live as well as work under the best possible conditions."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Riverside Park

"… casino, picnic spots along the shore, and even live alligators on display in their own specially built pools."

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"… and physically) to leave a place where their lives were established amidst family and friends—a place already labeled on a map—to arrive somewhere…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Brothers of the Civil War

"… grain and corn storage, a room for weaving and living quarters for hired hands; a milk room for butter making, a pig house and a space for manure…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Of The Arts Era

"… innovation he brought to classical performance lives on in the few recordings of his music that survive."

Lubec, Maine - Lubec's 1911 Centennial Celebration - Page 2 of 2

"… July 5th), ““One of the features of the day was a Living Flag with 225 children on a specially built stand on Monument Lot.” Click on the photo…"

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

"… do as they did in all other aspects of their lives. James Joyce II, Swan's Island, ca. 1870 James Joyce II's father came to Swan's Island to…"