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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Building Boom, early 19th century

"… Historical Society North side of Main Street Business Block, Looking west to east, Thomaston, Maine 2008Thomaston Historical Society By…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The John Ruggles House

"… John Ruggles House John Ruggles House, East Main Street, Thomaston, Maine 2008Thomaston Historical Society Senator John Ruggles designed and…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Additions and New Wing - 1824 to 1843

"Warden Joel Miller House, Main Street, Thomaston, Maine c 1870Thomaston Historical Society Joel Miller, who was also a Senator and later Judge of…"

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

"When Maine district 74 constructed Carrabec Community School in North Anson, the 6th, 7th, and 8th graders from the entire district began to attend…"

Presque Isle Air Museum

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Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Day 1

"It was the worst ice storm in the history of Maine. Written by George Berry, Tasha Glazier, Ethan Rolfe"

Historic Hallowell - The Hallowell Union Fire Club

"… Free Library The Union Fire Club of Hallowell, Maine, started in the 1801. A Union Fire Club was a group of dedicated citizens who decided they…"

Historic Hallowell - Historic Hallowell Resources and Links

"… 1839 Hallowell, Maine http://newenglandtowns.org/maine/hallowell Historic Maps Hallowell, Kennebec Co., Maine (sheet 1, index) by Sanborn-Perris…"

Historic Hallowell - Day 8

"The troubles of Maine As the ice storm continued all of Maine sixteen counties were declared federal disaster areas."

Historic Hallowell - Wire, Ice, and Iron Industries

"A few main industries that played an important part in Hallowell’s history were the Fuller Foundry, several ice houses, and the Kennebec Wire Company."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad

"Mr. Gould also served as a Maine and U.S. Senator. The main hospital building at the Aroostook Medical Center on Academy Street is named in his honor."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Unitarian Church, Presque Isle, 1895

"… the bell at the front entrance of its church on Academy Street. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Northeast Airlines DC-3, Presque Isle, ca. 1945

"Commercial service resumed at the airfield about mid 1945. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."

Kennebunkport Historical Society

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Hotels in Thomaston

"The Knox Hotel was rebuilt shortly after the fire. The Georges Hotel was built in 1852 on the corner of George's and West Main Street, and was…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Prison Industries

"… Industries Quarry, State Prison, Thomaston, Maine c 1870Thomaston Historical Society Throughout the years, work industries programs for…"

Historic Hallowell - Eastern Illustrating Company

"… Company, in the mid-coast town of Belfast, Maine. He and his small crew of photographers traveled through rural New England and New York focusing…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Early Shipbuilders - 1780s

"… built are in 1787 when Elias Snow, probably of St. George, built a vessel for which there is no name recorded."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Notable Residents

"… constructed house at the corner of Robinson and Main Street to a friend and business acquaintance of Henry Knox, Benjamin Bussey of Boston, MA."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Day 2

"… safe shelter there were over one hundred Central Maine Power line crews and many other tree crews and other cleaning crews about trying to restore…"

Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"Creating his books set in Maine forms a personal connection between himself and Maine. Stephen King has had an impact on our society by making Maine…"

Historic Hallowell - Classical and Scientific Academy

"Atlantic Reporter, Volume 82, page 434, 1912. Next steps in the stroll through Hallowell ~ Maine Industrial School for Girls."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Allen Building

"It is located today on Main Street next to the Northeastland Hotel’s Sidewalk Café, and across the street from Stew’s Downtown Sight and Sound."

Presque Isle: The Star City - State Street Theater

"It is now used as a parking lot for Maine Public Service employees. Sources: Graves III, Richard A. Forgotten Times A Walk Through History."