Keywords: Maine School Supply
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Site Pages
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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - The Brick Inn
"… attending the "Normal School" was in short supply. There's speculation that the Brick Inn at one time may have been a Boarding House."
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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Stores
"… or animal so it was convenient to have these supplies nearby. Nelson Morse, Swan's Island village, ca."
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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - The Tea Room
"There are still two cisterns in the cellar that were the water supply, and Clevie's original workbench still stands out back."
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Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 2 of 4
"… which took over maintenance of the plant and supplied the mill with power. Rumford Falls Power completed an expansion of their power generation…"
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Blue Hill, Maine - Long Island: The Forgotten Community - Page 1 of 3
"… so many of the early pioneers who needed to get supplies and get around settled along the coast and on the islands."
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Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 4 of 4
"Mead was best known for its school supplies, particularly notebooks, while Westvaco, known for packaging, also produced specialty chemicals."
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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - III. Boom, bustle, bust: The Steamboat Years to WWII
"… Society Island stores received regular supplies from the mainland, and as many as two operated in each village."
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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - John Frank Stevens
"… all the dirt from the excavation and bring in supplies as well. It was Stevens who proposed building a high level canal with dams and locks instead…"
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"… group returned to their homes in Topsham to get supplies, axes, saws and other tools to begin the hard job of clearing the land."
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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History
"And the Normal School would be the catalyst for improved education in the public sector. Farmington is a proud community – proud of their downtown…"
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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Early Settlers
"… were: Supply Belcher - 1751 - 1836 Supply Belcher PortraitFarmington Historical Society Supply Belcher Homestead, Farmington, ca."
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Lubec, Maine - Canning Sardines in Lubec: Technology, the Syndicate and Labor
"They were a natural resource that supplied tasty fast food, the means of employment and the basis of profitable investment."
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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - V. Changing times: the Swan’s Island Ferry
"There is currently one store supplying groceries and basic goods on the island, though seasonal businesses cater to the increased population in…"
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Life on a Tidal River - Bangor: Healthcare Center of Eastern and Central Maine - Page 1 of 2
"… physicians to expand the amount of care they can supply. The modernization project is a large-scale construction project that is renovating and…"
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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Caring For Our Families and Friends
"… care, purchased immunizations and sanitation supplies, and partnered with the Maine Seacoast Mission."
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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Lobstering
"… to lobstering, scalloping, and shrimping as the supply of fish such as cod, flounder, and halibut diminished."
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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Running the Town
"76 including two women, Melita Staples and Josephine Beale. Women have served on the school board ever since."
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Skowhegan Community History - The Skowhegan Island
"… of the animals and men were killed, and food and supplies were lost in the cold, icy river. Just recently a new park was built on the island to…"
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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - History Detectives
"The club met after school to solve 'mysteries' with island artifacts, play games, work on exhibits, act out historical scenes, and learn from local…"
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Skowhegan Community History - Benedict Arnold's March
"Their first major obstacle was the Ticonic Falls. Bateaux are very heavy boats and hard to maneuver, so they are mainly used for paddling in slow…"
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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - The Crew
"She would visit Swan's Island during school vacations as a child. Her family moved here in 1976 after she graduated from high school."
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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview
"British ships prowled Penobscot Bay, cutting off supply routes and conscripting men into the British navy."
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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Minturn Schoolhouse
"There were two floors to the school, with the older students upstairs. Both floors were heated by a wood stove in the winter."
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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - WWI Impact on Farmington's Agriculture
"… had necessary roles in local agriculture and were supplying food and goods. Farmington men who received the Deferred Classification designation…"