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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 3 of 4

"These men rode through the villages on horseback with their mailbags. Mail carriers had a pouch for each town: Strong, Kingfield, Salem…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Leonard Trask, the Wonderful Invalid

"The next winter he went with a crew of men to work at a location twelve miles into the woods from the nearest dwelling."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 3 of 5

"… wrote: The “Year With No Summer-1816" caused the men to hoe and harvest with mittens on or the frost stuck their hands to the tools."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 2 of 3

"… could be boats, large or small, which could carry men and provisions from one shore to the other. When Mexico celebrated its 150th birthday, E."

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 2 of 4

"Manpower became a premium, as able bodied men were either drafted or enlisted in the armed forces. Many women were enlisted to do work in all…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield's Church on the Hill

"… early building had separate entrances for the men and women and a balcony in the back which opened into the church proper."

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

"… University Press, 2019) Taylor, Alan. Liberty Men and Great Proprietors: The Revolutionary Settlement on the Maine Frontier, 1760-1820 (Chapel…"

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

"… of the sawdust, and employed drillers, saw-men, oxen teams, and delivery people. Wars and economic times impacted New Portland as in other areas…"

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Rustication

"… to bankers, industrialists, and railroad men. The Boston Symphony was playing regularly by the Bar Harbor Club pool, and traveling theater…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Hampden Academy

"… events of the Civil War called away so many young men that the school once again declined and did not regain the prosperity that it had once so…"

Guilford, Maine - Special Events

"… served dinners and Samuel Boardman and the men from his mill set up tables in the sheds by the railroad and served beanhole beans."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 1 of 4

"Men and heavy equipment arrived about 9:00 A.M. one morning; and by 4:00 P.M. the same day, the station was moved to the Pine Point side of the…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - "Representing every particular:" John Martin's Reflections, Illustrations, and Commentary - Page 2 of 2

"I have been urged to go into mens gardens tare them all to pieces & set them anew. I can show in my garden to day the handsomest & best rustic chair…"

Malaga Island: a story best left untold - Maine State documents and Proclamations

"… be sure, governor Plaisted and his council were men of their time. Perhaps reporter Allen Breed said it best when we interviewed him in 2007 on the…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… constructed where Jeremiah Fowler employed 125 men. Plaster was a highly sought commodity used to lime farm fields and finish interior walls."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"… he saw first hand what it was like to deal with men who were not honest or ethical. He spent the last $780 of his savings to buy a harness shop…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Businesses and Cottage Industries

"… conducted by several young and able island men, but the future of this endeavor has become seriously threatened by the huge cost of operation…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad

"… his advice was frequently sought by area business men Gould recognized the need for banking services in the area and began to lend money to local…"

Lubec, Maine - Canning Sardines in Lubec: Technology, the Syndicate and Labor

"… the cans for leaks, all work carried out by men. These steps are described by Hall in his report of 1896 (pp."

Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"… of Maine and by 1866 they employed more than 850 men to harvest 24 million board feet of lumber. Abner Coburn, who also served as Maine's 30th…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"The War of 1812, Civil War and WWI took the men out of the fields, leaving farm hands in short supply."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Early Settlers

"Some of the men who came to Farmington prior to 1800 and who left their footprint on the community were: Supply Belcher - 1751 - 1836 Supply…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - John R Braden

"… in 1900, was a group of local business men, farmers, and horsemen. They were once referred to as “promoters of clean sport”."