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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Meeting House Park

"The grounds were spruced up with concrete walks, granite steps and iron seats. On July 17, 1904, the Hallowell Granite Company installed the Replica…"

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

"In the 1600s walking from Scarborough to Portland could take two days via a circuitous dry-land route."

Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum and Arctic Studies Center

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

"Masts from the wreck were visible from the cliff walk around the Neck until the 1960s. Howard H. Middleton Howard W."

Life on a Tidal River - Three Civil War Letters - Page 1 of 4

"… no doubt have A fight in short time and shall walk our way through to Richmond. Well I must wind up so goodby this time Yours truly Fred H Rogers…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 3 of 4

"… equal rights movement for women; Neil Armstrong's walk on the moon; and the continuing Viet Nam struggle."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Other Recreation

"Many people would just walk out back and shoot their dinner. Not many people had money to go buy groceries, so they would hunt."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Leonard Trask, the Wonderful Invalid

"He ate his meals walking around a stump. Before his accident, Mr. Trask stood 6 feet, 1 inch tall and weighed 199 pounds."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 2 of 3

"When the river was low, foot passengers could walk across from the island to Peru on a natural causeway."

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

"… After the chilly morning service, everyone walked down to the social building on Main Street for toast, jam, and the delicious hard-boiled eggs…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… interested citizens to experience a site-by-site walking tour of Farmington’s early history. The Butler’s were tireless historians and archivists."

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"Children could walk anywhere they pleased within the city that bordered the shores of the Penobscot and Kenduskeag Rivers."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"… of Penobscot Bay freezing over and islanders walking or driving over the ice for necessities. This happened frequently in the 19th century, but…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Railroad into the Village

"(Contrary to what the present Walking Tour sign says, the Train did not cross into Farmington in 1869."

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Blue Hill, Maine - Educating Blue Hill

"… time, and many students who lived too far away to walk to school would find room and board close by."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Soldiers Of The Civil War

"Back then you had to walk home if you didn’t have a horse to ride. At age 37, Rufus Brackley died on that walk home."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"One farmer, Conrad Bailey is walking in the footsteps of 8 generations of Baily farmers. Although the large farms are few, several smaller farms are…"

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Cumberland & North Yarmouth - "Main Streets" of North Yarmouth and Cumberland

"A Walking Tour of Walnut Hill Village. North Yarmouth Historical Society, 2005 Interview with Ursula Baier, North Yarmouth, Maine."