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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 2 of 4

"… and overseer of Bowdoin College, principal owner of Maine’s first cotton mill in Brunswick, and a founder and president of Bath’s first bank."

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Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… of land on which he built a grist mill and saw mill, plotted half acre lots and planned streets as the foundation for the settlement of Fairbanks…"

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Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"Flour produced by his grist mill helped provide a more varied diet for area residents. In 1832 a canal connecting Johnson Bay and South Bay was dug…"

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Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Floods

"Owners of a local store Leigh and Wingate had 300 barrels of flour taken from them by these mighty waters."

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Guilford, Maine - BUSINESSES - Page 3 of 3

"The current owners of the Guilford Bed and Breakfast (Isobel and Harland) have made many renovations including a screened-in porch that has…"

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Early Settlers

"Pictures of his home survive. And he was the owner of a saw mill near his home. For further information on Alexander, see the Mill Section."

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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"By 1793 Knox was the sole owner of the Waldo Patent. General Knox took an active interest in his newly acquired land, and set about putting his…"

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"… mills and a dam to provide water power for those mills; there were equally as many mills and homes surrounding the dam on both the Farmington Falls…"

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Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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