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East Dixfield Post Office and General Store, Wilton, ca. 1914

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 3 of 5

"… the names of the early settlers such as Severy, Morse, Hannaford, Walker, Hiscock, and Science Hill."

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Telephone operator's building, Lincoln, ca. 1940

Lincoln, Maine - Telegraphs & Telephones

"Some people used Morse code. If they wanted to get information out fast, then they told the town messenger, who would go around the town shouting the…"

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Mechanics Institute of Rumford, ca. 1911

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 3 of 4

"… 1936, when the Business Island was flooded; the Morse bridge, the steel Rumford Falls Bridge, the Rangeley Lakes Railroad bridge, and the…"

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Main Street, West New Portland, ca. 1900

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

"This was a good dam, lumber mill, grist mill, clover and starch factory. Later a school house was built."

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Laura Sprague in Atlantic store, Swan's Island, ca. 1940

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Stores

"Nelson Morse, Swan's Island village, ca. 1940sSwan's Island Historical Society These village stores carried just about anything needed: canned…"

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Site of Vose's Wharf, Thomaston, Maine 2009

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Early Wharves and Yards - 1795 to 1825

"Currently, this is the site of the Lyman Morse Boatbuilding Co. wharf, east of the Wadsworth Street bridge."

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New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - Bridges of West New Portland

"Col. F. B. Morse who lived on the South road, came forward with the idea of a suspension or wire bridge."

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Running the Town

"Velma Morse HolmesSwan's Island Historical Society The 1952-1953 town report lists nine members comprising the school consolidation planning…"

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Map of Lincoln, Thomaston, Maine in 1719

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Early History - 1719 to 1740

"Leverett named his new settlement Lincoln, which was in the area previously known as Norwich. He built a double sawmill on Mill River to serve as a…"