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Colby College Special Collections

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"The bill passed. Gould personally oversaw the construction and paid for half. The Arthur R. Gould School is on Westbrook Street in South Portland in…"

Acadian Archives

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Native Americans

"… Putnam In 1978, as a result of the proposal to construct the Aroostook Centre Mall, an article in the Bangor Daily News stated “there was little to…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Old Ell is Born

"… use the barn timbers and lumber to frame and construct a 13-stall automobile storage garage for their Asticou Garage summer taxi and vehicle…"

Lubec, Maine - The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head

"… of the 1850s, a great era of lighthouse construction dictated a new solid brick tower, equipped with the most modern apparatus."

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 2 of 4

"… nineteenth century, the stone was prized for the construction of bridges and large buildings in fast-growing American cities."

Lincoln, Maine - Aaron Woodbury

"Eleven years later, in 1835, he left Lincoln and went to New York where he died and his body was then moved to Sutton, Massachusetts."

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

"… "Court of the General Sessions of the Peace" to construct a new county road that went south from the New Gloucester Road at Walnut Hill to the…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 3 of 4

"… at Black Point as a manager and supervised the construction of a garrison on the west side of Black Point."

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

"Construction began in 1927 and was completed in September 1928. During its period of operation, famous people who landed at the Scarborough airport…"

Surry by the Bay - Early Settlement

"After construction of crude log shacks, the people soon built good frame houses. Plenty of trees and finished lumber were available."

Blake Library Special Collections, UMFK

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Bangor Public Library

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Malaga Island: a story best left untold - Explore photos from the "Malaga Island: A Story Best Left Untold" documentary

"… included photographs of the island in 2009, constructed mages from historical documents, old postcards, and a presentation of the radio program."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Founding of the Farmington State Normal School

"The construction and renovation of the proposed buildings for the Normal School commenced in early 1864, but the facilities were not quite ready for…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Hampden Academy

"… to date was added when a modern gymnasium was constructed reducing the need for sporting events, dances, and graduation ceremonies to be held at…"

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"… futuristic local businessman Edward Godfrey constructed a small airfield from two farms on outer Union Street."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Of The Arts Era

"… contribute between $30,000 and $40,000 toward the construction of a Casino in 1900. This Casino was not intended for gambling but rather as a venue…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 3 of 4

"… built two small greenhouses in 1914, and later constructed two larger houses with 30,000 square feet of glass. The F.D."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"Excitement must have reigned – new floor, new locker rooms, showers and plenty of seating for fans. That same building would host Town Meetings…"

Historic Hallowell - The Vaughan Stream & Sawmills

"The Stickney & Page dam was constructed in 1871. It replaced a earthen dam that was built in 1849. The Stickney & Pages dam was a reserve reservoir…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Blue Hill Spearheads Development on the Downeast Coast

"Soon Fort Pownall was constructed at a place called Wasaumkeag (the seal place) in what is today Fort Point in Stockton Springs."

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

"A corporation of seven townspeople was formed to construct and administer the system. Most of the physical labor was completed between 1904 and 1905."