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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… miles northwest of Augusta and eighty miles north of Portland, lies Farmington, Maine, a town currently populated by roughly 7,600 people."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Early Settlements

"… those who resided on the Main Road between North Islesboro and Pripet. Guinea, Islesboro, c."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Early Settlers

"It is located at the intersection of Route 4 North (Main Street) and Box Shop Hill Road. His home is one of many that was built prior to 1800 and…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: Lime Works

"… is now the former Maine State Prison site on Main Street in Thomaston, and he operated kilns on the bank of the river, just upriver of where the…"

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Ship Captains

"Post Office, which is on Winthrop Street and still stands today. Unlike most of the sailors of Hallowell, when Agry was only eighteen, he was the…"

Architecture & Landscape database - John P. Thomas

"Hazzard, Jr. in Gardiner, Harry M. Verrill in North Windham, Spaulding Bisbee in Cumberland, and Walter G. Davis, Guy P. Gannett, and Henry P."

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"Norumbega Hall on Central Street was completed in 1855 to meet the needs of Bangor's growing community and its demand for more business space and for…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook

"… into a bank of earth with an entrance facing the north. These houses were often located under evergreen trees or other shady locations."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook

"… into a bank of earth with an entrance facing the north. These houses were often located under evergreen trees or other shady locations."

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Floods

"Kennebec River Flood, North end of Joppa, Hallowell, 1896Hubbard Free Library On March 2nd, 1896, Hallowell had its 3rd largest flood in the history…"

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

"… side of the Depot grounds and accessing Main Street between the dwelling houses of Daniel Beedy and Lorin Sweet seemed from the start to be the one…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VIII. Changing course and new beginnings (1955-Present) - Page 2 of 2

"Main Street lost its luster as restaurants, department stores and professional offices were replaced by second-hand shops, convenience stores or…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… Museum Governor's Potato Plot X Main Street facing North, Presque Isle, 1895Mark & Emily Turner Memorial Library Farmers received cash…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"… Gould was born in East Corinth (a small town just north of Bangor) on March 16, 1857. His father (Robinson Gould) was a farmer and Arthur worked…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - John R Braden

"… of the ticket booth at the Braden Theatre on Main Street in Presque Isle, one would see a “cornerstone” of the Braden Theatre placed when the…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Early Schools

"… erected for them next to their home on Upper Main Street, presently the home of Anthony Nichols. Here students, who wanted more than a common…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - John Crosby

"It was north of Elm Street West, now called Damsite. In his dealings with Jacob Curtis’ blacksmith shop, Crosby’s trading business is evident."

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Wood Products of Strong

"… was better known, acquired property on Upper Main Street, directly on the railroad easement. Four generations of the Starbird family manufactured…"

Surry by the Bay - Phebe Fowler: A Woman of Property

"… members of the Lord family, Benjamin had migrated north from Kittery, Maine, after the revolution and purchased land in what was to become the Town…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Porter Family

"… and built three houses for his sons on Main Street. Jeremy Porter's house was built in the area where the gas pumps at White Elephant are located…"

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

"Dr. Foster practiced as "a surgeon and dentist" in Freeman. He enlisted from Freeman in Company A, 7th Maine Infantry, on January 23, 1864."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Roads: From Footpaths to Super Highway

"… in 1760.(4) County Road and Saco Street, North Scarborough, 1907Scarborough Historical Society & Museum In the late 1700s, the first County…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Chester Greenwood

"… which he expanded east toward New Sharon and north to the Phillips area. He later sold this business to a competitor."