Keywords: Old Homesteads
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Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 2 of 5
"Dixfield The Holman Family reunion and homestead, Dixfield, ca. 1911Dixfield Historical Society DIXFIELD COMMON (CENTER) The First Section to…"
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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - The Brick Inn
"Starting in 1921, the "homestead" began to be broken up. The location of the Brick Inn has been noted on this 1861 Walling Topographical Map of the…"
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Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 3 of 5
"Most are named after homesteaders who settled the hilly land. Science Hill, however, was so-called because of the many creative inventors who seemed…"
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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Early Settlers
"As time went on, funds were donated for its care and the Nordica Homestead became the home of many of Lillian’s gowns and other pieces of memorabilia."
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Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Skyline Farm - Making and Preserving History
"There, he established his homestead, now the location of “Skyline Farm.” By 1801, the land had been transformed into a working farm producing small…"
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Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Representative Industries of Cumberland and North Yarmouth
"… business, established in 1895 at the old Shaw homestead at West Cumberland, wintered about 600 hens and hatched from 1000 to 2000 chicks each…"
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Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area
"… any family showing that they could successfully homestead on these lands in the northern area of the Kennebec."
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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Maps
"… went around Farmington to historic sites, such as homesteads or cemeteries, and marked each location."
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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Rustication
"… Clement family in Seal Harbor rebuilt their old homestead into the Seaside Inn. At Asticou, Chase Savage, who in 1870 had begun taking summer…"
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New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - North New Portland Village
"A good brickyard was located near the Clark homestead and the brick school house was built in 1845 with bricks from this yard. Herbert W."
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Blue Hill, Maine - Educating Blue Hill
"George Stevens built his homestead, now know as the Academy House, and became a very successful merchant."
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Cumberland & North Yarmouth - "Main Streets" of North Yarmouth and Cumberland
"… the valuable woodland and eventually establish homesteads. King's Highway mile marker B 135, Cumberland, 1975Cumberland Historical Society…"
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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington
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