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"An address to the inhabitants of the District of Maine upon the subject of their separation," Portland, 1791

Maine's Road to Statehood - 1790s: A Growing Movement

"… was already underway, and this time it was more organized. Daniel Davis, one of the movement's literary leaders, published An Address to the…"

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Oldest known photograph of Guilford, Covered Bridge, ca. 1850

Guilford, Maine - Pre-Settlement And The First 100 Years

"In October of 1812 the settlement was officially organized into Plantation 6, Range 7, and in November a meeting of voters was held for the purpose…"

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Members of the Lawrence family at Riverside Farm, North Yarmouth, 1895

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

"… was one of the earliest farms to become certified organic, and an early pioneer of Community Supported Agriculture (CSA)."

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Tilting Rock Pamphlet, Acadia National Park-Day Mountain, Seal Harbor, ca. 1960

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Charles K. Savage (1903-1979): The View from Asticou - Page 6 of 6

"… were used herein with the permission of the organization. Use of these archives is by appointment only, contact: info@gardenpreserve.org."

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Historic Hallowell - The Opening & Closing of Hallowell's Shoe Companies

"… Library The O’Brien Electrophone Company was organized in Hallowell in 1905 and occupied one of the brick buildings belonging to the Kennebec…"

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Men carrying a whale fin, Ragged Island, 1927

Historic Hallowell - Whaling

"Whaling became a highly organized business by the 12th century. The Basques built stone watchtowers and once a whale was spotted, an alarm was…"

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Hallowell Granite Works carvers, ca. 1895

Historic Hallowell - Carvers and Quarrymen

"… to Protasio Neri showed him to be involved in organizing the workers in Hallowell into a union. The cutters and blacksmiths in the city joined the…"

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Historic Hallowell - Hallowell History From a 7th Grade Perspective

"… with Captain Arthur Moore X Getting topics organized X Students examined the material and broke it down into topics to be researched…"

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

"The Union church is listed as the next church to organize in West New Portland about a year later. Two churches were also built in 1838; the Free…"

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Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion

"… boasts the first Masonic Lodge in the vicinity; organized under the name “Rising Virtue” and held at the home of Jesse Libby in October, 1802, but…"

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Highlighting Historical Hampden - Buttons

"… buttons to Mazie for her to clean, sort, and organize. She piled all her findings in a simple shopping bag."

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Lubec, Maine - Myron Avery, Lubec, and the Appalachian Trail

"… X Steve Clark, past president of the Maine organization and also guidebook editor for 18 years, wrote that Avery long edited the many Guide…"

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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Our Resources

"Ashley, published by Second Baptist Church, 2003. ORGANIZATIONS AND BUSINESSES Baptist Sewing Circle, PO Box 43, 491 Pendleton Point Road, 734.2022…"

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Lincoln, Maine - Masonic Hall

"They were for sure a secret organization. The Masons continue to use this hall for their meetings. Bryce Pelkey "Create a statement and prove or…"

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Marsh: "Land of Much Grass" - Page 1 of 4

"Various organisms, plant life and marine animals were attracted to the resulting mudflats and seed from salt-tolerant grasses took root and began to…"