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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - "Fly Rod" Crosby - Page 3 of 3

"May her soul rest in peace.” Today, Fly Rod’s legacy is evident in Strong and other communities of Northern Franklin County through active guide…"

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Presque Isle: The Star City - National Community Christmas Tree - 1959

"The ceremony then officially became known as the Pageant of Peace. President Eisenhower was, therefore, the first President to light the national…"

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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Kennebec Proprietors Biographies

"… Common Pleas for the Port of Plymouth, Justice of Peace for Plymouth, and Deputy Collector for Port of Boston."

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Guilford, Maine - The Next Fifty Years 1916-1966

"… they burned the Kaiser in effigy, celebrating the peace. Fortunes were sure to change once again . Burning the Kaiser, Armistice Day…"

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

"… through toil and pain But now, they’ve gone in peace to reign First Framed House X The second settler, Capt."

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

"Although an era of peace, conflicts in Korea and Vietnam involved Scarborough men and women. The 1960s and 1970s were a traumatic time, as increased…"

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Surry by the Bay - History of Surry

"Then the calm of peace and the growth of log huts, the ring of the ax in the great forest, and the hum of life in the home of the hardy pioneer."

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

"Young Painter Wm. Bentlett Justice of the Peace Wm. Jacobs Carder & Clothier J.W. Norton Justice of the Peace The North Village is a very different…"

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Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 2 of 3

"… the National Guard was called in to maintain peace until the matter could be quieted. Soon thereafter the mill went into receivership with Eastern…"

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Guilford, Maine - Special Events

"… our soldiers home and once more we would live in peace for a short time. Now we would build again in our town and take up its duties."

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

"Later he became a justice of the peace. Mr. Knapp found opportunities to serve his country on both the battlefield and at home."

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Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"… and Indian War in 1763 brought a brief era of peace to the region. Fort Pownall now guarded the entrance to the Penobscot Valley; stalwart and…"

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Acadian Archives

View collections, facts, and contact information for this Contributing Partner.

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

"… the "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…"

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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"They enjoyed the peacefulness of the island, uninterrupted by the noise and hassle of automobiles. Island residents tried many times to repeal the…"