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New Hampshire Historical Society

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Life on a Tidal River - The Bangor Fire of 1911 - Page 1 of 2

"… of the Kenduskeag Stream to act as both open space and firebreak through the middle of downtown."

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Lubec, Maine - McCurdy Herring Smokehouse - Page 1 of 4

"… is continuity of forms of architecture, work space, tool and process. Transmission of knowledge and understanding takes place by seeing, hearing…"

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - National Blue Ribbon School

"… that would provide 8,000 square feet of new space at the school. The project represented four years of effort by determined residents, faculty and…"

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Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Skyline Farm - Making and Preserving History

"The farm's 55 acres of open space includes a network of trails open to the public for non-motorized use."

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Bar Harbor Historical Society

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Parsonsfield-Porter Historical Society

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Raymond H. Fogler Library

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Mercy Hospital - Growth & Expansion - Page 1 of 2

"The additional space was soon put to use: by 1946 Mercy Hospital was operating at 92% capacity. To meet the demand, Mercy expanded again with the…"

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Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 1 of 3

"… of this photograph, the Foxes leased ground floor space to attorney Charles Harding and Dr. Luther Finch, Jr."

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Mercy Hospital - McAuley Residence

"Increased demand for services and space encouraged McAuley Residence to begin a closer affiliation with Mercy Hospital in 1997, when the Mercy…"

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Mercy Hospital - The Spanish Flu

"… annual report noted “We filled all available space in the old unused amphitheater with influenza cases,” but “it was extremely difficult to do work…"

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Prince Memorial Library

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

"The area’s open spaces reflect its deep agricultural roots. Fields are still cultivated for hay or remain undeveloped."

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Frye Island Historical Society

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Village Schools

"1951 Again in order to provide space for the increasing school population, and to meet the necessary requirements in the curriculum, Strong needed a…"

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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Fixing Borders on the Land: The Northeastern Boundary in Treaties and Local Reality, 1763-1842 - Page 5 of 5

"… northeastern North America as Euro-American space. Nonetheless, the long-lasting international border of 1842 is not as all powerful as it…"

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Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 4 of 5

"That year space was set aside in the Selectman's office for the Guilford Free Library. It didn't take long before the space was too small."

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Guilford, Maine - Guilford Schools

"… year a new Town Hall was built with classroom space available to serve as a school as well as handle the affairs of the town of Guilford."

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Seashore Trolley Museum

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"… was actually built in 1803 for the purpose of space sharing for various religious entities. Money for erecting the building was secured from the…"

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Freedom & Captivity Portal

The Freedom & Captivity digital collection in the Maine Memory Network, and the complete digital archive housed at Colby Special Collections, is a repository of personal testimonies, ephemera, memorabilia, artifacts, and visual materials that capture multiple dimensions of the experiences of incarceration for individuals, families, and communities, as well as for survivors of harm.

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Movies Come To The Island

"… back as a B-movie house in 1936 after which the space was reinvented as a nightclub, bowling alley, and a retail furniture store."

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Maine State Museum

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