Maine Memory Network

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor: Healthcare Center of Eastern and Central Maine - Page 2 of 2

"That property was purchased for $20,000, and that meant that the final cost of starting the new section was raised to $33,000."

Caribou Public Library

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Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 4 of 4

"… in the paper industry, was able to complete the purchase of the Oxford properties from Ethyl Corp."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Activities for Rusticators

"Richards, fascinated with these canoes, purchased this canoe before disembarking the steamer. Tudor and John Richards II, grandsons of Henry…"

Historic Hallowell - Martha Ballard

"… of physicians like Samuel Colman, from whom she purchased medicines and compounds to prepare medications, and Benjamin Page."

Historic Hallowell - The Tiger and the Lion

"The Torrent was purchased from Bath Private Co. The Torrent retired later between 1900-1920. The Tiger was built in 1835 and commissioned two years…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - North Church

"They purchased the lot on the northeast corner of High Street and Court Street and built the North Church in 1973."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Businesses and Cottage Industries

"… recovered from the Depression and were anxious to purchase new merchandise and fresh foods without traveling to the mainland."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Additions and New Wing - 1824 to 1843

"… removed his family from Augusta to a house he purchased on Main Street. He remained in Thomaston until his death in 1833, at the age of 61."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Prison Fires - 1849 to 1924

"The State of Maine, No. 3 was purchased and placed under command of E. B. Hinckley. A firehouse with hall for this new company was built in front of…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Marsh: "Land of Much Grass" - Page 2 of 4

"… survey map became the basis for all marsh lot purchases, work and disputes involving these companies."

Porter Memorial Library

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Bar Harbor Historical Society

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Friends of Wood Island Light

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Bowdoin College Museum of Art

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Parsonsfield-Porter Historical Society

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New Hampshire Historical Society

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Norway Historical Society

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Hampden Historical Society

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Porter Lake

"Property was purchased by Johnson-Cox Post 78, American Legion; members and volunteers provided the labor."

Dixfield Historical Society

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Buckfield

"… the townspeople took a survey and decided to purchase the land from Massachusetts for two shillings an acre."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Ridlonville

"… Paper Company bringing jobs to the area, he purchased a large tract of land that became known as Ridlonville."

Friendship Museum

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