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Belfast Free Library

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Mercy Hospital - Growth & Expansion - Page 1 of 2

"… this need, the Sisters of Mercy arranged for the purchase of property at 144 State Street. That same year, the Sisters received additional control…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Charles K. Savage (1903-1979): The View from Asticou - Page 5 of 6

"Curtis purchased 40 acres of land on the Eastern bank of Northeast Harbor, built three houses by the time of his death, and forged a close…"

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

"It was then purchased by Arthur Coburn, then sold to C.B. Weese of Chicago. The company was called Carrabassett Dowel Company."

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor Man Rats Out Brady Gang - Page 1 of 2

"He purchased his own sporting goods store called Dakins Sporting Goods Co. in Bangor, which became very successful."

Guilford, Maine - The Next Fifty Years 1916-1966

"The Minto Toothpick Company purchased a local wooden box mill and converted it to a toothpick mill. A grist mill and feed store changed hands from M."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 3 of 4

"The purchase price of the land was traditionally believed to be a bushel of beans down and a bushel of corn yearly."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 1 of 4

"Tradition says the purchase price was a bushel of beans down and a bushel of corn yearly. One condition of the sale was that Wackwarreska's daughter…"

Surry by the Bay - Early Settlement

"… to be Surry's first settler, in 1767 Patten purchased his first 100 acres in the town, and he later purchased 100 acres at Newbury Neck and other…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - IV. Transitions and troubles: Private enterprise shoulders an island’s needs

"… first brought electricity to Swan's Island by purchasing generators. In 1950, island generated power brought electricity to all homes."

Presque Isle: The Star City - John R Braden

"It is rumored that the horse Jackson Grattan was purchased for that reason – and at a grand price. Allegedly, the purchase price for Grattan was…"

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Guilford, Maine - Modern History: 1966 to Present

"In 1992, Pride Manufacturing’s purchase of the former Ethan Allen plant in Burnham foreshadowed its diminishing presence in our town."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Industry

"… (owned by Warren Trafton and Allen Quimby) purchased 20 acres of land in Stockholm Plantation from the Burleighs."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - The History of Stockholm

"… Society In 1902 the Standard Veneer Company purchased 20 acres of lots. By the time 1904 came they were shipping two cars of product each week."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Summary: The Future: Recycle or Start from Scratch?

"… the majority of the cost of the construction and purchase of their homes and businesses. Many lenders require adherence to standardized…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting

"… came around, they would send out the ice to be purchased and put in ice boxes as a source of refrigeration until William Cullen would invent the…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Harvesting on Cascade Pond

"… Ice House closed at Sheppard's my father purchased the buildings and all the inventory. The ice there lasted three years."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Chester Greenwood

"He purchased land, subdivided it, and created a new neighborhood near his home and with it, came a street that still bears his name."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - III. An undercurrent of danger: Colonial Biddeford

"of Kittery and business associates purchased property in 1716-7 around the falls, and Scots-Irish immigrants arrived in greater numbers throughout…"

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 1 of 3

"… Guilford Manufacturing Co., and in 1920 was purchased by Lloyd Cartwright, doing business as the Minto Toothpick and Specialty Company, a Saginaw…"

Guilford, Maine - PROJECT OVERVIEW - Page 1 of 2

"… 2009, discussing and updating progress, budget, purchases, and events. The meetings were frequently attended by MHS staff."

Lincoln, Maine - W.A. Brown: Jack of all trades

"… including people from the north so they could purchase a vehicle. It brought rivalry dealerships to the area, allowing the town to grow and have…"

Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln Memorial Library

"… in 1895, when it was replenished with $200 to purchase books and remodel. Librarians also started to make $600 a year and the books no longer cost…"