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Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 4 of 5

"… to build the first grist mill, the first saw mills and develop the water power that flows out of Lake Webb, down Webb River, and enters at its…"

Mercy Hospital - Founding of Mercy

"… the early days of the institution, and 1933 also saw the founding of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Queen’s Hospital."

Early Maine Photography - Occupational

"… in pictures of carpenters with planes and saws, masons with bricks in hand, and a glazier holding a window (pictured at right)."

Maine's Road to Statehood - Overview: Road to Statehood

"… between land proprietors and squatters who saw independence as a method to obtain their own land."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - III. Boom, bustle, bust: The Steamboat Years to WWII

"… island.” She grew up in the Harbor village, and saw the daily stream of people gather at the steamboat wharf to collect the mail, visit the shops…"

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"… near which it was necessary to anchor, as we saw before us a great many rocks which are uncovered at low tide..."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Basketball: From Rivals to Teammates

"… were proud of the Sea Siders’s accomplishment and saw it as a boost for the Island’s reputation. On the front page of the March 10 Bar Harbor Times…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahock House and The Sagadahoc Block

"A stick of lumber fell from the saw horses as Haley was walking by and struck him with great force. It hit the ground hard enough that Dr. E.M."

Lincoln, Maine - Other Early Hospitals

"… in their homes or in “maternity hospitals.” She saw this as a perfect opportunity. The same idea came to Margaret Workman."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - The Coming of the Swedes, 1870-73

"… Sweden Historical Society The spring of 1871 saw a tremendous influx of Swedish immigrants as the result of an aggressive campaign by Captain G."

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

"He saw in JDR, Jr., a kindred spirit who not only loved the natural, wild parts of the island but also could financially assist Charles in furthering…"

Historic Hallowell - Lineman's Journal

"I was driving to work when I saw a lot of fallen trees in the woods and branches on the road. When I got to work everyone was scrambling to get where…"

Historic Hallowell - Shipbuilding

"… wooden handles which one or two people held to saw. This old fashioned, wooden shipbuilding hss been mostly left behind by the large, metallic…"

Lubec, Maine - McCurdy Herring Smokehouse - Page 2 of 4

"… to the larger smokehouses of the sort Hall saw, for even in the 1890s, there were a few of this size. Looking into McCurdy’s in 1986 Jacob B."

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

"Hall saw them in use to “break up” the salt and fish in the brining tanks. Van Riper’s photograph of the Brining Room shows one ready to use."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Summer Resorts

"… board games, especially Bridge, Canasta and jig saw puzzles. St. Mary of the Isles and Christ Church provided places of worship for this summer…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"… instead were some great lessons in life as he saw first hand what it was like to deal with men who were not honest or ethical."

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

"… when got in sight of the Universalist Church and saw it a mass of flames. (Rowe) Ruins of the Universalist Church, Bangor, 1911Bangor Public…"

Life on a Tidal River - Three Civil War Letters - Page 3 of 4

"… as long as I have been in the field I never yet saw the time that I was not proud to say I am A maine man, and well might I be for never has A…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor and the Civil War

"The air reeks with nastiness.” Another prisoner said, “Since the day I was born, I never saw such misery.”"

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 3 of 4

"… the privations of the first settlers: “….they saw what everyone else has seen who has visited this town, the charm of its situation, its sparkling…"

Lincoln, Maine - Ira Fish

"Then when he came back to built houses and saw mills that is when he stayed in Patten and built the nicest house there and lived on Fish Lane."

Lincoln, Maine - Gary Gordon

"His family never saw him in any of his military uniforms, even on his wedding day, because he wanted to keep his military career separate from his…"