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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Montpelier

"… in the late 18th century acquainted him with the Scottish architect Robert Adams, who popularized the Adamesque style that used elements found in…"

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Hugh J. Chisholm, Sr. - Page 1 of 2

"Chisholm was born in in Chippewa, Ontario to Scottish immigrant Alexander Chisholm and former Mary Margaret Phelan of Chippewa, Ontario."

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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - The Shaping of the Borderlands: Arcane Deeds and Failed Colonies - Page 1 of 5

"… was also impacted by the 1621 grant given by the Scottish Crown to William Alexander, First Earl of Stirling."

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Early Settlement

"… of Savages on Mount Desert Island included Scottish immigrant John Savage (1756-1816) and his wife Sarah Dolliver (1764-1851)."

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Early History - 1719 to 1740

"… this profitable business, Waldo gathered several Scottish Presbyterian families together, bringing them to the area with renewed hopes for a…"

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 3 of 3

"The early Scottish settlers in Nova Scotia came from the Lodge of Edinburgh. In 1704, Johathan Belcher, later Governor of Massachusetts, was made a…"

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Lincoln, Maine - MacGregor's Spool Mill

"In 1873-1875 a Scottish industrialist made visits to Lincoln on behalf of the Clark Thread Company. This soon gave him the idea to build."

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Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"Most settlers were of English and Scottish ancestry and many were Revolutionary War veterans. There were 450 people living in Skowhegan by the year…"

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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