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Skowhegan Community History - Skowhegan Then and Now

"Skowhegan Then and Now   Our movie on Skowhegan Then and Now Bicycle ClubSkowhegan History House This movie was part of our heritage…"

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Skowhegan Community History - Exhibits

"Exhibits Our Town Skowhegan, Maine X Students at the Skowhegan Middle School have been exploring local history topics for the past eight years."

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Skowhegan Community History - Contact Us

"Contact Us Laura Richter Skowhegan Area Middle School lrichter@msad54.org 207-474-3339 http://www.msad54.org/sams"

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Skowhegan Community History - The Skowhegan Island

"The Skowhegan Island Skowhegan dam X Fishing on the Kennebec X by Kate Hodgdon, Scott Clarke, and Gus Hoy Skowhegan Island has been a…"

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Skowhegan Community History - Early Settlement in Skowhegan

"Early Settlement in Skowhegan Weston gravestone X Oldest cemetary in town X Samuel Weston home X By Jordan Everett The year was 1771…"

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Skowhegan Community History - Lakewood Theater

"… X In 1895, the Somerset Traction Company of Skowhegan created a small amusement park on the little lake called Lake Wesserunsett in Lakewood…"

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Skowhegan Community History - Skowhegan: "A Place To Watch"

"Skowhegan: "A Place To Watch" Thousands of years before the first white men discovered the area, the Kennebec was a throughfare for traveling bands…"

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Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area by Lee Granville Near the border of Skowhegan lies a fertile piece of land along the Kennebec and Sandy Rivers."

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Skowhegan Community History - About the Project

"… helped her set up a meeting with staff from the Skowhegan History House to discuss historical resources in Skowhegan and to brainstorm ideas for…"

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Skowhegan Community History - Farming in the Skowhegan Area

"Farming in the Skowhegan Area Nettie P. Rowell of Cornville X by Dalton Landry and Lucas London Farming in Maine has been a rough and rocky…"

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Skowhegan Community History - Sister Communities

"The work produced by Skowhegan, and its sister communities in the project (Mt. Desert Island and New Sweden) laid a foundation that allowed MHS to…"

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Skowhegan Community History - Bloomfield Academy

"… Theological Institution offering Bloomfield, now Skowhegan, as the site of a new college they intended to build."

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Skowhegan Community History - Abenakis in the Norridgewock/Skowhegan Area

"Abenakis in the Norridgewock/Skowhegan Area John Gray, Fryeburg, ca. 1980Fryeburg Historical Society by Dana Bulba The Abenaki Native…"

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Skowhegan Community History - Benedict Arnold's March

"… that he couldn't, he made them press on to the Skowhegan Falls, which, according to the men, was "made by the devil for the torturing of racked…"

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Skowhegan Community History - Kennebec River Log Drive

"Kennebec River Log Drive by Michael Hoy Log driving began in Maine on the Saco river in the 18th century."

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Skowhegan Free Public Library

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Skowhegan History House

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Life on a Tidal River - Bass Park: A History of Fillies, Fame, and Fun

"… not just in Maine, but also in U.S., next to the Skowhegan State Fair, which is the oldest State Fair in the U.S."

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Original Mount Desert Island Pilot Project (2006)

"… were chosen--Mount Desert Island, New Sweden, Skowhegan--to develop a community history committee made up of representatives from local schools…"

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Margaret Chase Smith Library

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

"… reason chose not to settle in Bloomfield, (now Skowhegan) Maine, but chose to venture further up river."

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

"… and is located about twenty miles Northwest from Skowhegan. The North Village is located on Gilman Stream, which is about two miles from it's…"

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Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - About This Project

"… and its sister communities in the project (Skowhegan and Mt. Desert Island) laid a foundation that allowed MHS to then develop the Maine Community…"

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

"… removed to the Women's Correctional Center in Skowhegan. Warden Joel Miller House, Main Street, Thomaston, Maine c 1870Thomaston Historical…"