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Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 3 of 4

"Spring Brook Farm on Greely Road, started in the early 1800s by Beza Blanchard, began commercial operations under Frank Blanchard after his service…"

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"… 1899 The defeat of the Confederacy in the spring of 1865 brought the Civil War to a close, and allowed the United States to focus on the…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Interviews - Page 2 of 2

"As spring came and as the snow melted there were just branches everywhere, just all over as a result of the Ice Storm."

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

"16) on the farm known as part of the Cold Spring Ranch. Clark Brook was named for this family. A good brickyard was located near the Clark homestead…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Guilford, Maine - Pre-Settlement And The First 100 Years

"In the spring of 1808 Deacon Robert Herring moved his family into the settlement and from that time forward religious services were held on more or…"

Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"They arrived in the spring with three teenage boys and 20 head of cattle. They built a small cabin on an island that had been cleared by the Abenakis."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"… as a flash flood or flood resulting from a spring thaw. These freshets battered crops, homes and mills."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"… one hundred guests, with modest cottages springing up around it and on the shore. Soon after, Hewes Point became the second summer community, also…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… to move mammoth chunks of ice and snow during the spring flood season. View of Farmington from Titcomb Hill Farm, ca."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Railroad into the Village

"Spring 1871: Wednesday of last week, the damage sustained by the Railroad bridge at this place during the late freshet was repaired and that night…"

Lincoln, Maine - Other Early Hospitals

"… not a nursing home, so it was repaired in the spring of 1956 and on April 1, they were ready to accept patients."

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"Spring gives birth to the many wild animals that frequent the hills, valleys, and woods that make up Lincoln’s 76.8 square miles: black bear…"

St. Croix Historical Society

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Lubec, Maine - Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello - Page 1 of 3

"… of the concrete deck was scheduled later in the spring. The temporary trestles have been removed, transforming the long-held vision of vaulting the…"

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Acadian Archives

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Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… at Seward’s Neck (North Lubec) during the spring smelt run, gathered sweet grass and harvested shellfish, the remains of which have been discovered…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"In the spring of 1906, building began on a power plant at Aroostook Falls in New Brunswick to supply much-needed power to northern Maine and New…"