Maine Memory Network

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 1 of 3

"A blindfold statue symbolizes the passage from outer darkness to inner light, and trade implements have mystical and symbolic meaning."

Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"The Catholic Church with its bright symbols and colorful rituals held the attention of the native people and they came to love the faithful Father…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - National Community Christmas Tree - 1959

"… nations contributing Christmas trees and/or symbols to the “Pathway of Peace”, a path leading to the National Christmas Tree."

Early Maine Photography - Occupational Photography

"… of a farmer and a sailor on the Maine State Seal symbolizes the importance of agricultural and maritime activities to the state’s economy in the…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The End of Wooden Shipbuilding - 1910 to 1950

"Symbolic of the last days of this boom in shipping was the “Reine Marie Stewart,” perhaps the best remembered locally-built vessel today."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield's Tuscan Opera House

"… of “Friendship, Love, and Truth”, which are symbolized in their logo by three unbroken chain links, as well as values such as “Visit the sick…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Maps

"… an area visually or graphically; they symbolically depict relationships of objects in the area."

Acadian Archives

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

"… was sought out by tourists and homemakers as a symbol of a bygone era, “The Way Life Should Be.” Governor Bodwell Steamboat, Swan's Island…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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