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Surry by the Bay - Late Twentieth Century

"A town civic center was built in 1980, and six years later the Surry Elementary School, which replaced the Claude L."

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Lincoln, Maine - High Street Bridge, Lincoln, ca. 1903

"The home in the center belonged to Ira Fish. His large barn is also shown. Town Meetings were once held in this building."

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Historic Hallowell - The Tiger and the Lion

"In the center was a pump with one cylinder. The body was five and a half feet long. It worked like an old kitchen pump."

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Historic Hallowell - The Fireman's Musters in Hallowell

"The competitions usually were centered around fire department activities. Sometimes they would compete to see who could get in and out of all the…"

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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Our Resources

"… 376 West Bay Road, 734.2299 Islesboro Community Center, PO Box 265, 103 Pendleton Point Road, 734.8200 www.islesborocommunitycenter.org Islesboro…"

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Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln Historical Society - Page 2 of 2

"Eventually, the town decided the building needed to be torn down; but Jeannette King talked to the town manager about her interest in the building."

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Lincoln, Maine - Steamboats

"… from Old Town to Winn, Old Town to Lincoln, Old Town to Howland, Old Town to Passadumkeag, Old Town Greenbush, and Old Town to Sunkhaze all ranged…"

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Lincoln, Maine - Ballard Hill School, Lincoln, ca. 1930

"… as a school but is now Ballard Hill Community Center. Many activities for the school children are now offered and the Community Meals for Me is…"

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Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"… center with a state road running through its center featuring a town hall, grange hall, two stores, churches, a blacksmith's shop, a schoolhouse, a…"

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Lincoln, Maine - Frederick A. Edwards

"Lincoln was such a small town so that might add to the feeling of pride and being scared. Today the military technology is a lot different than it…"

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Lincoln, Maine - Railroads

"Lincoln Center Railroad Station, ca. 1925Lincoln Historical Society Krysta Cooper "Using your new found knowledge of this topic, write a creative…"

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Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Sounds

"… Stars Over Stevens ~ Listen to the singers from the Stevens Training Center in a recording from 1966. Arthur Moore Describes the Ice Business."

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Lincoln, Maine - Jacob Stinchfield

"The town clerk was a secretary and kept files. When Jacob was thirty-three in 1839, he was elected to the state legislature."

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Seaside Hall

"It was consistently used as a community center, hosting events such as church sales and dances. Movie reels were played on the hall's projector."

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Lincoln, Maine - Telegraphs & Telephones

"This division included the towns of Olamon, which only had one phone at the pay station, Passadumkeag, one phone at the pay station, Burlington…"

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Lincoln, Maine - Thomas S. Libby

"Kathryn B.Goodwin - s.n. - Maine? - 1970 Their Eyes Hath Seen the Glory. Beckie Goodwin - B. Goodwin - Lincoln Center, Me. - 1992"

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Surry by the Bay - History of Surry

"… forest. Then, at last, a beautiful town, the center of a prosperous region, the happy home of hundreds, and above the trees, the tapering spires of…"

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Bath's Historic Downtown - The Railroad Station

"The restored station is also a welcoming center for tourists traveling the coast on U.S. 1. Opening of Carlton Bridge, Bath, Nov."

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Bath's Historic Downtown - Ledyard Block

"It was a meeting place, a business center, and a home to many. It has a colorful history, with fires, Freemasonry, and several businesses."

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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Summer Resorts

"… Club, the newly renovated Islesboro Community Center, and the town itself offer programs benefitting summer residents and visitors."

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Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"… out of the abutment of the bridge in the center of Lincoln. So great was the pressure under the bridge that the water burst through the road…"

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Bath's Historic Downtown - Merchants' Row

"Physically they are at the center of Merchants' Row and that is what downtown continues to be all about - people going to stores and buying things…"

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - About Us

"… Historical Society, President Tyler Duran, Center for Community GIS, Intern Stephen Engle, Center for Community GIS, Director Jean Oplinger…"

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Library share certificate, Farmington Library Association, 1865

"The illustration in the upper center and in the lower left indicate the importance of agriculture to the community."