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Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 3 of 4

"… would not give way to others on a sidewalk in the center of town. But some also cite the largess of the summer community that supported local…"

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Life on a Tidal River - The Bangor Fire of 1911 - Page 1 of 2

"… Hall and the Post Office before climbing the Center Street Hill and burning the residences along Center and French Streets through the evening and…"

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 1 of 5

"1 called Holmantown. They were Dixfield Common or Center, East Dixfield, and Dixfield Village. Upon its incorporation on June 21, 1803, these three…"

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West Quoddy Head Light Keepers Association

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Blue Hill Historical Society

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 1 of 4

"… towns, Scarborough did not develop around a town center. Scarborough's extensive salt marsh and rivers served as boundaries separating settlements…"

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Acadia National Park

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Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 1 of 4

"Cumberland Center, 1857 X Settlements grow into Town Villages Settlement progressed rapidly in Ancient North Yarmouth after the American…"

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Economic History of Main Street, Northeast Harbor - Page 3 of 3

"… to resemble the ghost villages of Sound and Center – once thriving island villages that have no commercial businesses at all? Perhaps we should…"

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Lovell Historical Society

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 2 of 4

"… frozen for them to walk across to the Rumford Center School. This was the Lufkin School, later to become the Rumford Historical Society’s museum."

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Friendship Museum

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 3 of 3

"… Technology, and an Adult Education Learning Center can be found on River Road. Convenience stores and mini-malls are sprouting up along Route 2…"

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Maine's Road to Statehood - Overview: Road to Statehood

"… detail of A Map of the State of Maine (1820) by Moses Greenleaf. Contributed by Osher Map Library and Smith Center for Cartographic Education."

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Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 1 of 4

"… and build the Mechanics Institute, now known as the Community Center, a recreation and educational center for the people of the community."

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks - Page 1 of 2

"… was a busy trading port as well as shipbuilding center. Lumber and fish were bought and sold; fishing fleets sailed to the Grand Banks fishing…"

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 1 of 4

"… farmer of the area, Waldo Pettengill of Rumford Center, as his business agent to procure the riparian rights along the Androscoggin River above and…"

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Blue Hill, Maine - Educating Blue Hill

"A meetinghouse was early established in the town and many topics were discussed there. Settlers came in quickly, and Blue Hill had a start to its…"

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

"… have stood upon this land functioning as huge centers of community activity. This is a truly historic place that has had a huge impact on the lives…"

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Blue Hill, Maine - Meet Blue Hill's Project Team

"… on Blue Hill's summer colony, its history as a center of music education and performance, and its history as a town that provides outstanding…"

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 3 of 4

"It is now known as “The Greater Rumford Community Center” and continues to be a site for recreational events."

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Charles K. Savage (1903-1979): The View from Asticou - Page 3 of 6

"… Katharine Larchar Savage (1905- 2001), was at the center of the scene – orchestrating the day-to-day activities of the large staff necessary to…"

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Belfast Historical Society

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Raymond H. Fogler Library

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