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Dixfield Historical Society

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Ridlonville

"… of those glorious years when Ridlonville was the center of their universe; the newer generations do not know it ever existed."

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Early Maine Photography - Portland Photographers

"… As Maine’s largest city, Portland became a center for photographers between 1840 and 1860. Five Portland photographers of this period are…"

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Community and Commerce

"… and the Baptist, on Meeting House Hill in The Center, between Somesville and Seal Cove. For some time, these were the only churches on the island."

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 3 of 4

"… and Sam's Club came to town; Maine Medical Center broke ground for a complex of medical offices and lab, and the town built new support services…"

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Otisfield Historical Society

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Maine's Road to Statehood - The Missouri Compromise: A Moral Dilemma

"… State of Maine, 1820Osher Map Library and Smith Center for Cartographic Education Within the United States, a greater sectional debate over…"

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford High School Basketball - 1970s - Page 1 of 2

"… tournament games were played at the Augusta Civic Center. Both Stephens and Rumford High School had a number of successful basketball teams prior…"

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

"In 1900, Cumberland Junction was the center of economic activity within the town. Many trains stopped there each day to pick up local products, or to…"

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Lubec, Maine - Lubec's 1911 Centennial Celebration - Page 2 of 2

"… two smaller framed pictures, showing views of the town today...the town feels highly honored and grateful to its godmother for such an interest as…"

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 2 of 4

"After resettlement, the center of activity shifted from Black Point to Dunstan. Until the mid-1800s, Dunstan was an important shipping and trade port."

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Bangor Public Library

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield's Tuscan Opera House

"This building has been somewhat of a cultural center for the Town of Dixfield. It has provided a venue for concerts, summer theater, town meetings…"

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Northeast Historic Film

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Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… Lubec, 1955Lubec Memorial Library Lubec’s center of population began to shift from North Lubec to the Point."

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Economic History of Main Street, Northeast Harbor - Page 1 of 3

"… on Mount Desert Island to develop a business center. However, the trajectory of the rise and decline of its Main Street is representative of the…"

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Life on a Tidal River - William S. Cohen, The Man and the School

"Cohen (left), President Bill Clinton (center left), Col. Greg Gardner (center right), U.S. Army, accompany Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen."

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Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Skyline Farm - Making and Preserving History

"… the view as one drives down The Lane from the center of town. The Semmes converted the farm from a dairy farm to a riding school where all five…"

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Prince Memorial Library

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Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"During the 1980s and 1990s, the city’s business center relocated from the downtown area of Main Street to the northern end of Presque Isle as new…"

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Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"… a city universally recognized as the business center of Eastern Maine, and rapidly coming to the front as the metropolis of the Northeast." Edward…"

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Charles K. Savage (1903-1979): The View from Asticou - Page 5 of 6

"When Reef Point was dismantled and the research center abandoned in 1956, Charles purchased many of the large plants at Reef Point (including the…"

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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - RESOURCES

"Biddeford, Me. : The Town. 1860-66. (C) Baker, Emerson W. "The world of Thomas Gorges: Life in the province of Maine in the 1640's." American…"

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 1 of 4

"… is expected and the teacher no longer is the center of attention, the learning is. Blackboards Amara, grade 7 Blackboards have evolved over the…"