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Historic Hallowell - Hurricanes Of 1954 - Stories and Timelines

"September 4th 1954 8:00 AM Tropical depression Edna becomes a tropical storm. It is moving West North West at 14 MPH with 40 MPH winds."

Skyline Farm

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Lubec, Maine - Myron Avery, Lubec, and the Appalachian Trail

"Grammar school, North Lubec, ca. 1911 A North Lubec class photo, Myron in front row, third from left."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Railroad

"… As gold brought rails west, timber brought rails north. There were large amounts of untouched woods in Western Maine, but the only way to…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Measuring Rock

"The exploring party continued traveling north about a mile further up the river. Here they stopped and stripped some basswood bark to make a chain…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Early 1800s

"… which backed up under the bridge and to the north, upon which several mills and a marble factory were built. <- Prev."

Cumberland Historical Society

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Millinocket Fire Department

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Quarrying

"… along the ridges especially in Minturn and in the North of the island. They were called "motions" and were worked throughout this time period by…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Barnyard gate design, Bangor, 1867

"… might be used with the best advantage on the north and up of the west side of the yard then follow around the rest of the yard." View additional…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Thomas White Dry Good Emporium, Bangor, 1864

"The north and south stores were for retail sales. The brick building is captured in a drawing done by John Martin (1823-1904), an accountant and…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Division Street School, Bangor, 1865

"… of Division Street school House situated on the north side of the street in the rear of the Resivoir, House painted chrome yellow with yellow…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - IV. Engulfed by nationalism: Revolutionary Biddeford

"… were being sent down from Fryeburg and points north. Before 1800 there were 17 sawmills around the falls, cutting an estimated 50,000 feet of…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 2 of 3

"Hauled my load with hard pulling up to the top of the [?] way hill left it there and went up and got John Babcocks steers."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Shipbuilding Industry Expands - 1850 to 1857

"… built a ship with Maxcy and Mathews on his land north of the Narrows. Shipbuilding made for prosperous times in the town."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Meeting House Park

"… Street is named for John Church and not the North Church at the east end of the street.) The Meeting House became a religious center, a government…"

Swan's Island Historical Society

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Sedgwick-Brooklin Historical Society

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 139-194

"Wiggin Nathaniel Harlow Elizabeth Blowers Mr. Spanford Singing School Plan of north end of Bangor"

Lubec, Maine - Klondike: Lubec's Gold from Sea Water Hoax

"Jernegan, an ordained Baptist minister, came to North Lubec in 1897 and leased Hiram Comstock's grist mill at the mouth of Mill Creek, later…"

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

"Card tables were set up and large groups of people would show up to join in the games. The Chase Hall in town also served as a place for people to…"

Life on a Tidal River - Early Railroads in Bangor - Page 1 of 2

"European and North American RR European and North American Railroad Western Depot, Bangor, 1904Bangor Public Library The European and North…"

Lincoln, Maine - Post Office

"Mail came from the North the same way, except it didn’t go to Bangor, and it came from Houlton. People complained that it took too long to send mail…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Lowell's General Store, Commerce, & the Railroad

"… Franklin County, bringing goods and people north and wood south. The Sandy River narrow gauge railroad ceased operating in 1935 and the Maine…"