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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Prison leaves Thomaston - 2002

"… facility was built in the neighboring town of Warren, and prisoners were moved there in February 2002."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The Edward O'Brien House

"He then moved from Warren to Thomaston, and lived here until he died in 1882. Both houses were built in the Gothic Revival style, being very similar…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - The McCormick house

"… not owned) this home throughout its long history: Warren Sprague, Willy 'Jack' Stockbridge, Earl and Eleanor Tozier, Betty Staples Byrd (with her…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Sources

"… Smith & Co., Printers 1865 Eaton, Cyrus Annals of Warren Masters and Livermore, Hallowell, Printers 1877 Teeters, Negley K."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Sources

"… Smith & Co., Printers 1865 Eaton, Cyrus Annals of Warren Masters and Livermore, Hallowell, Printers 1877 Teeters, Negley K."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Edward O'Brien moves to Thomaston - 1850s

"… Edward O’Brien moved his shipyard business from Warren to the yard surrounding Knox’s Wharf in Thomaston, becoming one of the most prominent…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Sources

"… Smith & Co., Printers 1865 Eaton, Cyrus Annals of Warren Masters and Livermore, Hallowell, Printers 1877 Teeters, Negley K."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Sources

"… Smith & Co., Printers 1865 Eaton, Cyrus Annals of Warren Masters and Livermore, Hallowell, Printers 1877 Teeters, Negley K."

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

"Microfilm. Manning, Warren H. and The Civic Improvement Committee. Bangor City Plan: The Burned District. Bangor, ME: May 22, 1911."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Part 4, pages 57-76

"Ladd John S. Ricker Henry McLaughlin Ambrose C. Warren D. M. Howard T. A. White John Sargent Calvin Seavey William H."

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Schools

"Hallowell Schools Warren Street School, Hallowell, ca. 1890Courtesy of Sumner A. Webber, Sr., an individual partner The founders of Hallowell…"

Historic Hallowell - Solid Foundations - Lasting Legacies

"… by visiting the Hallowell 250th website! Warren Street School, Hallowell, ca. 1890 These would be very young 7th graders! Click the…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Prison Industries

"… led to the purchase of a prison farm in nearby Warren, run entirely by prison labor. The Bolduc Correctional Facility on Route 97 is still an…"

Early Maine Photography - Art - Page 1 of 2

"Warren. While Leland’s artist remains unknown, the Day portrait was the work of Portland portrait painter Charles O. Cole."

Lincoln, Maine - Aaron Huntress

"His son, Warren, was involved with the Aroostook War and the Civil War. Warren was ranked 1st Lieutenant in the Aroostook War."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - WWI Impact on Farmington's Agriculture

"… the Deferred Classification designation included: Warren Ames, Leroy Butterfield, Walter Cahoon, Arthur Corbett, George Currier, Vance Doyen…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Measuring Rock

"and Henry Warren Wheeler • The Falls: Where Farmington, Maine Began in 1776, by Ben & Natalie Butler • Nancy Porter"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Early Wharves and Yards - 1795 to 1825

"… builders built coastal schooners and barges in Warren, north of Thomaston, for transport and trade."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: The Funeral

"… was offered by the Honorable Samuel Thatcher of Warren. Several local military groups marching with their arms reversed, including a local militia…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Industry

"In 1902, the Standard Veneer Company (owned by Warren Trafton and Allen Quimby) purchased 20 acres of land in Stockholm Plantation from the Burleighs."

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

"… it was made by Charles Harris and maintained by Warren Clarke, head of the water company. Many children have spent hours playing in this water."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston Narrative

"… north and inland some 40 miles to the village of Warren and beyond. Native Americans referred to both the river and the area as Segochet, “a…"

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

"Counce also moved from Warren and established a large-scale shipbuilding business at Fort Wharf on lower Knox Street."