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

"… town, but we should welcome them for their social qualities. The officers of the company are earnest, Christian gentlemen, and many of their…"

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Draining the quarry

"The project was started to improve the quality of the pond's swimming water. The Quarry Pond formed in the hollow left by years of work at Baird's…"

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Lubec, Maine - McCurdy Herring Smokehouse - Page 3 of 4

"Thus, box sizes and grades of quality and fish size interested him Toward the last years of his operation, McCurdy packed only one grade, in one size…"

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Mt. Zircon Reservoir - Page 1 of 3

"There were three small water districts in the area, with limited reservoirs in each section. However, the growth of the mills had also greatly…"

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 4 of 4

"Quality volunteers have continued to serve the community, but the Department must depend, as always, on the interest and support of its citizens."

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

"The waters were diverted to canals to service the paper making facilities along the canal banks. Railroad service was also extended by Hugh J."

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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VII. Flow and ebb: the effects of industrial peak & global upheaval (1900-1955) - Page 1 of 3

"This dearth of high quality entertainment, in both English and French, would continue right through to the 1940's."

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Guilford, Maine - MANUFACTURING - Page 1 of 2

"Pieces were sorted for quality, then packaged, and sent to sale departments. “Prides was definitely a fast-paced mill,” said Darius Desmarais, an…"

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Maine Conservation Corps

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Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook

"… down was that water pollution was affecting the quality of the ice, and no one wanted polluted ice."

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Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook

"… down was that water pollution was affecting the quality of the ice, and no one wanted polluted ice."

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

"… measure thickness, conductivity, moisture, and quality indexes on materials in a vessel, a pipeline, or on a sheet already formed and traveling at…"

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Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"… built its reputation on the manufacturing of high-quality unbleached sulphite pulp and, in 1915, became known as the Katahdin Pulp and Paper…"

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Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… had its first water company, the Presque Isle Water Company, which built and operated the reservoir at Mantle Lake to supply the town with water…"

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Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… to connect Elm Street, and to traverse the waters of Water Street. Throughout the nineteenth century, as the lowest of these areas were filled in…"

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Life on a Tidal River - Four Important Women of Bangor

"During her darkest hour she helped others. The qualities that helped Alice thrive and survive were fostered in Brownville and Bangor."

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Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"… natural physical attributes and geographical qualities. No doubt the Portuguese explorer Estevao Gomes in 1525 and perhaps before him, the Vikings…"

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Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"… made his decisions to purchase books based on the quality and the price of the editions. (Superintendent’s Report - Farmington Town Report) Below…"

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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