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Waterville Public Library

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Colby College Special Collections

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 48-64

"… and projects, including the plan for a Bangor to Waterville Railroad. He also discusses McClellan's candidacy for president in 1864."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Carroll's Auto Sales - Page 2 of 3

"” I said, “Well I’m not going to Waterville.” “Skippy didn’t tell me to go to Waterville.” You see folks, Skippy was my boss and I did what he said."

Skowhegan Community History - Bloomfield Academy

"Well, Waterville must have had a better proposal, because they won and Colby was built on College Avenue in Waterville, Maine."

Historic Hallowell - Day 3 - Page 1 of 2

"… poisoning kills Martin McClusky in his home in Waterville. Martin’s wife Glady McClusky was moved to the Maine General Medical Center to get…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - James Dunning, Bangor, ca. 1867

"… in efforts to build a rail line from Bangor to Waterville. That project included stock sales on which most investors lost money."

Lincoln, Maine - Mills & Paper Industry - Page 1 of 2

"… invented the first steam-powered log hauler at Waterville Iron Works in 1901. This log hauler featured a continuous track."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Works Cited Page

"n.d. Harlow, Doug. “Carbon Monoxide Kills Waterville Man In Home.” Storm Edition: Day 3, 11 Jan. 1998 “Ice Storm Cripples Parts of Northeast.” U.S.."

Historic Hallowell - Day 8

"A man from Waterville died from carbon monoxide poisoning produced from his generator. In Westbrook a man who threatened to hold the Central Maine…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - People

"… Leonard Atwood 1852-1902: President of Wiscasset, Waterville, & Farmington Railroad Company (also see inventor above) Nathan Cutler 1775-1861…"

Kennebec Valley Community College Archive

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Early Maine Photography - Post-Mortem & Mourning

"Thomas A. Foster of Waterville with his two young sons Charles and Barzillai speaks to the death of Foster’s wife Jane in 1853."

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection

"The Guy Gannett Publishing Company was born; publishers of the Portland Press Herald, Waterville Morning Sentinel, and the Maine Farmer."

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

"The 55 mile stretch was opened in 1855. This connected with the Androscoggin and Kennebec that went from Danville Junction to Waterville."

Guilford, Maine - SPORTS - Page 3 of 3

"… they would travel to ridiculous places, like Waterville and Nokomis, schools we would never dream of playing today."

Early Maine Photography - Famous People - Page 2 of 3

"… advocate of education, he was a trustee of Waterville (now Colby) College and a trustee and overseer of Bowdoin College."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 2 of 4

"… of his limited schooling, he was a trustee of Waterville (now Colby) College, a trustee and overseer of Bowdoin College, principal owner of Maine’s…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Village Schools

"… construction of the new complex designed by Waterville architect, C. H. Crane, was started June 7, 1950 by Kenneth Bunker of Mercer."

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

"Anton Marquardt of Colby College (in Waterville, Maine), formerly of Lübeck University, Germany,” continued the Herald coverage."

Bath's Historic Downtown - 94 Front Street

"He was a successful businessman in Waterville for 25 years, prior to purchasing Burnham’s Auto Supply."

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor and Social Reform Movements of the 1800s-1900s

"He spoke in Bangor and also Waterville. Ernestine Rose came to speak in Bangor in December. After her speech, a local newspaper attacked her for her…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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