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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Railroad into the Village

"… from the Depot grounds in West Farmington, the west end of the bridge and 9000 on this site of the new depot grounds in this village. Mr."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Population Decline in Maine's Coastal Counties

"… unforgiving environment and competition from the West limited recovery. With the exception of Aroostook County, Maine’s remaining farmers survived…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - "Main Streets" of North Yarmouth and Cumberland

"… Corner, West Pownal Road, set out in 1799, veers west to New Gloucester while Route 9 continues north to Hallowell."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks - Page 1 of 2

"… fishing grounds; and ships sailed to England, the West Indies and other trading ports. After the British burned and destroyed Portland’s merchant…"

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

"Lawrence River. While others looked toward the West and the new horizons, Hugh set sights on the East and the vast natural resources that would…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Representative Industries of Cumberland and North Yarmouth

"Mr. Mountford purchased his site at West Cumberland on the brook which is the outlet of Goose Pond around 1864, at which time it was occupied by an…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion

"At the corner of Elm Street West and the Main Road, Crosby and Stetson built a large brick warehouse (Hampden Historical Society 1976)."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 1 of 4

"… to Farmington, Strong, Phillips, Kingfield, New Portland, and Anson. When a bridge was built in 1828 across the Sandy River, the stagecoaches…"

Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"He also owned a ferry business that went from Portland to South Portland until 1896. He was even in the silver and coal mining business in Maine."

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"Yet, it would be more than a hundred and fifty years before conditions in colonial New England would allow any attempt at permanent settlement."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… Group, The Lunkhead Club, The Literary Society of West Farmington and The West Farmington Village Improvement Society were just a few."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Soldiers Of The Civil War

"They were both buried in the West New Portland Cemetery. G.A.R. Post No. 134, Strong, ca. 1890Strong Historical Society Edmund B."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"Upon the death of his father, Arthur headed west to Ohio to seek his fame and fortune. What he received instead were some great lessons in life as he…"

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"… Lasell, Ensign to the south; Ram and Seal to the west. The Precambrian rocks of 700 Acre, Lime and Lasell Islands are some of the oldest in Maine…"

St. Croix Historical Society

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