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Bangor Public Library

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - More on the Old Ell

"“Dick” Savage (1908-1985) and Ralph William Savage (1913-2003). During the mid-20th century from about 1941-1953, the Old Ell became a permanent home…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Rustication

"… track and a golf course where, in 1910, President William Howard Taft would play. The little village had become the social capitol of the United…"

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Floods

"The flood concluded on March 9, 1896. Written by William Lewis In 1936, a major flood came upon the Kennebec River."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Founding of the Farmington State Normal School

"… Secretary of Maine's first Board of Education, William G. Crosby of Belfast, called for the need of a Normal School in Maine in his first report."

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - Bridges of West New Portland

"… summer under his direction, Elder Ezra Wilson and William Witham with a crew built the two abutments."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Hampden Academy

"… which had been purchased four years earlier by William McCrillis of Bangor. The following morning, the trustees held a meeting and it was decided…"

Lubec, Maine - S.S. Cumberland: Steamer Brought Passengers and Prosperity to Lubec but Met Tragic End

"Cumberland, captained by William Allen of Lubec, was greeted by a festive crowd gathered at the new International Steamship Company wharf."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Emerson Letter

"This town is one of the oldest in VA. It contains William and Mary’s College, the oldest in the US, excepting Harvard."

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor: Lumber Capital of the World

"… Text by 7th grade Maine Studies students of the William S. Cohen School. Images from Bangor Public Library and the Bangor Historical Society…"

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 2 of 3

"… as Guilford Woolen Company, it was leased to William Appleyard in 1868 who later purchased it (1876) and leased it to the Piscataquis Woolen Co."

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 3 of 5

"After the flood of 1987, Dwinal Hall and William Hume of Guilford organized the effort to rebuild the bridge once again, at the cost of $625,000."

Lincoln, Maine - Aaron Woodbury

"… Social Studies class can be viewed below: William Gardner “Research your topic and summarize the ‘Who, what, when, and where’ in the form of a…"

Lincoln, Maine - Catholic Church

"Matthew W. Reilly. Rev. William O’Connell decided to name the church “St. Mary of Lourdes” on October 6, 1903."

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

"… First Settlement in 1779 to the Present Time , by William B. Lapham, Press of the Maine Farmer, Boston, MA. 1890; Hugh J."

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… the road from Lubec to Machias was completed and William Chaloner established a stage coach run connecting the two towns."

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"… completed • Stage coaches for passengers run by William Chaloner who also kept a hotel in Lubec • First Christian Church built in Lubec • Brush…"

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

"Early Railroads in Bangor By William Cook, Archivist/Special Collections Librarian, Bangor Public Library Knickerbocker Express, ca."

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Scarborough Historical Society & Museum

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Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"… Soucie, School Library Media Specialist, William S. Cohen School Howard House, Bangor, 1869Bangor Public Library "We came to a little river…"

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

"The Merrill Monument at the cemetery honors William and Louville Merrill; both men served in the Civil War."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"School Books William Whittier's Day Book circa 1845 This shows Whittier selling to Wm. Thornton a grammar and a spelling book Year 1844 X Ad…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"According to The History of the State of Maine by William D. Williamson, Maine flourished immediately after the American Revolution."