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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 2 of 17

"… built ships, fished, and processed fish; mined and cut granite and slate; cut and shipped ice, as well as farmed the state's rocky soils."

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Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 2 of 4

"In early 1880 there were 29 mining companies in Blue Hill. By the end of that summer 10 remained. Some ran out of capital."

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Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 4 of 4

"… peaked at just over 2200 during the 19th Century mining boom, entered a period of slow decline during the first half of the 20th Century and…"

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Blue Hill, Maine - Educating Blue Hill

"Students in front of the Mines school, Blue Hill, 1905Blue Hill Historical Society Schoolhouses There are no records of when the first school was…"

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Life on a Tidal River - Four Important Women of Bangor

"… Be, Desire Lines, Sweet Water, About Me, Child Of Mine, Room To Grow, and The Conversation Begins are her titles."

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Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"Winter in Lubec Winter view of Lubec, from the International Bridge. Photo courtesy of KodaYoda Enterprises, LLC."

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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