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Site Pages
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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Elizabeth Akers Allen, née Chase
"… to Farmington, where she attended Farmington Academy. Elizabeth Akers Allen collar, ca. 1870Maine Historical Society Her earliest poems are…"
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Highlighting Historical Hampden - Changing Times
"How very apt is the motto used by Hampden Academy which came from John Hampden’s home county of Buck’s which is “Vestigia nulla retrorsum”—No…"
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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - 1870 to 1915
"… the library is housed in the town-owned Thomaston Academy building on Main Street and has a yearly circulation of approximately 36,000."
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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - About Us
"Located in the Thomaston Academy Building, the library was recently renovated and continues to expand its collection of historical books and…"
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John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 139-194
"… lines Sheriff Wingate Carr Fire at old Hampden Academy George H. Starbird Temperance Seth Merrill Tavern & Hall Thomas Greenhalgh Carltons Corner…"
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Historic Hallowell - A Post-Revolutionary Generation
"… Academy opened, one of the first classical academies in the District of Maine (a distinction shared with Berwick Academy, which was chartered the…"
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"… Abbe Museum, and Phe Crampton, George Stevens Academy. Images from the collections of the Abbe Museum and other Maine Memory Network partners."
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Historic Hallowell - Days 6 & 7
"… on days 6-7 Written by Amber Bell Ice Storm, Academy Street, Hallowell, 1998Hubbard Free Library The Devastation of the 1998 Hallowell Ice…"
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Historic Hallowell - This won't hurt a bit!
"… a quality education at Warrington, a "dissenting academy." He pursued a medical degree at the University of Ediburgh, but was interested in all…"
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Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Day 2
"Written by Morgan Rush Academy Street ice damage, Hallowell, 1998Hubbard Free Library Ice Storm Facts 1."
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"Written by Naomi Harrison Ice storm, Academy Street Tree Damage, 1998Hubbard Free Library The Ice Storm Almanac A Story For Every Town And…"
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Historic Hallowell - History of The Cotton Mill
"Hallowell Cotton Mill, Academy Street, ca. 1885Hubbard Free Library In 1844, The Hallowell Cotton Mill was constructed."
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Historic Hallowell - Child Labor
"Child Labor Hallowell Cotton Mill, Academy Street, ca. 1885Hubbard Free Library Two hundred workers were required during peak production in…"
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Historic Hallowell - Henry Pope Clearwater Ph.D.~ Patient Medicine Mass Marketer
"… and was educated at the Hallowell Classical Academy. As a boy he worked for Major John Quincy Adams Hawes, a retired Army surgeon who operated a…"
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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - People
"… 1775-1861: one of the founders of the Farmington Academy (also see political leader below) W. G. Mallett ??-1942: Principal of Farmington State…"
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Highlighting Historical Hampden - Introduction
"… town, including its historic high school, Hampden Academy. Since the 1990s drivers on Route 1A entering Hampden have been welcomed by signs…"
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John Bapst Memorial High School
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Architecture & Landscape database - Eaton W. Tarbell
"… from Bangor High School and attended Deerfield Academy and Bowdoin College. Upon completing Bowdoin in 1937, he enrolled in the Department of…"
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New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - North New Portland Village Schools
"High school aged students began to attend Anson Academy, and later they attended Carrabec High School."
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Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion
"Hampden Academy, incorporated in 1803, was the first school of advanced learning in the area. It also served as the Bangor Theological Seminary until…"
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Historic Hallowell - Values and Charity
"He had five sons. All five went to Hallowell Academy, all graduated from Bowdoin College, all studied theology at Andover, and all became ministers…"
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Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Day 1
"Ice Storm Day 1 Ice Storm, Academy Street, Hallowell, 1998Hubbard Free Library On Day 1 the storm had began, with a force of a hurricane on…"
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Highlighting Historical Hampden - War of 1812
"… held a heated and confused meeting at the Hampden Academy building. In the end General Blake was allowed to make the decision to defend the town."