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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 3 of 3
"… of Pythias received its charter through an act of the US Congress. It was founded by Justus H."
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Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 1 of 3
"… this small village became incorporated with the act passed by the legislature of the State of Massachusetts."
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"… in 1991; the Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act of 1980; and recent legislative victories during 2021-2022 supporting Passamaquoddy clean water and…"
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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Kennebec Proprietors Biographies
"He acted as the company agent in London. Vassal worked for the proprietors locating copies of old patents and deeds within governmental archives, as…"
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"… of the jurisdictional confusion which for so long acted as a block to European expansion would be a false sense of continuity and precedent which…"
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Cumberland & North Yarmouth - "Main Streets" of North Yarmouth and Cumberland
"In 1807 the Embargo Act was passed by Congress, forbidding all international trade to and from American ports; with this, President Thomas Jefferson…"
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"… Island (Allan’s Island) 1790 • John Cooper, acting as agent for North Lubec (Seward’s Neck) settlers, petitioned Massachusetts General Court…"
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Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad
"This act was originally designed to protect the Bangor and Aroostook Railroad from the risk of building a railroad in such a rural area as Aroostook…"
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Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington
"The intersection still acts as the point of parting; to the east lies Woolwich, to the south Phippsburg, to the west, West Bath and Brunswick, and…"
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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Movies Come To The Island
"Arsene Lupin and five Vaudevillian acts christened the new theater and before long, the Criterion became the center of upscale entertainment activity…"
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Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion
"Acts from Boston and New York were presented and included magicians, dancers, singers, musical vaudeville, acrobats and aerialists, slapstick comedy…"
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Bath's Historic Downtown - Entertainment- Alameda and Opera House
"Their opening act of as of 1913 was “Odiva,” the queen of mermaids. According to The Bath Daily Times of November 24, 1913, she showed a…"
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Bath's Historic Downtown - Church Block
"Oliver Moses was renowned for his character. Acting quickly during the the Know-Nothing Riots of 1854, Moses walked into the angry mob to stop the…"
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Life on a Tidal River - The Bangor Fire of 1911 - Page 1 of 2
"… park along the banks of the Kenduskeag Stream to act as both open space and firebreak through the middle of downtown."
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"… man in his hometown for doing such a heroic act. In 1996, the U.S. Navy named a Roll-on/Roll-off cargo ship U.S.N.S."
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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 4 of 4
"… of Maine to abrogate previous legislative act allowing existence of the Southgate Diking Company."
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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 1 of 4
"… resisted for five years, but finally signed an Act of Submission in July 1658 and the town was incorporated as Scarborough."
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Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 2 of 4
"… a citizen.” The Legislature granted Cumberland an Act of Incorporation in 1821, over the objections of many North Yarmouth residents."
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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - A Murder In Strong
"… was said to be a good employee, but he supposedly acted quite suspicious. The evidence was very circumstantial."
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Surry by the Bay - Broadway by the Bay
"… York City pulled together a repertory theater and acting school in an old farmhouse and barn on Route 172. Playhouse, Surry, ca."
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Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 3 of 4
"… raised in Rumford, to enact the 1972 Clean Water Act at the federal level. Interior of Congregational Church, Rumford Point, 1909Greater…"
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Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 1 of 4
"The Town of Rumford was incorporated by act of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in 1800, at which time the name of New Pennacook was changed to…"
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Mercy Hospital - People of Mercy - Page 1 of 2
"… Nursing at Mercy from 1952 until 1974, and named Acting Director of the hospital in 1972 for a short time."