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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Bridge That Changed The Map

"South support tower and cable anchoragesStrong Historical Society Support towers were framed and braced to evenly distribute the load on mortared…"

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Presque Isle Congregational Church

"It was a plain white building with a bell tower and forty-four pews. The total cost of the church was 4,750 dollars."

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Lubec, Maine - The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head

"Soon a bell replaced the cannon. Three different bells ranging from 240 to 1500 pounds plus a 14-foot triangular affair like a giant old time rural…"

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Bath's Historic Downtown - Davenport Memorial and City Hall

"In the bell tower, there is the 1802 bell that was probably cast by Paul Revere himself. It was rung in 1967 by City Hall custodian Theodore Burns at…"

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First Parish in Portland

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Bath's Historic Downtown - Old Town Hall and Grant Building

"The bell rang every morning, noon, and night. The bell is currently in the tower on top of the new City Hall, the Davenport Memorial."

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 3 of 4

"Kids needed to stay close enough to the school so that they could hear the bell or they would be punished for being late."

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield's Church on the Hill

"… things they did was to install a bell in the tower with a generous contribution of $75 from the ladies known by the imposing name, "Dixfield…"

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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