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Bath's Historic Downtown - Davenport Memorial and City Hall

"The neighboring building housed the Kennebec Fruit Company, and F. and E. Reed Insurance. George Davenport's brokerage business was at 55 Front…"

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Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"… building, a large apartment complex (Washington House) and one of Bath's few traffic lights. Washington Street has become world-famous for its…"

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Bath's Historic Downtown - The Railroad Station

"The Railroad Station X Text by Michael Armstrong, Alexis Judkins, Emily Love, and Otto Werwaiss 7th grade students at Bath Middle School Images…"

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Bath's Historic Downtown - Dreamland and Liberty

"Dreamland and Liberty Text by Frazier Metcalf and Deion Osmond 7th grade students from Bath Middle School Images from the Patten Free Library Where…"

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Bath's Historic Downtown - Welcome

"Welcome X X What do you get when you combine local history, curiosity, and technology with 60 seventh graders and their teachers from Bath…"

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Bath's Historic Downtown - Welcome

"Welcome What do you get when you combine Bath history, curiosity, and technology with 60 seventh graders and their teachers from Bath Middle School…"

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Division Street School, Bangor, 1865

"… no paint Resivoir scuttles cast iron set in granit square blocks." View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 195-277

"… Bridge illustration Market Hall Stricklands Block Stetson Block Anna Raynes Rufus Prince First Baptist Church Gordon Percival Brick kilns Steamer…"

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Quarrying

"They were transported to and used mostly in Boston and New York City. While the quarry was functioning, boarding houses sprang up on the island to…"

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - 1870 to 1915

"Both the Watts Block and Knox Hotel were immediately rebuilt, the former being enlarged and today housing the Town Offices, the Town Police…"

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Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting

"You would have to cut it to fit the ice box and then carry it up to the house. The ice industry ended when the river became polluted by factories and…"

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Pendleton & Ross stand, Bangor, 1864

"… & Ross stand, formerly known as the Tainter Block, in Bangor. Martin, an accountant and shopkeeper, worked for Pendleton & Ross ship chandlers…"

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Part 3, pages 38-56

"… Mahoning Congressional excursion to Bangor Bangor McClellan Club Ideal homestead Southern life Slavery Frank Davis Wheelwright & Clark Block"

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 534-603

"Calvin Seavey Fiske Block Goss & Upham Hannibal Hamlin Thomas A. White Capt. Daniel Chaplin Thurston & Metcalf James Sanger Edwin B. Patten"

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Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 5 of 5

"The foundation was made out of granite blocks, wood and posts and beams. The house was Victorian influenced and was one-and-a-half stories tall…"

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Historic Hallowell - The City of Hallowell

"The police were also warning people about the risk of carbon monoxide poisoning and house fires with the use of candles, propane, and kerosene…"

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Hotels in Thomaston

"… in 1915 that destroyed the hotel and two business blocks on the south side of Main Street. The Knox Hotel was rebuilt shortly after the fire."

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

"… expanded, with 4 core courses, and 3 other blocks to fill with electives and study halls. Now, as standards have been raised, everybody does some…"

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Architect James Overlock

"… siding boards at intervals to simulate stone blocks. Oftentimes, sand was applied with paint to imitate the texture of stone."

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John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin in Spanish cloak, Bangor, 1846

"… cloth one of Davis & Gilligin in the circular block for 15$ which was as nice a one as I could see and it came to my boot tops perhaps below & as I…"

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Third Parish Church, Bangor, 1865

"… church was on French Street, opposite the Hammatt Block. John D. Towle of Boston designed the Italianate structure."

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Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 2 of 3

"The handsome Federal style block in the center was built for the Maine Fire and Marine Insurance Company in 1803-04 from plans by Alexander Parris."

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Architecture & Landscape database - Elmer I. Thomas

"… the Camden Opera House (1893), the Atkinson Block in Lewiston (1892), the Syndicate Block in Rockland (1892), Brunswick High School (1892), and the…"

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Building Boom, early 19th century

"… Society North side of Main Street Business Block, Looking west to east, Thomaston, Maine 2008Thomaston Historical Society By 1830, the…"