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William Fogg Public Library

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West Quoddy Head Light Keepers Association

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Charles K. Savage (1903-1979): The View from Asticou - Page 4 of 6

"… trees near Hadlock Pond above Asticou and on land bordering Route 198. Aghast at the prospect of a logging operation along the main road into…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"Lubec History Lubec: A Border Town Shaped by the Sea Text by Jennifer Multhopp With images from Lubec Memorial Library, Lubec Historical Society…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 3 of 4

"… & Portsmouth Railroad tracks and the western edge bordered the marsh. It is now the site of Scarborough Industrial Park."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 4 of 5

"… put in place, the Village’s southern and western borders were assured that they would join other settlements along their banks in developing the…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - After the War: The First Victory for Separationists

"… coastal territory in the Union, and a shared a border with British Canada, Mainers largely shifted their focus from separation to the war effort."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Peru

"… located about fifty miles from the New Hampshire border on the south side of the Androscoggin River and was bordered by Township Number Two (now…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahoc County Courthouse

"… brick with wood dentils and very detailed window borders; the foundation was made of granite. In 1987, an addition made out of cement blocks with a…"

Lincoln, Maine - Jacob Stinchfield

"… Maine was arguing with Canada for parts of the border. It was a bloodless war because we settled it with a treaty before we actually started…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 2 of 4

"The border between the two towns shows how difficult it was for landowners to choose between towns! Years later, in 2007, Cumberland experienced its…"

Surry by the Bay - Early Settlement

"1880Maine Historical Society Border Dispute Originally, Surry extended to the Union River and north to Ellsworth Falls."

Maine's Road to Statehood - 1790s: A Growing Movement

"… and politically distinct Maine, it places Maine's borders along the Magaguadavic River to the east (and a non-existent range of hills to the…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future

"It is bordered on the north side by Kingfield and Lexington, and on the east by Embden. On the south it joins Anson and New Vineyard and on the west…"

Lubec, Maine - Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello - Page 1 of 3

"… the start of the world’s longest international border, this art in engineering opened in 1962 between Lubec, Maine and Campobello Island, New…"

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"… of Cold Stream Pond that lies within Lincoln’s borders is counted. With all that water, it is no surprise that the town has had flooding problems."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Founding of the Farmington State Normal School

"… itself possessed fourteen schools within its own borders! The system was repealed by the Legislature in 1862, who also ordered the Superintendent…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Riverside Park

"… and accommodating up to 12,000 patrons a day, now borders the present-day Avalon Village Retirement Community off Route 1A."

Lubec, Maine - Lubec's 1911 Centennial Celebration - Page 2 of 2

"… Knights of Pythias Hall on Pleasant Street bordered Monument Lot with its share of streamers."

Lubec, Maine - The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head

"… Quoddy Lighthouse was built at a time when the border between the new nation and British territory remained unclear."

Life on a Tidal River - Early Railroads in Bangor - Page 1 of 2

"… to extend the line to Vanceboro, on the Canadian border, and connect with the New Brunswick European and North American Railroad."

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"… war break out along the Maine-New Brunswick borders. The state built an armory in Bangor and mustered troops there."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - "Main Streets" of North Yarmouth and Cumberland

"Cumberland's Border with North Yarmouth is at Greely Road Route 9 is called Main Street as it runs south into Cumberland."

Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"… of the Skowhegan Area by Lee Granville Near the border of Skowhegan lies a fertile piece of land along the Kennebec and Sandy Rivers."