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Presque Isle: The Star City - Delivery of generators, Presque Isle, 1959

"Delivery of generators, Presque Isle, 1959 Contributed by Oakfield Historical Society Description The Bangor and Aroostook Railroad…"

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Electric generator delivery, Presque Isle, 1959

"Electric generator delivery, Presque Isle, 1959 Contributed by Oakfield Historical Society Description Chase Transport Corporation…"

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Salmon industry

"The first deliveries of salmon smolt (baby salmon) were brought by the ferry, Everett Libby. The picture on the right shows the delivery of the smolt."

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Historic Hallowell - “Maine’s Century” Ends

"1939Hubbard Free Library In 1939, the last coal delivery was made to the Wingate Wharf, and in 1962 the last tanker off-loaded its cargo of heating…"

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Historic Hallowell - Post Office and Fire Station

"… police are the only ones that can postpone the delivery of mail, otherwise mail must be delivered."

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Eddie's Market

"… which had a line of groceries and meats and free delivery. The store was sixteen feet by twenty-four feet and had two fulltime employees."

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: Wharf, Store and Blacksmith Shop

"Many deliveries and shipments of goods went through Vose’s wharf. Also on the wharf was a blacksmith shop."

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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - Shipbuilding in Biddeford: Lore, Leaders, and Legacy

"… Wells, Kennebunk, and Cape Porpoise, as ports of delivery only; and a collector for the district shall be appointed, to reside at Biddeford.” In…"

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Raymond H. Fogler Library

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 3 of 4

"… hundred years before zip codes and email, mail delivery was relatively simple and unsophisticated."

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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Businesses and Cottage Industries

"… and '30s, a new form of serving customers by home delivery began to take place, first by horse and buggy, later by delivery truck."

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Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Architecture

"In 1905 free mail delivery began on the new 23-mile route from New Sweden to about 120 houses. In 1924 a fine concrete bridge was finally built over…"

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

"… of the building a finished fire truck ready for delivery. Production stopped in the mid 1950s.(4) McCann Fire TruckScarborough Historical…"

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

"… very inconvenient to the settlers and often the delivery was long delayed or the mail lost The first office was established in 1844 and Benjamin…"

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Village Schools

"… was designed, built and equipped for the delivery of a modern educational program for all the children of the community."

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Mercy Hospital - Growth & Expansion - Page 2 of 2

"… an important part in the only statewide health delivery organization in Maine. Mercy now runs Mercy Primary Care practices across Cumberland…"

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Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Stockholm, Maine

"In 1905, on a 233 mile delivery route, Olaf Anderson began to deliver the mail. The mail had to be delivered to around 120 houses all around…"

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Guilford, Maine - Special Events

"… Historical Society First Airmail Delivery On Thursday, May 19, 1938 a two seated biplane swooped down out of the skies and into the history…"

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

"… and employed drillers, saw-men, oxen teams, and delivery people. Wars and economic times impacted New Portland as in other areas."

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Eastern Maine Medical Center

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