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Site Pages
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Presque Isle: The Star City - Maxie Anderson, Presque Isle, 1981
"… Contributed by Maine Historical Society Description Maxie Anderson of Albuquerque, New Mexico, who planned to attempt another balloon…"
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Lincoln, Maine - Post Office, Lincoln, Built in 1856
"… by Lincoln Historical Society Description The Lincoln Post Office was in the Plumly Building, a three story building built in 1856 on the…"
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"… by Farmington Public Library Description Publishers often sent postcards promoting their new novels to libraries, these served also as…"
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"… by Farmington Public Library Description In the early years of the Library, patrons "bought" memberships which allowed them to borrow…"
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Presque Isle: The Star City - Stairs-Beckwith Farm, Presque Isle, ca. 1950
"… by Presque Isle Historical Society Description These farm buildings, on Academy Street in Presque Isle, feature a connected barn and…"
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Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln Center Baptist Church, Lincoln, ca. 1900
"… by Lincoln Historical Society Description The first clergyman associated with the Lincoln Center Baptist Church was Stephen Chase who…"
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"… Contributed by Maine Historical Society Description Gigot sleeve is the French term for the "leg of mutton" sleeve, a puffy, voluminous…"
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"… Contributed by Maine Historical Society Description By the mid-1820s, significant fashion features included lowered waists, widened…"
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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Flora Brooks, Lying in Repose, 1922
"Her great-grandfather, Francis Tufts was an original settler, and the family continues to reside in the area."
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Presque Isle: The Star City - Fred Urquhart Farm, Presque Isle
"… County Historical and Art Museum Description International Fertilizers promotional photograph. Fred Urquhart farm, Presque Isle."
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Lincoln, Maine - Roger Weatherbee of Lincoln in his P-51 H fighter plane, 1946
"… by Lincoln Historical Society Description Roger Weatherbee is well remembered by many for his fly-by of Lincoln on May 20, 1946."
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Lincoln, Maine - Ballard Hill School, Lincoln, ca. 1930
"… by Lincoln Historical Society Description In the summer of 1918, the citizens of Lincoln banded together and started the construction of…"
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Life on a Tidal River - Narrative
"No doubt the Portuguese explorer Estevao Gomes in 1525 and perhaps before him, the Vikings, noted the same remarkable features: a deep river that…"