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Bath's Historic Downtown - Project Overview

"… Society before they were given the opportunity to explore some of the items and exhibits already on the Maine Memory Network."

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Bath's Historic Downtown - Columbian Block

"Sometimes people came into Bath just to visit and explore the wonderful and diverse businesses that were here."

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Lincoln, Maine - Jacob Stinchfield

"He wanted to explore the Western territory. Jacob was the town clerk, which is like a modern day secretary."

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 1 of 4

"… violins were taken to the North Pole by Arctic explorer Donald B. MacMillan, a school friend of his."

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Seashore Trolley Museum

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Rumford Area Historical Society

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Western Maine Foothills Region - About the Project

"The Western Foothills History Project, by exploring both the historical and contemporary connections among the towns of the district, is an effort to…"

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Blake Library Special Collections, UMFK

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Native Americans

"The first French explorers described the people of the region as Etchemin. This term probably included the current Maliseet, Passamaquoddy, and…"

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Scarborough Historical Society & Museum

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… not unusual for them to sell land to different exploring entrepreneurs. In the transition from monarchical rule to representative rule, clarity…"

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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…"

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Pejepscot Historical Society

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Lubec, Maine - Canning Sardines in Lubec: Technology, the Syndicate and Labor

"… organizers thought what might be controlled is explored. Technological innovations allowed the centralization of can production in the first decade…"

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Blue Hill, Maine - Educating Blue Hill

"This prepared them for marine navigation and exploration, and taught them outdoor skills; things a person could learn in camp today."

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Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"And, no settlements resulted from early European explorations of the area until the Popham Colony was started at the mouth of the Kennebec in 1607."

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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