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Presque Isle: The Star City - The History of Laundry, Aroostook County Style - Page 1 of 2

"… placed it in the tub, then took the clothes and ground them against the board to make sure they got clean."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - II. Ripples of change: European exploration & settlement at Winter Harbor - Page 2 of 2

"The settlers encroached on the native hunting grounds and set nets which interfered with their fishing."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Public Library

"… for books, but rather, serves as the common ground and heart of Scarborough. On average, 2500 visitors come to the Library each week."

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

"Dexter Lee, on the ground in the picture on the right, rubs his side every time he sees this picture!"

Boothbay Region Historical Society

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Design for rustic fence, gate, Bangor, 1867

"… three, well the fourth, his cellar the fifth his grounds the sixth, the passage to a house barn garden field or pasture is one continual pleasure…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Clara Cary, Rinaldo Wiggin, John Martin, Bangor, 1844

"… stripe of blue a narrow stripe of Red and the ground work white with a red fringe. This shawl for some three or four years was her constant…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Elmer Ellsworth Martin, Bangor, 1865

"… "what he and Junior learned to do on the soft ground in the garden in the fall of 1864." Martin described Elmer, his fourth child and second son…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Hampden Town House, 1849

"… by the fathers of this section which were on the ground in rear of the academy at the time the british soldiers were on the banks of the River…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - James Emery cottage, Bucksport, 1867

"… directly in the building without attaching the grounds this excells all I have ever seen." He described the building in detail in his Scrap Book."

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin apple tree, Bangor, ca. 1862

"… tornado split the tree and "laid the largest half on the ground." View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Gorham L. Boynton, Bangor, ca. 1867

"… has a fine modern shaped house on Ohio st and grounds to correspond he is a man who always bows his head to every body he knows whether he is…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1850-1870 - Page 1 of 4

"… sprigs, and another with pink roses on a brown ground. Because they were cared for and preserved, silk garments are more prevalent in the…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Wabanaki Agency in the Proprietor Records - Page 4 of 5

"… or People from improving our Ancient Planting grounds nor from hunting in any of the said land being not inclosed nor from fishing for our own…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Railroad into the Village

"… received up to the present; 9000 from the Depot grounds in West Farmington, the west end of the bridge and 9000 on this site of the new depot…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 8 of 13

"… hoist would toss grapples onto a barrel on the ground. He would push a button on the loader grip to run an electric motor that will hoist the…"

Guilford, Maine - EVENTS - Page 1 of 3

"But in 1928 the town hall burnt to the ground. In this fire many files were lost in this fire. The town hall was not built again on this spot."

Wilson Museum

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Great Cranberry Island Historical Society

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Historic Hallowell - The Information Call Script

"… THE TREES AND EVERYTHING THAT WAS DONE ON THE GROUND. IT WAS VERY TERRIFYING TO HEAR THE SCREAMS OF THE PEOPLE."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Franklin County Agricultural Fair

"… has been held every year since 1840 at the fair grounds on High St. It is still an agricultural fair with livestock, horse pulling, tractor…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Prison is built - 1823 to 1824

"… and about 10’ deep, exposed to the elements below ground level. After working in the quarries all day, prisoners would descend by ladders into…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Prison is Established - 1823

"… called for 56 individual cells to be dug into the ground, constructed so “that even their aspect might be terrific, and appear like what they…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Prison Industries

"… and Route One, directly adjacent to the prison grounds, was built in 1852 as a bank. In 1957 the Maine State Prison purchased the building for use…"