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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Georges Valley High School

"Georges Valley High School Georges Valley High School Image from www.msad50.org X Georges Valley High School 47 Valley Street, Thomaston, Maine…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - I. Headwaters of a community: Sowacatuck, Chouacoet, and the sea

"… of a community: Sowacatuck, Chouacoet, and the sea Wabanaki beaded purse, ca. 1870Hudson Museum, Univ."

Lubec, Maine - Klondike: Lubec's Gold from Sea Water Hoax

"Klondike: Lubec's Gold from Sea Water Hoax Prescott F. Jernegan, an ordained Baptist minister, came to North Lubec in 1897 and leased Hiram…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - U.S. Flagship Hartford

"Packard, Aubigne L. A Town That Went to Sea. Rockland: Courier-Gazette Inc., 1987. This is where we got background information about ships that were…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - V. A Cascade of Booms & Busts (1790-1865) - Page 2 of 3

"… industries taking advantage of the river and the sea were starting or expanding. Odd Fellows Poster/Broadside, Biddeford, ca."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - HISTORY

"… which it spreads out and winds its way to the sea. Biddeford is bordered by Saco to the north, Dayton and Arundel to the west, Kennebunkport to the…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 1 of 17

"… as entrepreneurs took advantage of the river and sea access in the area. Due to these financially advantageous factors, heavy Irish and Canadian…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - IV. Engulfed by nationalism: Revolutionary Biddeford

"… of this were Captain Benjamin Hooper and his sea coast patrol company "to Defend the Sea Coast in the Colony of the Massachusetts Bay", raised at…"

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

"… of year when they made their homes nearer the sea, but there was a lack of understanding and respect between the two groups."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Old North Church

"… Through General Knox’s involvement, a Town Meeting House was constructed in 1796 on High Street, and was the first house of worship in the town."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - II. Ripples of change: European exploration & settlement at Winter Harbor - Page 1 of 2

"… and John Oldham, "containing in breadth by the sea four miles, and eight miles up to the mainland." The interior lands were referred to at that…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The Great Depression

"On November 18, 2008, the sophomore social studies class of Georges Valley High School began their oral history unit."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Shipbuilding Today

"… world, and continues to produce a line of high-end boats, which uphold Thomaston’s reputation of quality-made vessels."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - ABOUT US

"ABOUT US Biddeford High School - B.H.S. Project ASPIRE At Biddeford High School, our shared vision is that all students will graduate with the…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - EXPLORE the history of Biddeford, Maine...

"1905McArthur Public Library Biddeford High School & Universalist choir musical program, 1891McArthur Public Library South Side of Main…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 14 of 17

"1910McArthur Public Library The high cost of soldier's bounties paid by the cities, had an overall negative economic impact upon Biddeford and Saco."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Shipbuilding

"However, there is a high probability that a few industrious men with ability built small vessels for fishing soon after they arrived in the area."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Prison Industries

"… Historical Society The prison initiated a highly successful program of constructing furniture."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - About Us

"The Georges Valley High School is located in downtown Thomaston and serves children from the MSAD 50 district (comprising Cushing, Thomaston and St."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 6 of 17

"… saw the opportunity for making fast cash off the high bidders. This further drove the two towns into financial crisis."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VII. Flow and ebb: the effects of industrial peak & global upheaval (1900-1955) - Page 3 of 3

"… upheaval (1900-1955) Staff of Biddeford High School Olympian, 1924McArthur Public Library During the first decades of the 20th century…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - V. A Cascade of Booms & Busts (1790-1865) - Page 3 of 3

"… DURING THE CIVIL WAR (1861-65) Because of the high cost of soldier's bounties to be paid by the city, the war had an overall negative economic…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VIII. Changing course and new beginnings (1955-Present) - Page 2 of 2

"Photograph by Jamiee Beatson, Biddeford High School. X Biddeford, however, has other plans for itself."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - Biddeford's Movers & Shakers

"… Shakers Photograph by Jaimee Beatson, Biddeford High School X Why do we see the name "Thacher" everywhere in Biddeford? Where did we get many…"