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Guilford, Maine - SPORTS - Page 3 of 3

"… Community Middle School Images from the Guilford Historical Society The History of Boys Soccer in Guilford The Guilford soccer team was established…"

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Bangor Public Library

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The General Henry Knox Museum

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Davistown Museum

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Early Schools

"Dyer School Building, cr. 1910Strong Historical Society Dist.# 1 - Dyar School was located on the west side of the Sandy River on the road to…"

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - National Blue Ribbon School

"Strong Historical Society By Kathy Lambert Return to Village Schools Renovation Ground-Breaking, 1996 On April 12, 1996, forty-five biodegradable…"

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - I. Canoes and Clamshells: The Pre-European Settlement Years

"… Text by Kate Webber Images from the Swan's Island Historical Society Carrying Place X Prior to European settlement, Swan’s Island was a source…"

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Maine Conservation Corps

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Scrap & Sketch Book 2: 1864-1866

"… First balloon ascension, Bangor, 1857Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum In the book he labeled "Scrap & Sketch Book," John Martin…"

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Maine's Road to Statehood - Overview: Road to Statehood

"… Part of Maine, Moses Greenleaf, 1829Maine Historical Society Many know that the Missouri Compromise brought Maine into the Union as a free state…"

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Architecture & Landscape database - George Coombs

"Coombs, 1884 Maine Historical Society George Millard Coombs (1851-1909) was born in Brunswick in 1851. His father John M."

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Architecture & Landscape database - John P. Thomas

"Thomas, ca. 1920Maine Historical Society John P. Thomas served in the navy during World War I. After his discharge in 1919, he established his own…"

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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - The Shaping of the Borderlands: Arcane Deeds and Failed Colonies - Page 5 of 5

"Sydney by Lt. Gov Carleton in 1786.Maine Historical Society By 1783, then, the question of where exactly Massachusetts stopped and Nova Scotia (soon…"

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

"1960Stockholm Historical Society In the late part of 1900, two brothers from Jemtland came to live in the uprising Stockholm."

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Founding of the Farmington State Normal School

"Farmington State Normal School, 1870Farmington Historical Society For seventeen years, pressure was placed on the Maine Legislature toward this end…"

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Lincoln, Maine - Newspapers

"Works Cited Lincoln Historical Society. "A Brief History of Our Town." Lincoln, Maine: Town of Lincoln. Web. 31 Mar. 2010."

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Caribou Public Library

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - II. Pinkies, wherries, skiffs and chebaccos: Early Settlement

"Swan's Island Historical Society Early settlers supplemented their harvests with fishing to make a decent living."

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Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… Eastport and Passamaquoddy: A Collection of Historical and Biographical Sketches, originally published 1888, Border Historical Society, 2003."

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Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"Image selection by Dana Lippitt, Curator, Bangor Historical Society; Bill Cook, Special Collections Librarian, Bangor Public Library; Lori Patterson…"

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Life on a Tidal River - Four Important Women of Bangor

"… Only Daughter of a Princess of Bangor.” Bangor Historical Society, Bangor Historical Society, 22 July 2016…"

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Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"Plaisted Tannery Fire, Lincoln, 1899Lincoln Historical Society In 1889, E. A. Weatherbee purchased the two lots that had burned. Mr."

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Of The Arts Era

"Greek Festival, Bar Harbor, 1920Bar Harbor Historical Society To match its impressive roster, the Building of the Arts was an impressive structure."

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Lincoln, Maine - Other Early Hospitals

"Medical implements from the Lincoln Historical Society collection X Eventually, Thelma Stratton opened the Stratton Hospital on the corner of…"