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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Economic History of Main Street, Northeast Harbor - Page 1 of 3

"1890Maine Historical Society There was a plumbing shop operated by Sylvester (Ves) Brown. The shop, now a hardware store, is still owned by the…"

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Skowhegan Community History - Abenakis in the Norridgewock/Skowhegan Area

"1980Fryeburg Historical Society by Dana Bulba The Abenaki Native Americans lived peacefully in Norridgewock and the surrounding areas before the…"

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - The Brick Inn

"York and donated to the Farmington Historical Society by Ellen Greer, Clementine shares her thoughts on this matter. (Letter dated Feb."

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Lubec, Maine - S.S. Cumberland: Steamer Brought Passengers and Prosperity to Lubec but Met Tragic End

"Photo Courtesy of the Larchmont (NY) Historical Society. X The Rhode Island Century described the Larchmont “as one of the finest side-wheel…"

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Lincoln, Maine - Catholic Church

"1920Lincoln Historical Society Justin Chan "Research your topic and summarize the ‘who, what, when, and where’ in the form of a few paragraphs" The…"

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Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"… people of Bangor have had a large impact on our society. Charlotte Blake Brown Charlotte Amanda Blake Brown was one of the first female doctors…"

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

"Currently located at the Lubec Historical Society. X The following account appeared in The Lubec Herald in July 1898: “The inlet to Mill Pond…"

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Native Americans

"These contagions swept through native societies in waves, and ultimately killed between 70-90% of the population ."

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Life on a Tidal River - William S. Cohen, The Man and the School

"… Memory Network, a project of the Maine Historical Society. n.d., Web. 24 April 2013 Preventing Genocide - William S. Cohen - Biography."

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Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"… Robe on the Kennebec by Mary Calvert Skowhegan Community In partnership with the Maine Memory Network | Project of Maine Historical Society"

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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

"… microfilm at the University of Maine Library here in Farmington. Research by Nancy Porter Farmington Historical Society & Franklin County GenWeb"