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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Acadian Archives

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Otisfield Historical Society

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Eastern Maine Medical Center

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

"The north part of town was still called Upsala for a while, but in 1911 the name Stockholm was the town’s final name."

Historic Hallowell - Hurricanes Of 1954 - Stories and Timelines

"… 2nd through September 15th a category 3 hurricane called Hurricane Carol tore through New England covering all of Connecticut, Rhode island…"

Guilford, Maine - Special Events

"The "cachet", as it is called, is a 2” x 2” square with a picture of an airplane and it reads: "Honoring Guilford Low, First Baby Boy Born in…"

Malaga Island: a story best left untold - Maine State documents and Proclamations

"… in Frenchboro, Athens, and Malaga, towns they called a “blot upon the state.” they considered many of the recipients of state aid to be freeloaders…"

Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"Some of the spruce gums Curtis & Son made were called "American Flag," "Yankee Spruce," "White Mountain," "200 Lump Spruce," "Licorice Lulu," "Trunk…"

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

"… who shared the idea of canning small herring they called “sardines” to compete with real sardines from Europe."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"Before Gould had a chance to re-locate, Merrill called the deal off. He had decided to get married and stay in Bangor."

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"It was called The Lubec Packing Company, the first among scores of factories that would eventually line Lubec’s waterfront. Soon thereafter E.W."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad

"Normal operations called for a train to make one round trip per day between Presque Isle and Caribou."

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

"In the very beginning, our school was called Garland Street Junior High (GSJH). The school was built with federal WPA (Works Projects Administration)…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"These “pilgrimages”, as they were called, allowed interested citizens to experience a site-by-site walking tour of Farmington’s early history."

Lubec, Maine - Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello - Page 1 of 3

"… would soon connect to Water Street, sometimes called Front Street, with the sweeping curve shown below."

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

"… to decide by the citizens of Farmington….were called upon to vote on the subject of accepting a road to the new depot grounds in this village."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"… Society The Academy was located on what is now called Academy Street. The school served students from Farmington and from other towns nearby."