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Historic Hallowell - Seaport on the Kennebec

"1890Hubbard Free Library In A Maritime History of Bath and the Kennebec River Region, William Avery Baker pointed out that ..."

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Historic Hallowell - Kennebec Wire Company

"Kennebec Wire Company Wire Mill, Hallowell, ca. 1880Hubbard Free Library Out of the many industries along the Bombahook and Vaughan Stream…"

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Historic Hallowell - Commerce on the Kennebec

"… Free Library Hallowell’s Commerce on the Kennebec includes treacherous logging on the Kennebec, shipbuilding in Hallowell, very famous Hallowell…"

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Historic Hallowell - Commerce on the Kennebec Citations

"4, 2010). Hunton, F. D., Kennebec River Flood, Business district, Hallowell, 1870, Hallowell ME, 1870, http://www.mainememory.net/bin/Detail?ln=29193…"

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Historic Hallowell - Sweat on the Kennebec ~ Hallowell Steam and Boom Company

"The river is calm and workers are dressed in pants and long sleeved shirts. Hallowell was the location of the great sorting boom for down-river mills."

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Life on a Tidal River - Early Railroads in Bangor - Page 1 of 2

"Penobscot River Railroad The Penobscot River Railroad was a “railroad that never was”. It was chartered by the state in 1836 to go from Bucksport to…"

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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Kennebec Proprietors Biographies

"… business by reviving an old Pilgrim grant on the Kennebec River in Maine. This group of wealthy, well connected merchants organized as “The…"

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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Who were the Kennebec and Pejepscot Proprietors? - Page 2 of 7

"1719Maine Historical Society The Kennebec Proprietors traced their title back to a 1629 grant by the Council of New England (granting land from King…"

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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Who were the Kennebec and Pejepscot Proprietors? - Page 7 of 7

"… a surveyor named Paul Chadwick in 1809 along the Kennebec River sapped popular support for continued resistance, convincing most residents to…"

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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Who were the Kennebec and Pejepscot Proprietors? - Page 3 of 7

"… around Merrymeeting Bay, the Androscoggin and Kennebec Rivers. The eight original Pejepscot Proprietors quickly founded Brunswick and Topsham, and…"

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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - The Plymouth Company (Kennebec Proprietors) records, ca. 1625-1824

"… 1,500 square mile region on either side of the Kennebec River. The content of this collection pre‐ and post‐dates the period of the company’s…"

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Life on a Tidal River - Four Important Women of Bangor

"… War II Nurse from Maine Subject of New Book.” Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel, Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel, 20 June 2015…"

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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Who were the Kennebec and Pejepscot Proprietors? - Page 4 of 7

"Who were the Kennebec and Pejepscot Proprietors? Coll. 61, vol. 7, pg. 401 Example of a proprietor meeting at the Royall Exchange Tavern on King…"

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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Who were the Kennebec and Pejepscot Proprietors? - Page 1 of 7

"Who were the Kennebec and Pejepscot Proprietors? Essay by Ian Saxine, Fall 2022 Ian Saxine, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of History at…"

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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Who were the Kennebec and Pejepscot Proprietors? - Page 5 of 7

"Who were the Kennebec and Pejepscot Proprietors? Coll. 61, vol. 10, p. 179b-1 A copy of a letter issued by Samuel Goodwin to Mr."

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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Who were the Kennebec and Pejepscot Proprietors? - Page 6 of 7

"Who were the Kennebec and Pejepscot Proprietors? Brunswick Town Meeting Minutes, 1719Maine Historical Society The Pejepscot Proprietors…"

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Historic Hallowell - Hallowell History Bibliography

"A Maritime History of Bath and the Kennebec River Region. Bath, ME.: Marine Research Society of Bath, 1973. "Seaport on the Kennebec" Vol."

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Historic Hallowell - News Article by Emily Markham

"The Kennebec River has wrecked $1,000,000 worth of Hallowell all together, and without any effort. This was a very hard time for every one and…"

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Historic Hallowell - “Maine’s Century” Ends

"… and environmental groups to promote the continued revitalization of the Kennebec through the Kennebec River Initiative. Next step in our journey."

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Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Floods Citations

"4, 2010). Hunton, F. D., Kennebec River Flood, Business district, Hallowell, 1870, Hallowell ME, 1870, http://www.mainememory.net/bin/Detail?ln=29193…"

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Historic Hallowell - Meeting at Koussinok

"Meeting at Koussinok Kennebec River Hubbard Free Library Late in the fall of 1625 a small boat with seven men aboard slowly made its way up…"

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Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Waterfront - Page 2 of 2

"1890 Click on the picture and zoom-in for a closer look! Check out the kids fishing on the dock!Hubbard Free Library The wharf that was on the…"

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Historic Hallowell - Schooners, Steamers, Ships and Tankers

"They could go from Hallowell to as far away as Cuba. Last Tanker, Kennebec River, 1966Hubbard Free Library"

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Historic Hallowell - Solid Foundations - Hallowell Granite

"Hallowell is no exception. The Kennebec River is the thoroughfare. While, like most communities in Maine the first resource exploited was timber…"