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Surry by the Bay - History of Surry

"For many years after the survey, Newbury Neck was viewed as an annex, rather than a part of the original township."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"In 1780 Joseph North formalized the survey of the area. The innovative founders in 1776, lacking a “chain”, the tool used to measure land, staked out…"

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"Purchases land in North Lubec 1795 • Cushing survey of North Lubec completed – lots assigned to settlers on payment of $5 1797 • Daniel Ramsdell…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 1 of 4

"… purchase of lands surrounding the falls, upriver lands and the valley lands below the falls, totaling some 1400 acres, in a manner not to inflate…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Early Settlements

"According to a very early survey of Islesboro, most of this southern land had been claimed by members of the William Pendleton and Thomas Pendleton…"

Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"… Philander Coburn, who assisted their father in surveying most all of the woods of northern Maine, Skowhegan became the hub for the logging…"

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

"First steps after site selection and surveying involved clearing standing structures. Building demolition, Lubec, ca."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"Several surveys were conducted by both sides of the controversy, trying to determine the actual distance from shore."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad

"The initial survey was submitted and approved on May 6, 1903. Permission was also granted for the Aroostook Valley Railroad to connect with both the…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - The Brick Inn

"While there is no apparent survey, it appears the homestead included all the land behind the house toward what is now Quebec Street."

Acadian Archives

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Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"Solomon Cushing Survey of North Lubec, 1795 This is a reproduction of the survey of North Lubec, Plantation #8, made by Solomon Cushing in April…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"Surveyed under the township and range system in 1825, the land that would become Presque Isle and Maysville were Letter F, Range 2 and Letter G…"

Colby College Special Collections

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Cumberland & North Yarmouth - "Main Streets" of North Yarmouth and Cumberland

"They follow surveying lines that were established when land was first divided up by the early proprietors of North Yarmouth."

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

"4, 1869, Androscoggin Railroad is reported to be surveying an expansion line into the village and laying out a depot location."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"The survey for this planned route cost $110,000. The World Wars put a damper on this grand expansion plan."

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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