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Presque Isle: The Star City - Potato Harvest Memories - Page 4 of 5
"They would have to move the barrels out of the way, too. There was no playtime in the fields. Edwena could not play in the fields because she had to…"
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Presque Isle: The Star City - Sears and Roebuck Company Building
"Sears moved to the Aroostook Centre Mall in 1993. The building that was Sears and Roebuck is no longer there today."
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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The Watts Block
"… southwest corner of Knox and Main Streets, and moved it to another location. He built an impressive three-storey brick hip-roof building and…"
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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Captain Samuel Watts House
"As his prosperity grew, he moved the house to a lot to the south and built one of the largest homes in Thomaston as a replacement."
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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Prison leaves Thomaston - 2002
"… neighboring town of Warren, and prisoners were moved there in February 2002. The old prison was demolished in April of that year, leaving a wide…"
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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The Edward O'Brien House
"He then moved from Warren to Thomaston, and lived here until he died in 1882. Both houses were built in the Gothic Revival style, being very similar…"
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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Baird's Quarry history
"These were named for their characteristic of “moving” whenever the rock ran out or the operator decided on a better place."
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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - The McCormick house
"… building is now the home of Theo McCormick, who moved to Swan's Island with her late husband Stephen McCormick, the longtime radio and television…"
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John Martin: Expert Observer - Part 3, pages 38-56
"… clippings and original narrative, Martin moves from the political to the personal, and topics in between."
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John Martin: Expert Observer - F. A. Soule House, 130 Center Street, Bangor, 1852
"He and wife and child and his parents moved into it. Martin made a sketch of the house, which he probably recopied onto page 391 of a journal he…"
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Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Crime & Disaster - Page 2 of 2
"After the fire, students were moved to the Annex building and church locations while a new school building was constructed."
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"… and their family lived in Turner, and eventually moved to Auburn. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."
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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Old Ell is Born
"Like the Old House, the Old Ell saw more than one move. Its first move was just to the east of the present day Sand Garden feature in the Asticou…"
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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Elizabeth Akers Allen, née Chase
"… died when she was an infant, and her father moved the family to Farmington, where she attended Farmington Academy."
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Presque Isle: The Star City - Carroll's Auto Sales - Page 1 of 3
"Skippy moved to the Carroll’s Auto Sales current location at 280 Main Street in 1963. After the move we sold all General Motors cars except Pontiac."
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L'Heritage Vivant Living Heritage
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Camden-Rockport Historical Society
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Historic Clothing Collection - 1950-1960 - Page 2 of 4
"At this point the T-shirt moved out from being underwear to become an icon of masculinity and rebelliousness."
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"… plots of 100 acres for £5, to entice colonists to move in. Different goals of residents and the proprietors soon led to clashes."