Keywords: ownership
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Site Pages
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"Passamaquoddy Hereditary Chief Francis Joseph Neptune Essay by Donald Soctomah Description of Pagan and Chipman’s Meetings with Francis Joseph…"
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Presque Isle: The Star City - Presque Isle’s Historic Fire Station
"At that time, ownership of the historic fire station was transferred to Presque Isle Historical Society for $1."
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Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Icons & Influencers
"… Neal Dow), but starting with Guy Gannett’s ownership in 1925, the Evening Express became known for its photo features."
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Presque Isle: The Star City - Braden Theater
"… screens were added to the theater under their ownership. After forty-three years of success, the Braden closed its doors on Sunday, January 2, 1994…"
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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Measuring Rock
"… they measured out six lots and drew lots for ownership. Each lot was 100 rods long and extended 1 mile from the river."
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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Early Wharves and Yards - 1795 to 1825
"… and shipyards continually changed with property ownership. Map of Waterfront, Thomaston, Maine 1855Thomaston Historical Society In 1823…"
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Lincoln, Maine - Mills & Paper Industry - Page 2 of 2
"August 1968: Standard Packaging transfers ownership to the Premoid Corporation (now Preco), which renames the mill Lincoln Pulp & Paper."
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Franco-American Heritage Center at St. Mary's
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Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 2 of 3
"Historian William Willis assigned original ownership of the treasure to the seventeenth century Richmond’s Island trader Walter Bagnall, and the…"
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"One portion, the Old Ell, remains in the ownership of Savage descendants. Harbor Cottage Northeast Harbor Maine January 1928Northeast Harbor…"
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NPS, Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters Historic Site
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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - More on the Old Ell
"and Emily N. Savage, the Old Ell came into the ownership of their only daughter, Mary Louise "Mame" Savage (1910-1997), while the big barn, several…"
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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Old Ell is Born
"to his son John. Ownership of the big barn would later transfer to John’s children. Reflecting the permanent shift from the horse and buggy era to…"
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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Community and Commerce
"… Island, to settle conflicting claims to land ownership.Mount Desert Island Historical Society After the Revolutionary War, on February 17, 1789…"
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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Movies Come To The Island
"… since its opening and through several different ownerships, the Criterion has maintained a summer schedule of films as well as a variety of local…"
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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History
"There was much confusion over land ownership during this time. Native Americans had a much different concept of land ownership."
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Bath's Historic Downtown - Columbian Block
"… newspaper article from 3-16-1950 stating that the ownership had been changed and the occupants would remain the same."
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Blue Hill, Maine - Shipbuilding: An Important Early Industry
"Many people, however, usually shared ownership of a Blue Hill vessel. People often bought a fourth, an eighth, or a sixteenth."
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Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln Historical Society - Page 1 of 2
"… that the Lincoln Historical Society would get ownership because I don’t think I could stand to see our school torn down."
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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 1 of 4
"… remain at the end of a fishing season to maintain ownership of desirable space. The first known European settler in Scarborough was John Stratton…"
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Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 1 of 4
"… and mapped indicating specific land lots and ownership. North Yarmouth’s boundary with Falmouth was reestablished and marked by a large boulder…"
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Skowhegan Community History - Abenakis in the Norridgewock/Skowhegan Area
"The definition of land ownership was very different for the English than the Abenakis so land deals never worked."