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Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 2 of 4

"Horses brought the mail from the train to the post office. Salesmen, stagecoach passengers, and lumbermen were taken to their destinations on…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Long Island: The Forgotten Community - Page 3 of 3

"During this period the town and the post office were named 'Granite.' By 1907 this was changed to 'Seaville.' At the height of the Long Island…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - III. Boom, bustle, bust: The Steamboat Years to WWII

"The first post office was established in 1844 after fifty years of sporadic mail brought from the Deer Isle or Mount Desert Island post offices…"

Historic Hallowell - Henry Pope Clearwater Ph.D.~ Patient Medicine Mass Marketer

"His business at one point occupied an entire city block, employed 100 production workers, and 20 hand-copiers who addressed envelopes off-site."

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - East New Portland Village

"The earliest date found was 1830. The post office was located in the same building from 1888 until its closure on September 8, 1967."

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

"Customs and Post Office construction, Lubec, ca. 1963Lubec Historical Society The dedication ceremony is underway, left, with public address…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Peru

"By the middle 1900s there were three post offices, two in stores and the third was in its own building."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 3 of 4

"Dunstan Observation Post, Scarborough, ca. 1950Scarborough Historical Society & Museum During World War II, Scarborough residents were involved on…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - John Frank Stevens

"… immediately began improving the conditions of the workers. He actually stopped what little excavation was going on at the time and focused the…"

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

"… all the postal cards used by the United States Post Office. The Oxford was producing these cards at a rate of 3,000,000 per day."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Businesses and Cottage Industries

"Dark Harbor Post Office, Islesboro, ca. 1900Islesboro Historical Society Many other shops and businesses operated in Dark Harbor Village."

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

"… Historical Society Also in 1901, a post office was establishing. Lewis Anderson was the postmaster."

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… remained in the town, helped establish the first post office, church, schoolhouse and meeting hall, later entering local politics."

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"The town records and letters in the post office connected to the store were all saved without injury."

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future

"Each village had at least one church, a post office, schools, and multiple businesses. Even though each village has its own features and businesses…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - North New Portland Village

"We have a Presbyterian Church, a post office, a historical society and Ace Electric Company. The Lion's Hall is still here but not used very much."

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… prosperity of these times not only brought more workers to the shipyards of Bath, but also created a bustling and diverse downtown that served as…"

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… hardware stores, blacksmith shops, schools, post office, telegraph lines and a telephone service."