Keywords: river drives
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Site Pages
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Lincoln, Maine - W.A. Brown: Jack of all trades
"My family is full of Ford fans, all we drive is Ford. Without the dealership being started in the area my family would have to travel south to get a…"
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Lincoln, Maine - Gordon's Fox Farms
"It’s a long drive, but I’m sure that if you took the car and some furs to sell on the way for gas, you can get there fine.” “Now that wouldn’t help…"
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Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln Historical Society - Page 2 of 2
"… president, Jeannette King, had an epiphany while driving by the Corro house, also located on West Broadway."
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Lincoln, Maine - Solomon's Store
"Everyday when I drive by, there are vehicles parked in front of it. There are more differences than similarities that we found in our research."
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Lincoln, Maine - Other Early Hospitals
"… a bad week for the Jimenez’s,” said Jack while driving his suffering wife to the hospital. When they got to the hospital, the very hospitable staff…"
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Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 4 of 5
"… to the wood industry sporting many a “log drive” in its heyday. Soon Mr. Graves built a tannery, called by the villagers the “bark mill.” It…"
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Western Maine Foothills Region - Regional and Town History
"… southern-most towns in RSU 10—is 43 miles, with a driving time of 61 minutes. One can imagine how long that journey used to take, on foot, on…"
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Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 2 of 4
"A survey of the steam power to drive the steam engines of each paper machine, dry the paper, cook the pulp, and heat the buildings found a need for a…"
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Skowhegan Community History - Skowhegan: "A Place To Watch"
"… Kennebec X For nearly 100 years, massive log drives covered the river shore to shore, shooting downstream during the spring’s highest water…"
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Guilford, Maine - EVENTS - Page 2 of 3
"One night it rained all night and the wind blew very hard. The next morning, the river was rising quickly."
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Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 1 of 3
"Annual River Drive, Guilford, ca. 1940Guilford Historical Society Hardwood Products, Guilford, ca."
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Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 3 of 5
"… in time on the beautiful covered bridge by car or driving ATV. Winter or Summer you can always enjoy the view."
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Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area
"The river drive in later years transported great quantities of long logs, and later pulp, from far in the northern forests around Moosehead Lake…"
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"… known as Cranberry Lodge, located at 20 Peabody Drive, on a corner of Peabody Drive above the Asticou Inn where the main road of Route 3 meets the…"
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Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad
"… piers are still visible today from Riverside Drive between State and Main Streets. During World War II, an extension was built to the Presque Isle…"
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Guilford, Maine - BUSINESSES - Page 3 of 3
"Engineer Green was driving a north bound train when he struck the cars waiting to be picked up. Green was caught in the debris."
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Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Skyline Farm - Making and Preserving History
"… Farm,” perhaps originating from the view as one drives down The Lane from the center of town. The Semmes converted the farm from a dairy farm to a…"
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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History
"And today as you drive through our town, you’ll see buildings and grounds dating back to the early years of our town – all shining brightly and…"
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Mercy Hospital - Growth & Expansion - Page 2 of 2
"… several efforts, including the Catholic Charities Drive, which collected around $40,000. In 1968, Mercy marked its Silver Jubilee, commemorating a…"
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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Railroad into the Village
"… the river has interfered somewhat with the pile driving, when it has been crossed, as it will be in a few days, and the intervale on the east side…"
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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture
"… lived by buying and selling stock, frequently driving cattle to Quebec City. He later moved to the “Fairbanks” area, north of the center village…"
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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 1 of 4
"… a Red Sox game in Boston—easy, hop in your car, drive to Boston via high-speed roads, see the game, and return home the same day."