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Highlighting Historical Hampden - Riverside Park

"Riverside Park Text by Paula Sloane “Nothing Doing Anywhere Else - Everything Doing Here” Riverside Park stage, Hampden, ca."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Riverside Park and Arboretum

"Riverside Park and Arboretum X X Text by Cody and Jhis, students at Presque Isle Middle School Edited by Presque Isle Historical Society…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Changing Times

"However, as time passed and places like Riverside Park that offered social opportunities closed, people looked to other towns and cities for…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Shipyards

"… leased ten acres of land in Hampden and operated Riverside Park, a rustic amusement park built on the banks high above the Penobscot."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion

"… leased ten acres of land in Hampden and operated Riverside Park, a rustic amusement park built on the banks high above the Penobscot."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - John Crosby

"John Crosby The Influence of John Crosby 1757-1843 by Karyn Field based on an article by Alice Hawes Among the important names found in the…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion

"Expansion By 1800, Hampden’s population totaled 904, 100 more citizens than nearby Bangor. As Hampden’s growth continued, industry and business…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Hampden Academy

"Hampden Academy Special Feature: Listen to The Elusive Championship, by a Reeds Brook Middle School student, as told by Bob Hawes."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Bob's Bears

"Bob's Bears X The Day the Bears Bathed in Hampden by Bob Hawes Listen to Bob Hawes read the story..."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Works Cited

"Works Cited Eckstorm, Fannie Hardy. Indian Place Names of the Penobacot Valley and the Maine Coast. Orono: The University Press, 1941."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - War of 1812

"War of 1812 Text by Karyn Field There is no doubt that by the time of the Battle of Hampden, September 3, 1814, the British were already familiar…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Early Settlement

"Early Settlement Wheeler and Crosby Text by Karyn Field Crosby's Grist Mill Store, called Old Brick Store, Hampden, built in 1807Hampden…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Incorporation

"Incorporation Wheeler’s Mills or Souadabscook Plantation or Wheelersborough or Olive and finally Hampden Settlers called the township Souadabscook…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Elusive Championship

"Elusive Championship Listen to the story read by the author  The Elusive Championship by a Reeds Brook Middle School student based on an article by…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Summer Street

"Summer Street X Text by a Reeds Brook Middle School student Walking Tour of Historic Summer Street No neighborhood is more reminiscent of…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Buttons

"Buttons The Ragman Text by a Reeds Brook Middle School student as told by Alice Hawes A horse and wagon are at your door."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Introduction

"… Introduction Text by Karyn Field with images from the Hampden Historical Society and the Penobscot Marine Museum Upper Corner businesses…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - About Us

"About Us The Maine Community Heritage Project (MCHP), a partnership between the Maine Historical Society and Maine State Library, is an innovative…"

Historic Hallowell - News Article by Emily Markham

"Ice jams of the river had tore walls off riverside buildings leaving out the building that was thrust into Water St.."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Bangor and Aroostook Railroad

"The railroad is now located behind Riverside Restaurant. It is still used as a freight railroad, but doesn’t carry passengers."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Brothers of the Civil War

"In 1874, James and Ellen took over the Marston farm, where they raised five children. The Marston-Lawrence farm X Riverside Farm The…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad

"… the concrete piers are still visible today from Riverside Drive between State and Main Streets. During World War II, an extension was built to the…"

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Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 3 of 5

"X When driving by the beautiful riverside, take a moment and stop by the bridge with all of your family and friends."