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Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook

"These houses were often located under evergreen trees or other shady locations. After spring, the ice was shipped in sawdust to the south, Central…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook

"These houses were often located under evergreen trees or other shady locations. After spring, the ice was shipped in sawdust to the south, Central…"

Historic Hallowell - Protect and Serve - Hallowell Fire and Police

"In 1898 the Fire Department moved from its location on Winthrop Street to the old Town Hall building on Second Street where it exists today, making…"

Historic Hallowell - The Tiger and the Lion

"1888Hubbard Free Library The Tiger's current location is in the old fire house, and it is still in good working condition."

Historic Hallowell - Sweat on the Kennebec ~ Hallowell Steam and Boom Company

"Hallowell was the location of the great sorting boom for down-river mills. These men made up rafts of logs for the several owners by laying them…"

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

"… and circular letters sent from his Water Street location necessitated the construction of a new Post Office in Hallowell."

Historic Hallowell - The Vaughan Stream & Sawmills

"The Vaughan Stream, located in Hallowell, Maine, was owned by the Vaughan Family. In 1840, Sarah Hallowell Vaughan sold the Vaughan Stream water…"

Historic Hallowell - The Opening & Closing of Hallowell's Shoe Companies

"The building, now the Cotton Mill Apartments, is located at 2 Academy Street, Hallowell, ME. Hallowell Cotton Mill, Academy Street, ca."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - II. Pinkies, wherries, skiffs and chebaccos: Early Settlement

"… new homes, better roads, and increased travel—made Swan’s Island a profitable enough location to gain a steamboat connection. Next page"

Blue Hill, Maine - Educating Blue Hill

"Eventually all other schools shut down, including Blue Hill Academy, and the only two left standing were the Consolidated School - which served the…"

Historic Hallowell - Logging

"… Free Library The first lombard log hauler was located in Eustis, Maine in 1901. The lombard log hauler was used to carry logs in a train-like…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 4 of 4

"… and the growth of our schools from church schools to one-room schoolhouses to community schools and finally to our joint Maine School…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Northeastland Hotel

"… Presque Isle House Hotel, was built on the same location. In January 1900, the Presque Isle House Hotel was destroyed by fire."

Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln Historical Society - Page 1 of 2

"The museum later opened on July 3, 1974. One of the things that has changed is the museum has been moved. It was later located on West Broadway, next…"

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

"… Historical Society The island of Islesboro, located in the Penobscot Bay, has a long and rich history, as one of the last coastal areas to be…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Carroll's Auto Sales Buildings

"Carroll's Auto Sales Buildings c. 1859, New location X C. 1958 X Text by Keith, Kristen and Josh, students at Presque Isle Middle School…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Maine Farmer's Exchange (MFX) Building

"… by Presque Isle Historical Society The building located at 422 Main Street and known today as the MFX building was originally built in 1887."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 3 of 4

"This school, which opened on 8 April 1930, was the first in the nation to offer a campus-like flying school."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Lewiston Journal article on Katahdin Iron Works

"It describes the process of making pig iron and gives some background about the Kathadin Iron Charcoal Co. and the area where it was located."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Allen Building

"It is located today on Main Street next to the Northeastland Hotel’s Sidewalk Café, and across the street from Stew’s Downtown Sight and Sound."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Sears and Roebuck Company Building

"It is now where Rite Aid is located. Sources: Presque Isle Centurama. Presque Isle: Presque Isle Civic Roundtable, Inc., 1859-1959."

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin house floor plan, Bangor, 1864

"… benefit of my children I give a simple outline & location of the ground floor inside and locate some of the furniture which will be familiar to…"

Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln Historical Society - Page 2 of 2

"… offered to the LHS if it could be moved from its location at the high school to land across from the library that had been donated by Eastern Fine…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - James Emery cottage, Bucksport, 1867

"… Description The James Emery home in Bucksport was located at the head of the ferry on the northeast corner of Main Street."