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Historic Hallowell - History Celebrated, Threatened and Preserved

"A State highway construction plan proposed widening Water Street to a four-lane highway, by razing all the buildings between the Kennebec River and…"

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Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Narrative History: Maine Swedish Colony

"… tried giving land to a railroad company, but that plan also failed. Several similarly-sized lots in the northern portion of Woodland and the…"

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Bath's Historic Downtown - Project Resources

"… Geographical Setting,” Chapter 3, Comprehensive Plan for the City of Bath. Holt, Alfred T., 2000, “Bath Families of the 19th Century.” Longley…"

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

"It is anticipated that the Comprehensive Plan will serve as a blueprint for controlled growth and preservation of natural resources while maintaining…"

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Hugh J. Chisholm, Sr. - Page 1 of 2

"… riparian rights above and around the Falls, his plans for dams, canal, mills, a power company, and a water district could not be finalized."

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Maine's Road to Statehood - The Final Vote

"… this time the separationists had devised a clever plan. William King's brother Rufus, along with the Secretary of Treasury William Crawford, passed…"

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - …next came the artists and rusticators.

"… “calls of the wild” influenced the vacation plans of people seeking relief from the noise and pollution of industrialized urban life."

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Historic Hallowell - Important Buildings and Institutions

"… urban renewal proposal and a highway construction plan threatened to demolish many historic buildings in the downtown area."

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Bethany Baptist Church

"… 1951, the members that left State Street Baptist planned on having their own services in the same building."

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston Historical Society

"In addition to meetings there are special events planned during the year. The Society operates a museum that is open to the public during the months…"

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Life on a Tidal River - The Bangor Fire of 1911 - Page 2 of 2

"and The Civic Improvement Committee. Bangor City Plan: The Burned District. Bangor, ME: May 22, 1911. Bangor Museum and Center for History. Print."

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Welcome

"… researchers and historians, and includes lesson plans and indexes of supplemental references and suggested reading materials."

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Presque Isle Air Museum

View collections, facts, and contact information for this Contributing Partner.

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Resources

"… Brief History of the Maine Economy." Maine State Planning Office, June 2003. Web. <http://www.maine.gov/tools/whatsnew/attach.php?id=97965&an=1>."

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Dance

"Islanders would plan ballroom dances using the Odd Fellows Hall or they would travel to other towns where a dance was being held."

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Building Boom and Piers above the Falls

"Chisholm regarding plans to build the booms and piers for the mill. Mr. H. J. Chisholm Dear Sir I was in Portland Tuesday and called at the office…"

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 362-451

"… described Rufus Prince his business dealings, his plan to build a new brick store, and, eventually, Martin's departure from the business, joining…"

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Rufus Prince's factory and store, Bangor, 1864

"… and Maine State Museum Description The plans for this store were drawn in about 1835, but Rufus Prince's financial problems in 1836…"

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Primary and intermediate school, Bangor, 1865

"… this illustration of the school and a floor plan on page 609 of the Journal he began writing and illustrating in 1864 to record his experiences for…"

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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Who were the Kennebec and Pejepscot Proprietors? - Page 2 of 7

"… the Kennebec and Pejepscot Proprietors? Plan of the Kennebec River describing the Plymouth patent, ca."

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Life on a Tidal River - The War Effort

"… and adding up points before going to the store, planning means, doing all the home canning possible, and how not to blame your grocer for any…"

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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - III. An undercurrent of danger: Colonial Biddeford

"Plan of rivers of Saco and Kennebunk, 1731Maine Historical Society From the 1680's to the 1760's, war after war broke over the natives and settlers…"

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Historic Hallowell - Timeline of Cyclone

"… not expecting a morning cyclone to ruin their plans. During On a Tuesday morning in December, 1895, at 8:00 am, Chas A."

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Highlighting Historical Hampden - Changing Times

"… and living for today while always thinking and planning for the future. How very apt is the motto used by Hampden Academy which came from John…"