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Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford High School Basketball - 1970s - Page 1 of 2

"… High, there has always been a strong sports tradition at the schools. Both Stephens and Rumford competed in the Class A (large school) division…"

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Malaga Island: a story best left untold - Explore photos from the "Malaga Island: A Story Best Left Untold" documentary

"In particular, the economy collapsed. Traditional industries like wooden shipbuilding and fishing declined precipitously."

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Bath's Historic Downtown - 94 Front Street

"The entire Palmer family had a long tradition of running dry goods stores in Bath. After the short-lived establishment of Gershom Palmer, William P."

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Guilford, Maine - Pre-Settlement And The First 100 Years

"Always a traditional agricultural fair, it was held on the Saturday following Labor Day and featured livestock judging, horse and oxen pulling, and…"

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Peru

"It is a tradition here that Merrill Knight and Daniel Lunt, both of Falmouth, purchased the land together and shared it. However, Mr."

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"These farmers carry on the tradition set forth by their forefathers. One farmer, Conrad Bailey is walking in the footsteps of 8 generations of Baily…"

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

"Many of the people of the town enjoy keeping the traditions of the past alive. Many families tap trees in the spring and make maple syrup; many…"

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Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum and Arctic Studies Center

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Pejepscot Historical Society

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… to the landless”, temporarily freed many from traditional societal constraints. Alive with new possibilities these men began settling uninhabited…"

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Eastern Maine Medical Center

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