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Bowdoin College Library

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Acadian Archives

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Mercy Hospital - Growth & Expansion - Page 1 of 2

"… $240,000 in federal funds for furnishings and equipment. The new facility opened with 150 beds and 36 bassinets in 1943, hailed as one of the most…"

Presque Isle Fire Department

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Historic Hallowell - Volunteer Firefighters and their Fire Clothes

"The volunteers also do training, fundraising, equipment, and maintenance. They also might be responding to forest fires."

Guilford, Maine - EVENTS - Page 1 of 3

"… and businesses safe, by keeping updated on their equipment and by keeping their fire fighters updated on their training."

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahock House and The Sagadahoc Block

"All of their best equipment was taken by the flames. While they were doing that, the Brunswick Fire Department was on its way, soon to arrive at…"

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 2 of 3

"… utilizing part of the premises, installed sawmill equipment and manufactured bobbins for use in the textile industry on the spinning frames."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Fires in Rumford

"… and by 7:10 p.m., a train loaded with firemen and equipment departed for Rumford. It arrived by 8:30 p.m., but it took until 11:00 p.m."

Lincoln, Maine - Other Early Hospitals

"The equipment they used would be considered outdated in today’s time. Equipment was primitive, with electricity being so new, and Lincoln being so…"

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 4 of 4

"… became better trained and more proficient, and equipment was modernized as funds became available."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - John Frank Stevens

"… the project before them had been using lackluster equipment so he had the rail system that they would be using completely updated with the best…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 4 of 4

"… has grown into a service with state-of-the-art equipment and a paid staff of EMTs that serves citizens across the peninsula regardless of their…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"The Training School Mallett Training School This school will be replaced within the next year or two Farmington Historical Society As the…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"… was urged to make necessary repairs to their equipment between March 4-9th. The farmers were to immediately order any new parts due to the scarcity…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"Lewiston and Portland quickly sent fire-fighting equipment on freight trains, which proved the salvation of the community."