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

"He traveled up the Seven Mile Brook (today known as the Carrabassett River) by canoe late in the fall of 1783."

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"… Rich soil and the Sandy River, a source of water, travel and power lured settlers to the region on the heels of the Revolutionary War."

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Cumberland & North Yarmouth - "Main Streets" of North Yarmouth and Cumberland

"Early Travel During the time of European settlement, travel was preferably done by water in canoes and small boats, following the example of Native…"

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Aroostook Historical and Art Museum

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 2 of 4

"Fall and spring it traveled on wheels and in the winter on runners.The number of school children riding school buses in Scarborough has risen…"

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Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"… be affluent, and adventuresome, as they farmed, traveled and interacted with Ellsworth citizens. East Surry residents proudly capitalized the E in…"

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Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 4 of 4

"… a pipeline, or on a sheet already formed and traveling at a speed of 40 miles per hour. SEE NOTE Dam Construction at Rumford Falls, ca…"

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Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"… just to earn extra money, but Curtis wanted to travel and sell his gum all around the world. Two years later, he and his father began a business…"

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

"… by volunteer work and subscription, and opened to travel around 1821. There have been 12 bridges on the Piscataquis River; three at Low’s Bridge…"

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Life on a Tidal River - Four Important Women of Bangor

"… Her Circle, many newspaper articles, and even a traveling guide. Throughout her life Mary Alden Hopkins became a renowned writer, and her articles…"

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Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Brothers of the Civil War

"… men from Cumberland had left their hometowns and traveled south to serve in the US military at some point during the war."

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Railroad into the Village

"… a train, or to use the railroad for freight, a traveler or shipper had to cross the river. Certainly having the train into West Farmington was much…"

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Blue Hill, Maine - Educating Blue Hill

"… first arrived in Blue Hill, Maine in 1776 after traveling from Andover, Massachusetts. Theodore was already married to one Dorcas Osgood from…"

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Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"… the Westons and the Heywoods, were farmers who traveled up the river in 1771 from Massachusetts. They arrived in the spring with three teenage boys…"

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"… parents brought their children to school – some traveled a substantial distance. By 1900, children who lived on farms might be boarded at the…"

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Soldiers Of The Civil War

"Many were cavalry soldiers, who traveled and fought on horseback. This was probably because of their farm background and being familiar with horses."

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Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… of crossing the Kennebec will prove to carry travelers past Bath or bring more visitors to the city remains to be seen."