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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Index

"… - Main Page Places - Main Page Railroad into the Village - Brief History, Agriculture Stephen Titcomb and the Settlement of the Sandy River Valley…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Northeastland Hotel

"… Reed in 1842, was the third building in the Village of Presque Isle. In 1884, a devastating fire broke out and burned the tavern which also served…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Architecture

"… 19th century flavor of a New England coastal village. A large majority of the homes were designed and built by captains and shipbuilders, men who…"

Fryeburg Public Library

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Holiday Events

"… Society Swan Islander’s would gather in Swan’s Village to participate in 4th of July celebrations."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Women's Firsts

"… Historical Society As in many rural towns and villages, island women’s firsts have been overlooked in the era of women’s rights and not recorded…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 4 of 5

"Dixfield DIXFIELD VILLAGE The Last Section to be Settled Dixfield Village as seen from Peru Side, Dixfield, ca.1900Dixfield Historical Society…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Indian Encampment

"… made at least one visit to the Wabanaki village to peruse and purchase handmade baskets and a host of other wares."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Northeast Harbor: Rustic to Rusticators

"Northeast Harbor, then called Sand Point, was an example of one of these towns. This exhibit looks at the changes made to this village between the…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Meeting House Park

"The early settlers wanted a Village Center and Mr. Church made that happen. His wish was to have a burial ground, a meeting house, and a green space…"

Rockland Historical Society

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Winter Fun

"One is in Swan’s Island Village called Mallye’s Pond. It is next to today’s Post Office/Town Office building."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 3 of 5

"Jonathan Waite was at the head of it when the cart arrived in the Village. Jonas T. Severy ran the hotel and furnished the rum and raffled off a…"

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

"The three villages are distinct from the other, but are connected by a strong and unwavering bond of community."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Rustication

"About this time David Rodick converted two cottages for summer use. By 1870 the village was getting four steamboats a day."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 2 of 4

"… farms produced crops that were sold in the village and village merchants sold goods to the rural farmers."

Windham Historical Society

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Skowhegan Community History - Abenakis in the Norridgewock/Skowhegan Area

"… during the summer, and brought it back to the villages to eat. Some would stay home and go river fishing, and night fishing."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Depression, War, and Fire

"It quickly swept through 67 summer estates, five large hotels and 170 year-round homes. It surrounded the village, cutting off all roads."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Measuring Rock

"This was a small village consisting of three or four homes and some fish stores. They then followed the trail to the last house, then followed a…"

Jesup Memorial Library

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Ocean View Hotel

"… was located at 241 Harbor Road in Swan's Island village. What was left of it eventually became the summer home of Eric and Fran Chetwynd."

Early Maine Photography - Portland Photographers

"… some chose the life of itinerants, moving from village to village in coastal and rual areas of the state. Such was the case of Almond W."

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

"In North Yarmouth There Were Two Villages Along the two country roads that passed through North Yarmouth, two village centers eventually developed."