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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VIII. Changing course and new beginnings (1955-Present) - Page 1 of 2

"… Plant, which produced automotive parts and weapons, was acquired by Maremont Corporation and continues to build weapons under the name General…"

Historic Hallowell - Shipbuilders, Sailors and Whaling Men

"… in 1865 invented one of the deadliest whaling weapons ever devised, the “bomb lance” harpoon. In 1852, another son, Captain Job Pierce, built the…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - North Church

"… black hands passing/receiving a torch and some weapons of war which might have something to do with the Civil War, which ended just five years…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Beyond Borders: an historical overview - Page 6 of 6

"Montgomery, “Projecting Power in the Dawnland: Weaponizing Settlement in the Gulf of Maine World, 1710-1800” (Ph.D."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Beyond Borders: A Wabanaki Perspective - Page 4 of 4

"Montgomery, “Projecting Power in the Dawnland: Weaponizing Settlement in the Gulf of Maine World, 1710-1800” (Ph.D."

Historic Hallowell - Whaling

"It is the deadliest whaling weapon that had ever been used. Whaling History These are methods and tools used to whale."

Life on a Tidal River - The War Effort

"Sugar was also important to making war weapons. The Ladies' Home Journal stated in one issue, "Sugar cane is needed to make molasses."

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Lincoln, Maine - Nathaniel Bodwell

"… war and was not able to be protected with his own weapon. Picturing that day when you know that your little boy was going to become a man and see…"