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Byron Historical Society

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Mexico Historical Society

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Bethel Historical Society

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Welcome to Strong

"… the stories that shaped this small community and its inhabitants in the western mountains of Maine. Click Here To View All Of Our Online Items"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Railroad

"There were large amounts of untouched woods in Western Maine, but the only way to effectively transport the harvested timber to southern markets was…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Millerite camp meeting, Orrington, 1844

"He wrote that the pulpit was on the western slope of a hill and that there was space to seat "ten thousand" people."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1850-1870 - Page 1 of 4

"… is a reminder that, probably thanks to local sea captains, some Maine ladies received lengths of the Chinese silks made for the Western market."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - The Shaping of the Borderlands: Arcane Deeds and Failed Colonies - Page 4 of 5

"… informing him that “the River Penobscot has always been deem'd and declared to be the Western boundary of Accadia or Nova Scotia.”"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Cottagers

"… Memorial Library Villages on the island’s western side—Somesville, Southwest Harbor, Northeast Harbor, and Seal Harbor—followed a different course…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Redmen's Hall

"There was a stage with an organ on the western end of the building, farthest from the road. A Dr. Dennison used to give shots on the second floor."

Historic Clothing Collection - Outerwear 1900-1930

"… of the new unstructured fashions—different from western, fitted, tailored dress—that emerged after Sergei Diagilev's Asian-inspired costumed…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Founding of the Farmington State Normal School

"… one located in its eastern region, and one in its western. Stipulations for any locality hoping to secure one of these schools included a…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Summer Street

"… tree-shaded slope from the “Lower Light” to the western bank of the Penobscot River. The residences of Summer Street reflect Hampden’s 19th century…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Prison Fires - 1849 to 1924

"Flames spread through the center and western wing of the prison, consuming offices and the guardroom, along with the Warden’s brick dwelling."

Life on a Tidal River - Early Railroads in Bangor - Page 2 of 2

"… of, Supreme Judicial Court, Cumberland County, Western District, Law Term 1876. The State of Maine vs. The Maine Central Railroad Company."

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

"… place in the industrial and shopping parks on the western end of town, and investments in new schools have been made."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VI. The deluge of industrial expansion & immigration (1865-1900) - Page 1 of 2

"… South Street was opened to supply stone for the Western Division Railroad built in 1872. By this time they had a railroad that stretched a mile…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - II. Ripples of change: European exploration & settlement at Winter Harbor - Page 1 of 2

"… to various gentlemen, including a tract along the western banks of the "Swanckadocke" River to Richard Vines and John Oldham, "containing in…"

Dixfield Historical Society

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Architecture & Landscape database - Frederick A. Tompson

"… work in Portland include the West Mansion on the Western Promenade (1911), the Emerson School on Munjoy Hill (1897-98), the Wilde Chapel in…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - The Shaping of the Borderlands: Arcane Deeds and Failed Colonies - Page 1 of 5

"… and used Champlain’s Saint Croix River as a western boundary. Yet Alexander’s attempt to actually make good on his grant by transporting settlers…"

Historic Hallowell - Blizzards in Hallowell

"The blizzard was held in Western Europe. It started on February 1st and ended on February 29th. In the storm, about 1 thousand people died."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston Expands - 1805 to 1846

"… in 1805 from Bristol, Maine, settling on the western side of town, where he built a grand two-and-a-half-story federal-styled home and a wharf on…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 3 of 4

"… Saco & Portsmouth Railroad tracks and the western edge bordered the marsh. It is now the site of Scarborough Industrial Park."