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Primary, grammar and high school building, Strong, ca. 1905

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 2 of 4

"… in a long stove, using odd pieces of discarded shovel blocks.” Everyone used the same long-handled dipper to drink from the pail of fresh water."

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Highlighting Historical Hampden - Buttons

"She used her shovel to dig, and tenderly placed a bulb. A shiny glint caught her attention. A button! What would this be doing in the soil? It must…"

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Blizzard, Lubec, January 1934

Lubec, Maine - The Blizzard of '34 - Page 1 of 2

"… to call out all available men in town to help shovel the streets.” On Tuesday 40 high school boys assisted 100 men."

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Harvesting grain, Skowhegan, ca. 1920

Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"Wood products including window sashes, caskets, shovel handles continued to be manufactured making use of the abundant hydropower generated from the…"

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North New Portland High School ca. 1885

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

"On June 17, 1912 this mill district burned and a stock company was formed and Mr. C.H. Bartlett soon rebuilt a modern wood turning plant."