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Aroostook Historical and Art Museum

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

"… Airport After the blackout restrictions of World War II were lifted, the Port-of-Maine Airport opened at a site off Pleasant Hill Road."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Meeting House Park

"… north of Meeting House Park is the town's World War I Memorial Arch. References The "Abstract", a local compilation of highlights from newspaper…"

Mercy Hospital - The Spanish Flu

"… press in many belligerent nations during World War I minimized the impact of the disease at the behest of government censors afraid of spreading…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 2 of 4

"… at Rumford was the largest book paper mill in the world under one roof and had a capacity of 350 tons of paper a day."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Charles K. Savage (1903-1979): The View from Asticou - Page 4 of 6

"… Historical Society Maintaining Asticou After World War II, more people came to Mount Desert Island than had in previous generations."

Lubec, Maine - Myron Avery, Lubec, and the Appalachian Trail

"Navy. Avery also served in World War II, returning to inactive duty after five and a half years of service with the rank of Captain and the Legion of…"

Mercy Hospital - Mercy & the Community

"After the United States joined the Second World War in December 1941, the hospital (already home to a school of nursing) helped the U.S."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Of The Arts Era

"… mother, and lived in Italy until the end of World War I. She was highly influenced by the work of Rudolf Laban, known as the father of European…"

Mercy Hospital - School of Nursing - Page 2 of 3

"… students (and nurses) until after the Second World War. Mary Elizabeth Lyden (class of ’42) remembered that “We did more than just nursing."

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"By the time World War II finally ended on September 2, 1945, 112 Bangor citizens had made the ultimate sacrifice."

Acadian Archives

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"Agriculture During World War I World War I began in Europe in 1914 and the U.S. entered into it in 1917."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - The Abbott School

"World War I had an impact – the school experienced a fire in the dormitory in 1917, and the Government eventually did agree to allow funds and…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Continental Paper Bag Company

"… the men leave to enlist in the Army during World War I. Amie Rancourt of Mexico went to work in the mill at the age of "not quite 15 years."…"

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

"World War I and II had an adverse effect and the population stayed the same or increased slightly. The mills were running full blast at this time…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… a period of decline during the Depression, World War II revitalized the industry with factories on both the east and west coasts working at…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"A World War II Honor Roll stood on the grounds of the library for a time, but burned and was not replaced."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Stockholm, Maine

"… be started in August when the boys from World War I returned. Recreation in Stockholm Many people in Stockholm were looking for a way to get…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Economic History of Main Street, Northeast Harbor - Page 1 of 3

"… Harbor in the influenza outbreak during the First World War. Mr. Totten owned a china shop. Lucy and James Bain had a variety store."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… Historical Society “Just before World War I the Sandy River & Rangeley Lakes Railroad reached its peak of prosperity…” giving Franklin County…"

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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