Entry from Persis Sibley's diary, July 29, 1849
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Entry for July 29, 1849 from Persis (Sibley) Black Andrews' diary. While living at Paris Hill in 1849, Persis Andrews Black wrote of a visit to the Little Androscoggin river where a bridge was being constructed by the Atlantic and St. Lawrence Railway. In this diary entry, she describes a village that the Irish have formed there, noting with curiosity the people and their way of life.
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- Title: Entry from Persis Sibley's diary, July 29, 1849
- Creator: Black, Persis Sibley
- Creation Date: 1849-07-29
- Subject Date: 1849-07-29
- Town: Paris
- County: Oxford
- State: ME
- Media: Ink on paper
- Local Code: Coll. 206 v. 6
- Collection: Black, Persis Sibley Andrews diaries
- Object Type: Text
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LC Subject Headings
Manners and customs
Irish Americans--Social life and customs
Railroad bridges--Maine--Paris
Atlantic and St. Lawrence Railroad
Irish Americans--Maine--Paris
Black, Persis (Sibley) Andrews, 1813-1891--Diaries
Railroads--Maine
Diaries
Manuscripts
People
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