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Historical Items

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Item 7461

Groundbreaking for Prescott Memorial Building, 1912

Contributed by: L.C. Bates Museum / Good Will-Hinckley Homes Date: circa 1912 Location: Fairfield Media: Photographic print

Item 20776

Margaret Chase Smith, groundbreaking ceremony, 1981

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1981-07-09 Location: Skowhegan Media: Photograph, text

Item 14021

Groundbreaking, Student Center, Colby College, ca. 1986

Contributed by: Colby College Special Collections Date: circa 1986 Location: Waterville Media: Photographic print

Online Exhibits

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Clean Water: Muskie and the Environment

Maine Senator Edmund S. Muskie earned the nickname "Mr. Clean" for his environment efforts during his tenure in Congress from 1959 to 1980. He helped created a political coalition that passed important clean air and clean water legislation, drawing on his roots in Maine.

Exhibit

In Time and Eternity: Shakers in the Industrial Age

"In Time and Eternity: Maine Shakers in the Industrial Age 1872-1918" is a series of images that depict in detail the Shakers in Maine during a little explored time period of expansion and change.

Site Pages

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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VII. Flow and ebb: the effects of industrial peak & global upheaval (1900-1955) - Page 3 of 3

"… even part time to produce for the war effort was groundbreaking. After the end of the war, though, the men returned home to their jobs in the mills…"

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Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Cumberland's Prince Memorial Library : Evolution of a Community Institution

"Dudley of Standish received the construction bid. Groundbreaking occurred on October 10, 1986, and the new Cumberland Wing was dedicated on October…"

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Life on a Tidal River - Bangor: Healthcare Center of Eastern and Central Maine - Page 2 of 2

"Dedication groundbreaking of St. Joseph Hospital building, Bangor, 1962St. Joseph Healthcare In the 1950’s, significantly in 1956, the hospital was…"