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Item 29017
Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society
Date: 1934
Location: Lubec
Media: Postcard
Item 29014
Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society
Date: 1934
Location: Lubec
Media: Postcard
Item 29015
Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society
Date: 1934
Location: Lubec
Media: Postcard
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Many different types of trolley cars -- for different weather, different uses, and different locations -- were in use in Maine between 1895-1940. The "field guide" explains what each type looked like and how it was used.
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The astronomical arrival of winter -- also known as the winter solstice -- marks the year's shortest day and the season of snow and cold. It usually arrives on December 21.
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A Portland newspaper wrote about an ice storm of January 28, 1886 saying, "The city of Portland was visited yesterday by the most inconvenient storm of the season."
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Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Floods Citations
“National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office.” 16 July 2006. http://www.srh.noaa.gov/sjt/?n=events-1936flood (accessed Mar. 4, 2010).
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Surry by the Bay - Weathervane Dispute
Bonsey, “to remove or cause to be removed the weather vane now placed on the top of the School Flag Staff.” According to Mr.
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Life on a Tidal River - The Great Bangor Floods: 1902 and 1976
… had been experiencing unseasonably warm, wet weather for many days now, and they were sick of it.
My Maine Stories Showing 2 of 2 View All
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Langdon Burton and the Cold, Wet Tourists
by Phil Tedrick
A father and son have their vacation experience totally changed by an encounter with a fisherman
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Learning to fly and instructing cadets at West Point during WWII
by Vera Cleaves
West Point during World War II