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Town of Topsham History Committee

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Carolyn Stone, Farmington State Normal School, 1928

"Carolyn Stone, Farmington State Normal School, 1928 Contributed by Mantor Library at UMF Description Miss Stone became the Dean of Women…"

Abbe Museum

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John Bapst Memorial High School

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Mercy Hospital - Portland Hospitals Before Mercy

"… and became a full-fledged general hospital in 1928. The Children’s Hospital opened in 1898 on High Street."

Mercy Hospital - School of Nursing - Page 2 of 3

"The text included explanations of the latest methods that nurses were expected to employ in 1928, which included the techniques for proper leeching…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Aviation

"… passengers in his biplanes in 1919, and by 1928 he was recognized as one of the pioneers in the industry, as noted in the January 1st, 1928 edition…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Postscript: More Moving Buildings

"… bedrooms and a new downstairs room and bath in 1928. Rose Lane and Clover Cottage - Asticou Way Panorama ca."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The End of Wooden Shipbuilding - 1910 to 1950

"In 1928 when coal was eliminated as a cargo item, the Reine Marie was towed from Portland to Thomaston and tied at Dunn and Elliot’s wharf, where she…"

Guilford, Maine - BUSINESSES - Page 2 of 3

"Herring Brothers was established in 1928 by Charles Herring. It was called C. H. Herring Custom Meats."

Camden Public Library

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Charles K. Savage (1903-1979): The View from Asticou - Page 5 of 6

"… was landscape engineer Joseph Henry Curtis (1841-1928). Curtis purchased 40 acres of land on the Eastern bank of Northeast Harbor, built three…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 2 of 4

"… was replaced by a larger, more modern building in 1928. It served the Italians, Poles, Lithuanians, and Irish of the community."

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Bootleggers vs. Police

"X Handcuffs, ca. 1928 Courtesy of Joyce Butler Owned by George Butler, Police Commissioner in Biddeford."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Economic History of Main Street, Northeast Harbor - Page 2 of 3

"The proposal did not pass. In 1928, the Village Improvement Society proposed to create a park that would stretch from Main Street to the harbor."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Carolyn Stone

"She retired from the position of school nurse in 1928, when a professional nursing graduate was hired at her insistence."

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Railroad Station

"… the Carlton Bridge in 1927 and its dedication in 1928 marked the beginning of a new transportation era in Bath and along the coast of Maine."

Guilford, Maine - EVENTS - Page 1 of 3

"But in 1928 the town hall burnt to the ground. In this fire many files were lost in this fire. The town hall was not built again on this spot."

Lincoln, Maine - W.A. Brown: Jack of all trades

"… optical work, and was a Ford dealer from 1910 to 1928 on Mechanic Street. Will Brown was one of the first drivers of a Model T in the area."

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

"… Airport, was dedicated on 28 and 29 September 1928. An air show complete with parachute jumpers was held to commemorate the occasion and many…"

Architecture & Landscape database - George Coombs

"After practicing on his own from 1913 to 1928, Harry Coombs formed a partnership with his nephew Alonzo J."

Architecture & Landscape database - John P. Thomas

"… Fidelity Trust Company Bank in South Portland (1928), the Canal Bank in Portland (1930), and the Fidelity Trust Company Bank in Brunswick (1931)."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Davenport Memorial and City Hall

"… company moved into that place and lasted until 1928, when the buildings were torn down to build the City Hall."

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 2 of 5

"In 1928, A. W. Drake became the principal owner. He had served in the capacity of clerk with the different managements before he purchased interests…"