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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Life on a Tidal River - Bangor: Healthcare Center of Eastern and Central Maine - Page 1 of 2

"Bangor: Healthcare Center of Eastern and Central Maine Dr. Willam Castein Mason, Bangor, ca. 1920Eastern Maine Medical Center Text by The 7th…"

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The Fales Edgarton House

"It is fairly certain that David Fales, 2nd in 1786, built the house at 59 High Street, said to be one of the oldest in town."

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

"The North New Portland Fair was one event that children saved their money for. They would pay 10 cents to get on a ride and the favorite was the…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Bob Marley

"His first show was at a local health fair. Once he graduated from the University of Maine at Farmington in 1992, he continued his career in comedy."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Resources and Links

"Sweetser, Mary E. History of the town of Cumberland, Maine. Yarmouth, Maine: A. F. Tilton, 1921. Sweetser, Phyllis Sturdivant."

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

"… Kingfield, and activities at the New Portland Fair.  The annual Book, Plant and Bake sale, Ice Cream Social, and Yard Sale are still going strong."

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

"… their importance in running the New Portland Town Fair. Other groups included the Odd Fellows, the Fernwood Grange, the Farm Bureau, and the…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"… of the building itself, the Music Hall was a fairly large, rectangular structure designed for large social functions."

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… to Jehovah’s Witness; the Northern Maine Fair is still an important rite of summer, WAGM transformed itself from an AM radio station to a…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"The schoolhouse is now open during the Farmington Fair, and has an amazing collection of old school memorabilia from the Red Schoolhouse’s heyday."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"His customers knew that they would receive fair treatment from Arthur and he assisted them in any way he could."