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Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Music in Maine - Country Music

"… I grew up in the small town of Robbinston in eastern Washington County, population around 400. There was a small family band called Stanhope’s…"

Music in Maine - Civil War drum, ca. 1861

"… location for the unit, helping to keep soldiers close together. Drumming at war was dangerous, because the enemy knew that without the drum…"

Music in Maine - Music stores

"Bull Moose has always worked closely with local musicians and venues, adding millions of dollars directly into the local music economy."

Music in Maine - Military Marching Bands

"… location for the unit, helping to keep soldiers close together. Drumming at war was dangerous, because the enemy knew that without the drum…"

Music in Maine - Rock and Roll, Punk, and Elvis

"… and this included seven colleges: Nasson (closed), St. Frances College (UNE), University of Maine Portland and Gorham (USM), Westbrook Junior…"

Music in Maine - Community Music

"… into a two-day festival and added a club crawl, closing down Rockland’s Main Street, putting bands on the street and into local clubs featuring…"

Lincoln, Maine - Mills & Paper Industry - Page 2 of 2

"March 8, 1968: Eastern Fine’s Lincoln and Brewer mills close unexpectedly when the costs of running the mill outweigh the benefits for the Standard…"

Historic Hallowell - Historic Hallowell Resources and Links

"… 2:00PM - 5:30PM Sat 10:00AM - 2:00PM Sun Closed Eastern Publishing Company Photographs of Hallowell NewEnglandTowns.org brings together historic…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 1 of 4

"The Eastern Railroad ceased to exist. It had been taken over by the Boston & Maine and had become the Eastern Division of the Boston & Maine…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Elusive Championship

"Going through the Eastern Maine tournament, Hampden upset No. 1 seed Bangor and No. 2 seed Oxford Hills of South Paris. They also beat No."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Riverside Park

"… was one of the premier entertainment spots in Eastern Maine. Back then, just ten cents bought lucky area residents a carefree ride on an open…"

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"In 1957, Eastern broke ground on a new $11 million dollar bleached Kraft mill on the site of the current mill; and, in 1958, the mill switched from…"

Friends of Wood Island Light

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Lubec, Maine - McCurdy Herring Smokehouse - Page 1 of 4

"… focusing on the last herring smokehouse in the eastern United States and its collections. Known locally as McCurdy’s, it survived until 1990."

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

"… conservation and preservation work along the eastern end of Mount Desert Island had been completed."

Lubec, Maine - The Blizzard of '34 - Page 1 of 2

"… shows how deep the snow is in some parts of Eastern Maine this winter, as the result of repeated storms."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 2 of 4

"… trestle over the marsh, Foxwell’s Brook and the Eastern Railroad. An S-shaped trestle was built to correct both a dangerous curve and crossing…"

Skowhegan History House

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Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"… 1754 – 1763 • Maine Indians forced north into eastern Maine during French and Indian War 1755 • British deport Acadians to Maine and other New…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Founding of the Farmington State Normal School

"… Normal Schools in the State, one located in its eastern region, and one in its western. Stipulations for any locality hoping to secure one of these…"

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"Between 1860 and 1900, four shipyards closed, the mines failed, and the town's population dropped 25 percent. Perhaps F.B."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Harbor Cottage, The Old Ell (“Mame’s House”), and the Big Barn

"… and selling land to summer residents along the Eastern shore of Northeast Harbor. Cranberry Lodge (Formerly Harbor Cottage) Northeast Harbor…"

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

"Curtis purchased 40 acres of land on the Eastern bank of Northeast Harbor, built three houses by the time of his death, and forged a close…"