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Lubec, Maine - Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello - Page 1 of 3

"The Callahan boat operator slacked off the engine and a worker threw a rope, which became entangled in the outboard engine of the flat bottom boat…"

Lubec, Maine - S.S. Cumberland: Steamer Brought Passengers and Prosperity to Lubec but Met Tragic End

"The 1,000-horsepower engine was capable of a speed of up to 12 knots. Its regular route was the Providence – to – New York run."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Roads: From Footpaths to Super Highway

"The highway has been designated a national civil engineering landmark. Looking for Educator Resources for this exhibit? Source Notes 1. William S."

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"• Warrant for first town meeting issued July 7, 1811 Signature Quilt, Lubec, 1889 1812 • War of 1812 leads to extensive smuggling operations…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… for the first Town Meeting was issued on July 7, 1811. Hopley Yeaton grave, North Lubec, ca."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Early Schools

"Roberta Richards. Dist.# 7 - Classes were held in a building in the area now known as Pond Road near Norton Hill Road Dist.# 8 - Taylor Hill was…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Prominent Women

"She died in Tuckahoe, N.Y. on August 7, 1911. Dorothy McKeen Jennings Dorothy Jennings was the wife to Hervey Jennings who was a state…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Village Schools

"Crane, was started June 7, 1950 by Kenneth Bunker of Mercer. Citizens were very proud of the new school under construction."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Soldiers Of The Civil War

"… MA, in Company D, 74th New York Infantry on July 7, 1861. He was transferred from Campbell Hospital to the Veteran Reserve Corps."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 3 of 4

"… Classroom Over Time Graduation Kristen, grade 7 Scarborough High School Graduation Program, June 16, 1893Scarborough Historical Society &…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 3 of 13

"… X In the 1930s some diggers had a gasoline engine mounted on it to power the mechanical parts."

Historic Hallowell - Basic Fire Fighting Technology

"The first fire engine was made in 1819; it was the Cascade Hand Tub. The fire hydrant was invented in 1869 by Birdsill Holly."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 4 of 4

"… the Classroom Over Time Flags Jess, grade 7 Coal Kiln School, Scarborough, ca. 1900Scarborough Historical Society & Museum Generally, the…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 1 of 4

"Blackboards Amara, grade 7 Blackboards have evolved over the years but their function is still a part of many schools today."

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 2 of 4

"A survey of the steam power to drive the steam engines of each paper machine, dry the paper, cook the pulp, and heat the buildings found a need for a…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad

"The engines and passenger cars were sold to collectors and the track lanes are now snowmobile trails."

Surry by the Bay - Early Twentieth Century

"… Bridge opened in 1931, this marvel of engineering provided a much easier mode of transportation at a time when more and more “people from away”…"

Guilford, Maine - Pre-Settlement And The First 100 Years

"… was developed when Charles Taylor, a respected engineer and entrepreneur from Wellesley, Mass bought the necessary material to build a piping…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"The engines and passenger cars were sold to collectors and the track lanes are now snowmobile trails."

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