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Androscoggin Historical Society

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Guilford, Maine - Special Events

"Now we would build again in our town and take up its duties. Guilford Fair Guilford Fair - 1929Guilford Historical Society Guilford…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - "Main Streets" of North Yarmouth and Cumberland

"… the "Court of the General Sessions of the Peace" to construct a new county road that went south from the New Gloucester Road at Walnut Hill to the…"

Lincoln, Maine - Catholic Church

"… Reside The first Catholics they were In our peaceful town Nineteen hundred two A priest built a peaceful church In 1902 A church was risen Used the…"

Lincoln, Maine - Post Office, Lincoln, Built in 1856

"He was a Justice of the Peace, a Selectman, the Deputy Sheriff in 1852 and Assistant Assessor of Internal Revenue during the Civil War."

Guilford, Maine - The Next Fifty Years 1916-1966

"Fortunes were sure to change once again . Burning the Kaiser, Armistice Day, Guilford, 1918Guilford Historical Society Aerial view of…"

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 2 of 3

"… the National Guard was called in to maintain peace until the matter could be quieted. Soon thereafter the mill went into receivership with Eastern…"

Acadian Archives

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Rum, Riot, and Reform - 1919 to 1934: The Nation Follows Maine Into Prohibition

"As Prohibitionists imagined an age of peace and domestic tranquility, their opponents were learning to dodge the law."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Beyond Borders: A Wabanaki Perspective - Page 2 of 4

"… diplomacy that made the 1725 Dummer’s Treaty and peace (for a while, anyway—until the English issued scalp bounties starting in 1740s and 1750s)…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 1 of 4

"After 1758, peace prevailed and the white settlement of North Yarmouth, at the mouth of the Royal River, grew and prospered."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - "Fly Rod" Crosby - Page 3 of 3

"May her soul rest in peace.” Today, Fly Rod’s legacy is evident in Strong and other communities of Northern Franklin County through active guide…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Potato import protest, Presque Isle, 1982

"… Historical Society Description In a peaceful demonstration of opposition to imported Canadian potatoes, a group of Aroostook County…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War & Biddeford

"… wait the dawning of a brighter day, when peace shall reign through all our land, and the smiles of Heaven rest again upon a united people." -Mayor…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 2 of 4

"Troubled peace broke into open hostility again in 1690 when the French in eastern Maine joined forces with the Indians and destroyed the settlement…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - National Community Christmas Tree - 1959

"The ceremony then officially became known as the Pageant of Peace. President Eisenhower was, therefore, the first President to light the national…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 3 of 4

"Although an era of peace, conflicts in Korea and Vietnam involved Scarborough men and women. The 1960s and 1970s were a traumatic time, as increased…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 3 of 4

"He was a justice of the peace for 40 years and no case decided by him went to a higher court. As a gentleman farmer, he sold surplus marsh hay and…"

Surry by the Bay - Surry Opera Company

"… by the Surry Historical Society Working for peace through music One doesn’t expect to hear the sounds of opera floating out of an ancient barn in a…"

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

"Young Painter Wm. Bentlett Justice of the Peace Wm. Jacobs Carder & Clothier J.W. Norton Justice of the Peace The North Village is a very different…"

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

"Later he became a justice of the peace. Mr. Knapp found opportunities to serve his country on both the battlefield and at home."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"They enjoyed the peacefulness of the island, uninterrupted by the noise and hassle of automobiles. Island residents tried many times to repeal the…"

Surry by the Bay - Phebe Fowler: A Woman of Property

"… Society Phebe and Olin lived out their lives in peace at last, farming animals and crops and raising their children."

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"… and Indian War in 1763 brought a brief era of peace to the region. Fort Pownall now guarded the entrance to the Penobscot Valley; stalwart and…"