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Rum, Riot, and Reform - Taverns, People, and Scenes

"Tavern sign, Raymond, ca. 1850Maine Historical Society Tavern Sign Maine, mid 19th century Painted wood Collections of Maine Historical Society…"

Old York Historical Society

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Rum, Riot, and Reform - Influential & Interesting Documents

"Men and women with solid reputations were granted licenses to run taverns, but as populations grew this social control weakened."

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Quenching the Thirst

"Worse a half-death in grey light." Read "The Tavern" from page 93  X Conduskeag Canoe Club Program 1903 Collections of Maine Historical…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… been anchored by residences and the King Tavern just south of the Customs House. Then, to accommodate the large number of cars heading down-east…"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Acknowledgements

"… Driving National Gallery of Art Bevinn O'Brien Old York Historical Society, York, Maine Old Sturbridge Village Peabody Essex Museum Pingree Family…"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Reform and Repeal

"… Historical Society I'm Making Whoopie-e at Old Orchard Beach, 1938 Postcard Collections of Maine Historical Society, a gift from Charles E."

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Society Copes

"Old Collingswood Rye Whiskey ca. 1920s Courtesy of Drew D. Masterman This whiskey is labeled "For Family and Medicinal Purposes," the only way…"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Women Leaders and Temperance

"… men and women tended to see Temperance women as old maids, out of step with the roaring 20s—a very different image from the young heroines…"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - A Call to Temperance

"… was a delicate thing you know, and only two years old...he catched her away from me and shook her furiously, dashed her down over a chair, and went…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 139-194

"Starbird Temperance Seth Merrill Tavern & Hall Thomas Greenhalgh Carltons Corner Steamer Telegraph Charles Starbird Caroline Starbird Cate Sewall…"

Blue Hill Historical Society

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

"On January 23, 2009, the Tan Turtle Tavern burned to the ground, leaving Northeast Harbor with one less business in an already dwindling business…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 3 of 5

"… overnight en route to Dixfield Village, and a tavern and school were once located there. In 1860 the folks on Severy Hill built a huge cart body…"

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

"Walnut Hill Village The Buxton Tavern (known as the Red House) and the Buxton Tavern Stand across the road were at the heart of the village."

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

"John Elliot had built a tavern in 1807, it had a bar and liquor was sold for 3 cents a glass. This area was bypassed when a new road was built and…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Rustication

"Somes Tavern had been opened in 1831 by Abraham Somes's grandson Daniel. He had served liquor there, though some in the family objected."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Early Settlers

"… took over Jonathan’s store and turned it into a tavern. Their place of abode was near the riverbank, behind what is now the Nazarene Church (once…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"Cleaves Tavern, Lubec, 1955Lubec Memorial Library Lubec’s center of population began to shift from North Lubec to the Point."