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Rum, Riot, and Reform - 1620 to 1820: New England's Great Secret

"1620 to 1820: New England's Great Secret Tavern sign, Raymond, ca. 1850Maine Historical Society The Coming of Drink to New England (1620–1820)…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 3 of 3

"… another post-Civil War fraternal organization and secret society founded at Washington, DC, in 1864."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Marsh: "Land of Much Grass" - Page 4 of 4

"Secrets of a Salt Marsh. Portland, Maine: Guy Gannet Publishing Co., 1980 Van Cott, Leslie. “A Brief Scarborough Nature Center History.” Audubon…"

Lincoln, Maine - Masonic Hall

"The Masons were very mysterious because they held secret meetings and other gatherings. They were for sure a secret organization."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Marsh: "Land of Much Grass" - Page 1 of 4

"Great Egret X In his book Secrets of a Salt Marsh, author John O. Snow beautifully describes life in a salt marsh, “a world of many different…"

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

"Mitchell Co., 1905. Snow, John O. Secrets of a Salt Marsh. Portland, ME: Gannett Books, 1986. Southgate, William S."

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Influential & Interesting Documents

"… Back to: 1620 to 1820: New England's Great Secret X The Drunkard's Looking Glass, ca."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Who were the Kennebec and Pejepscot Proprietors? - Page 1 of 7

"… Massachusetts governors James Bowdoin and, secretly, British governor of Massachusetts, William Shirley."

Malaga Island: a story best left untold - Resources, Links, and Bibliography for Malaga Island: A Story Best Left Untold

"Bruinius, Harry, Better for All the World: The Secret History of Forced Sterilization and America’s Quest for Racial Purity, 2006, Vantage Books, New…"

Historic Hallowell - Values and Charity

"… to set others right, this was Jacob Abbott’s open secret....here the New England passion for self-improvement, as it was understood by the plainer…"

Guilford, Maine - EVENTS - Page 1 of 3

"The total loss was $22,000. (Gen. Disasters 2006-2010) Aftermath of Hardwood Products Fire, Guilford, 1958Guilford Historical Society On June…"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - 1820 to 1865: Temperance and the Maine Law

"… decade of the 19th Century, New England's great secret was increasingly seen as America's growing problem with alcohol."

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

"… Back to: 1620 to 1820: New England's Great Secret X Darby and Joan, ca. 1840 Attributed to William Matthew Prior (1806-1873) Oil on…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Fixing Borders on the Land: The Northeastern Boundary in Treaties and Local Reality, 1763-1842 - Page 5 of 5

"… later criticized for using government funds to secretly pay for pro-treaty newspaper propaganda to sway public opinion in Maine."

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor and Social Reform Movements of the 1800s-1900s

"Apparently, Holyoke had a secret tunnel that ran under his house. This was possibly used to help run-away slaves hide and escape from those trying to…"

Lubec, Maine - Klondike: Lubec's Gold from Sea Water Hoax

"More critical to the top-secret operation was the high wood and barbed wire fence with its “No Admittance” signs that surrounded the facility."

Presque Isle: The Star City - John R Braden

"… member carried his own key, but had to know the secret password, “Tombstone Thompson” to gain entry."

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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