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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Porter Lake

"… the lake from all sides, as well as natural springs. The shoreline is now heavily developed with family camps, cottages and homes."

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Buckfield

"… Buck and Thomas Allen moved to Buckfield in the spring of 1777 with both of their families. In 1785, the townspeople took a survey and decided to…"

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Mt. Zircon Reservoir - Page 2 of 3

"… winter of 1913-1914, work was stopped until the spring of 1914. The crew constructed an approximately 100 ft."

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Maine's Road to Statehood - The Final Vote

"… all nine of Maine's senators elected that spring were separationists. With this incredible momentum, by May 1819 the question of separation went…"

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Historic Clothing Collection - Mid to Late Nineteenth Century

"… wire to make sewing machine needles, and spring steel wire for hoop skirts and bustle supports."

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Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - The Coming of the Swedes, 1870-73

"Trunk, New Sweden, 1860New Sweden Historical Society The spring of 1871 saw a tremendous influx of Swedish immigrants as the result of an aggressive…"

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Historic Hallowell - Ice Harvesting on Cascade Pond ~ A Family Affair

"You couldn’t do that with a truck! In the spring when people couldn’t store their food in the cellar any longer without it going bad we would start…"

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

"Williams was hired as principal. In the spring of 1890 the first class graduated from North New Portland High School."

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

"… her cottage was and further beyond is Jane’s Spring, a never-failing spring of pure water. Jane survived her family; and even through the Indian…"

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Regional and Town History

"… and thither? What was it really like in the spring when the mighty Androscoggin and its tributaries roiled with a winter’s logs? Each of the 12…"

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Mercy Hospital - McAuley Residence

"192-194 Spring Street, Portland, 1924 The first McAuley Residence buildingCity of Portland - Planning & Development To conduct the research, Sister…"

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Guiding Services for Sport Hunters

"… he and Joe ventured into the woods together every spring and fall for forty years. In his book Wilderness Adventures, William said this about Joe…"

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Historic Hallowell - Ice Harvesting on Cascade Pond

"… Weston's Ox TeamHubbard Free Library “In the spring when people couldn’t store their food in the cellar any longer without it going bad we would…"

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Chester Greenwood

"The last thing he patented was a spring-tooth rake. He invented other things – a pipe vise, an umbrella holder, and a portable camp."

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Atticus: A Fugitive Slave

"Atticus: A Fugitive Slave In the spring of 1837, a carpenter named James Sagurs was hired by Captain Daniel Philbrook of Camden and Edward Kelleran…"

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

"By the spring of 1912, an automobile craze had hit the state and the number of cars in Maine had quadrupled."

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

"We are connected by our past, and will share the future as families, neighbors and friends. Spring Brook Farm by Anne Tarbox X"

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Abbe Museum

View collections, facts, and contact information for this Contributing Partner.

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Surry by the Bay - Surry Village School

"… problems occurred, the school was closed in the spring of 1952. Surry Village School graduates reunion, Surry, 1980Surry Historical Society…"

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Architecture & Landscape database - Maine Architectural Renderings

"… first inn at the Ricker family’s famous Poland Spring resort. The Maine Historical Society owns Wilkinson’s pencil and wash drawing of Mansion…"

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Rum, Riot, and Reform - Temperance Membership

"… of leading this glorious reform." Neal Dow, Spring 1846 X The Youth's Temperance Visitor Rockland, January 1861 Collections of Maine…"

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Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Floods

"… warming temperatures in the late winter, early spring, the winter ice on the river melted at a fast rate."

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Stephen Titcomb and the Settlement of the Sandy River Valley

"… father tried to convince them to wait until spring,warning them about the perils of traveling at that time of year, but Stephen Titcomb’s family…"

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New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - Bridges of West New Portland

"That spring they were loaded on a schooner for Hallowell. Col. Morse ordered 16 pair of oxen in two heavy teams to make the trip to Hallowell to haul…"