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Historic Hallowell - Protect and Serve - Hallowell Fire and Police

"… (Lion), the Torrent, the Tiger, and eventually a steam pumper. In 1898 the Fire Department moved from its location on Winthrop Street to the old…"

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Lubec, Maine - The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head

"Dual Steam WhistlesWest Quoddy Head Light Keepers Association By 1887 an enlarged building housed machinery for two whistles."

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - III. Boom, bustle, bust: The Steamboat Years to WWII

"Swan’s Island’s final steam boat, the North Haven, was commandeered for war service in 1941. Over sixty years of steam service, two captains and…"

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Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"Operated by tidal power; later by steam 1850 • Census – population 3,000 • Three post offices – Lubec, W. Lubec, N."

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Guilford, Maine - Historic Buildings - Page 1 of 2

"… office building also had space for the Guilford Steam Laundry and D.H. Whiting & Sons Company. In this photo, the town of Guilford was preparing…"

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Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… summer, WAGM transformed itself from an AM radio station to a television station, and the Aroostook Centre Mall continues to be a shopping center…"

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Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… 1880 the era of sail had given way to the rise of steam powered vessels. A group of businessmen formed a committee to build wharves that would…"

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… and beds, because Farmington also boasted a steam laundry. Farmington State Normal School, Farmington, 1870Farmington Historical Society…"

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Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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