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Old York Historical Society

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Parsons Memorial Library

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Dyer Library/Saco Museum

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Old Berwick Historical Society

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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - RESOURCES

"(N) Clayton, W.W., et al. History of York County, Maine: with illustrations and biographical sketches of its prominent men and pioneers."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VII. Flow and ebb: the effects of industrial peak & global upheaval (1900-1955) - Page 1 of 3

"It was the largest city in York County, and one of the largest cities in Maine. In the streets people spoke mostly English and French, but you could…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - I. Headwaters of a community: Sowacatuck, Chouacoet, and the sea

"… southern part of the Saco River in Cumberland and York Counties. Purse with fabric woven by Mali Agat, ca."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"After the death of his wife, Jacob moved to New York and his brother, Samuel P Abbott took over Little Blue, and opened it as a school for boys in…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… Abenakis.” (The Sandy River & Its Valley, Vincent York) Although the early Indian settlements were largely uninhabited by the time the first white…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - The Brick Inn

"In a letter written by Clementine to Mrs. York and donated to the Farmington Historical Society by Ellen Greer, Clementine shares her thoughts on…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Founding of the Farmington State Normal School

"… as he accepted a professorship in western New York. George M. Gage, one of the Principal's assistants in the School's first year, succeeded Mr."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Corn Canning Industry

"… country in corn packing, behind Illinois and New York. The season lasted a mere three weeks. Franklin Farm Products Cooperative, established in…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Jacob Abbott

"… passing of his wife in 1843, Jacob moved to New York with his brothers John and Gorham and opened an all girl’s school called Abbot Institute."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - John Frank Stevens

"An Engineers Recollections. New York : McGraw-Hill Publishing Co., c1936 Webster, Natalie; Manager, Media Relations, American Society of Civil…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - The Abbott School

"After the death of his wife, Jacob moved to New York and his brother, Samuel P Abbott took over Little Blue, and opened it as a school for boys in…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - WWI Impact on Farmington's Agriculture

"… acre at a profit of $40.04.” (Note: Brenda Voter York (and Herbert "Bussy" York) of Sandy River Farms, won the 2008 National Corn Growers' Assoc."

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"When Sagadahoc County was created in 1854, Bath became the county seat. Roe and Colby map detail, Bath, 1873Patten Free Library This population…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Works Cited

"New York: Lewis Publishing Co., 1909. Thompson, Deborah. Bangor, Maine 1769-1914 : an architectural history."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 1 of 13

"1900Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum PIONEERING DAYS Hand Digger Dennis Harris, Treasurer of the Caribou Historical Society, demonstrates…"

Life on a Tidal River - Early Railroads in Bangor - Page 2 of 2

"Bangor Public Library. Microfilm. New York Times (Newspaper), October 18, 1871. Web. Tin Bridge Wreck Bangor Daily Whig and Courier (Newspaper)…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - 1790s: A Growing Movement

"… or Hancock counties, little interest from York County and objections due to the Coasting Law, the effort soon died out.[16] District of Maine…"

Western Maine Cultural Alliance

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Maine's Road to Statehood - Maine in the 17th Century

"… Maine mostly consisted of towns in present-day York County which had sworn their allegiance to the Massachusetts Bay Colony."

Life on a Tidal River - Three Civil War Letters - Page 4 of 4

"1400 Days The Civil War Day by Day. New York: Gallery Books, 1990. Print. The Bangor, Brewer and Penobscot County Directory. Boston: Samuel S."