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Keywords: Oxford County

Historical Items

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Item 28793

Oxford County Jail, ca. 1890

Contributed by: Hamlin Memorial Library and Museum Date: circa 1890 Location: Paris Media: Photographic print

Item 13821

Oxford County Fair, 4-H Club, 1976

Contributed by: Norway Historical Society Date: 1976-09-23 Location: Norway Media: Newsprint

Item 13823

Harness Racing, Oxford County Fair, ca. 1946

Contributed by: Norway Historical Society Date: circa 1946 Location: Norway; Paris Media: Photographic print

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 109892

County and municipal building, Rumford, 1915-1916

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1915–1916 Location: Rumford Client: Town of Rumford Architect: Harry S. Coombs

Item 116358

Walker Street improvement for Dr. Holt, Portland, ca. 1895

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1895 Location: Portland Client: E. E. Holt Architect: John Calvin Stevens

Online Exhibits

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Fair Season: Crops, Livestock, and Entertainment

Agricultural fairs, intended to promote new techniques and better farming methods, have been held since the early 19th century. Before long, entertainments were added to the educational focus of the early fairs.

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Maine and the Space Age

The small town of Andover landed on the international map in 1962 when the Earth Station that had been built there successfully communicated with Telstar, the first telecommunications satellite.

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Blueberries to Potatoes: Farming in Maine

Not part of the American "farm belt," Maine nonetheless has been known over the years for a few agricultural items, especially blueberries, sweet corn, potatoes, apples, chickens and dairy products.

Site Pages

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 4 of 4

"… Cornhill, Boston, MA., 1881; History of Rumford, Oxford County, Maine From Its First Settlement in 1779 to the Present Time, by William B."

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Hamlin Memorial Library and Museum

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Fryeburg Historical Society

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My Maine Stories

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Story

From Chinese Laundress to Mother of the Year
by Dr. Andrea Louie

Toy Len Goon's granddaughter recounts her immigration to the US and becoming Mother of the Year.