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Item 18264

R. M. Milliken store, Bridgewater, ca. 1945

Contributed by: Bridgewater Historical Society Date: 1945 Location: Bridgewater Media: photographic print

Item 51815

Barber licensing, West Lubec, 1961, 1961

Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: 1961 Location: Lubec Media: Ink on paper

Item 108671

Ghost town, Davidson, ca. 1908

Courtesy of Henry Gartley, an individual partner Date: circa 1908 Location: Davidson; Davidson Media: Photographic print

Online Exhibits

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A Town Is Born: South Bristol, 1915

After being part of the town of Bristol for nearly 150 years, residents of South Bristol determined that their interests would be better served by becoming a separate town and they broke away from the large community of Bristol.

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Princeton: Woods and Water Built This Town

Princeton benefited from its location on a river -- the St. Croix -- that was useful for transportation of people and lumber and for powering mills as well as on its proximity to forests.

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Reading, Writing and 'Rithmetic: Brooklin Schools

When Brooklin, located on the Blue Hill Peninsula, was incorporated in 1849, there were ten school districts and nine one-room school houses. As the years went by, population changes affected the location and number of schools in the area. State requirements began to determine ways that student's education would be handled. Regardless, education of the Brooklin students always remained a high priority for the town.

Site Pages

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Notable Residents

"… block in 1852 on the former site of the Paine store at the corner of Wadsworth and Main Streets, in which the new George's National Bank and…"

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John Bailey to Edward E. O'Brien, Thomaston, 1861

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - 1850 to 1870

"Dry goods stores and specialty shops were in great number and merchants did a brisk business. After an initial drop in census numbers to 3600 in…"

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Fales Edgarton House, Thomaston, ca. 1870

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - About Us

"A small group of dedicated volunteers and professionals was formed, who could bring an array of different backgrounds and specialties to the project."