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Seashore Trolley Museum

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Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Interviews - Page 1 of 2

"Then I asked him how long would it take to repair the cars and his answer was “It would take a few days to repair because It would take a while to…"

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Historic Hallowell - Train Wreck Of 1937

"The Hubbard Free Library was repaired about two months after the incident. Now the library is fine and still being used today."

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Lincoln, Maine - Gateway Motors

"Gateway Motors repaired cars for people. It helped our town in many ways. Works Cited Fellows, Dana. "Buck Motors." History of the Town of Lincoln."

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Lincoln, Maine - W.A. Brown: Jack of all trades

"… to my life today because we have at least four car dealerships in Lincoln and without the first car dealership we might not have a dealer at all."

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad

"All repairs of rolling stock was done in the two-track repair shop located in Presque Isle. Aroostook Valley Railroad Trestle, ca."

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Lincoln, Maine - Thomas S. Libby

"A wheelwright repairs broken carriage wheels. He was retired for three years until he enlisted into the Union army during the Civil War, which was…"

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Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Day 1

"After the ice storm many people had to repair their homes due to damages. May jobs and stores that families worked and bought food didn’t get enough…"

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - IV. Transitions and troubles: Private enterprise shoulders an island’s needs

"… were often patched-together machines that were repaired enough to handle the shorter distances of island travel."

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Historic Hallowell - Day 8

"CMP estimated that the cost of repairs would be about a million dollars. The most dangerous part would be the next few weeks."

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

"Initially, cars were limited to seasonal use because of poor roads. Few roads were tarred. By 1927, popularity of the automobile forced Scarborough…"

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Railroad into the Village

"Arrived at that place, they all repaired to the Railroad saloon, where a sumptuous dinner was served up in a “mine host’s” best style."

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"Food Administration endorsed “Farm Implement and Repair Week.” Every farmer in the nation was urged to make necessary repairs to their equipment…"

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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Summer Resorts

"… their own businesses, including shoe and harness repair. Summer residents began to buy their own property and built family homes, establishing a…"

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Guilford, Maine - The Next Fifty Years 1916-1966

"Leslie Adkins wagon shop was built to paint and repair wagons. Piscataquis Valley Country Club was incorporated."

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Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Interviews - Page 2 of 2

"… how well do you think Hallowell recovered and repaired after the disaster? A: Well, I think they had started right away to try and clear the roads…"

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Historic Hallowell - Hurricanes Of 1954 - Stories and Timelines

"The public utilities were destroyed and repair crews worked throughout the night restoring services."

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Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"… that the church will require a 1.8 million dollar repair for it to be functional. The intersection is now home to a large credit union chain…"

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Guilford, Maine - Modern History: 1966 to Present

"We were still in a boom despite the setback. A local restaurant rebuilt and enlarged; a furniture business expanded, a new car wash was constructed…"

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Lincoln, Maine - Other Early Hospitals

"This was originally not a nursing home, so it was repaired in the spring of 1956 and on April 1, they were ready to accept patients."

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Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"… the mill was in poor shape and needed quite a few repairs and improvements. In light of these factors, he rejected Johnson’s proposal."

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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