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Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Exhibits

"… and Cumberland Maine's Pauper Laws and the Cumberland Overseers of the Poor Population Decline in Maine's Coastal Counties…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - "Main Streets" of North Yarmouth and Cumberland

"Tuttle Road was extended by 1794 to Cumberland's meetinghouse in present day Cumberland Center, where Elijah Tuttle and others lived in this corner…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Resources and Links

"Cumberland Farmers Club. “The Cumberland County Fair.” www.cumberlandfair.com Cumberland Farmers Market."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Maine's Pauper Laws and the Cumberland Overseers of the Poor

"Maine's Pauper Laws and the Cumberland Overseers of the Poor Overseers seek reimbursementPrince Memorial Library Legal Settlement Maine law in…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Brothers of the Civil War

"… All Hands Needed At the time, most towns in Cumberland County were very small. The 1860 Census showed North Yarmouth to have only 209 families…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Population Decline in Maine's Coastal Counties

"Population Decline in Maine's Coastal Counties Maine in 1860 X Population swings Between 1790 and 1860, the population of Maine increased from…"

Cumberland Historical Society

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Marsh: "Land of Much Grass" - Page 4 of 4

"(1870s). Scarborough Historical Society archives Cumberland County Registry of Deeds. Book 100, page 571. Domingue, Robert."

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Crime & Disaster - Page 1 of 2

"Mitchell’s trial drew massive crowds to the Cumberland County Courthouse and was front page news, the press took every opportunity to report on the…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Roads: From Footpaths to Super Highway

"… and brothers William and Cyrus King, built the Cumberland Turnpike. The turnpike, the first in New England, ran straight across the marsh from Oak…"

Mercy Hospital - Growth & Expansion - Page 2 of 2

"… now runs Mercy Primary Care practices across Cumberland County, including Gorham, Portland, Falmouth, Yarmouth, and Windham."

Scarborough Historical Society & Museum

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Lubec, Maine - S.S. Cumberland: Steamer Brought Passengers and Prosperity to Lubec but Met Tragic End

"Shares in the new venture sold quickly. S.S. Cumberland Onlookers await the S.S. Cumberland arriving from Boston for the first time.Lubec…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 2 of 4

"… with the Atlantic Shore Railroad to York County points.(5) Rising operating costs and increasing use of automobiles weakened the financial…"

Maine Historical Society

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 2 of 4

"… also served twice as state senator for Lincoln County. When the War of 1812 broke out, William served as a major general in the militia in charge…"

Mercy Hospital - Mercy & the Community

"… Great Fires of 1947, a series of blazes from York County to Mount Desert Island hit Maine during an extremely dry autumn."

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

"Print. Maine, State of, Supreme Judicial Court, Cumberland County, Western District, Law Term 1876. The State of Maine vs."

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

"… elections in the spring of 1795, Lincoln, Cumberland, and York counties voted upon an additional ballot measure regarding separation."

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

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

Maine's Road to Statehood - The American Revolution and Early Attempts at Separation - Page 2 of 2

"… had three incorporated counties before 1790—York, Cumberland and Lincoln. Summarized list of grievances (in sidebar): Hatch, Maine, 108-109."

Life on a Tidal River - Early Railroads in Bangor - Page 1 of 2

"… 12 miles, from the station in the block between Cumberland and Curve Streets to the terminus in Milford."

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"On August 31, 1893 the S.S. Cumberland, captained by William Allen, became the first steamship to carry passengers from Boston to Lubec, arriving to…"