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Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 3 of 4

"… mountains surrounding Rumford, including Black Mountain, White Cap, and Glassface offer summertime blueberry picking and hiking."

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 1 of 3

"On the east side of Carr Mountain, near the home of Ben Royal, was a Way Station that had a tie up for horses and lodging for travelers."

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Regional and Town History

"… and Special Collections Library Over the mountains, to the south, the three towns of the Nezinscot Region are powered by a more diversified…"

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Welcome to Strong

"… the stories that shaped this small community and its inhabitants in the western mountains of Maine. Click Here To View All Of Our Online Items"

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 2 of 5

"Waits, Whites, Newmans, Delanos, Tainters, Newtons, Fosters and Kenneys lived alongside the Holmans and contributed to the area’s agricultural life."

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 4 of 4

"… water, the great river crashing to granite rock, white water exploding from granite rock – unbelievable, the power of life! Tom Fallon Sources for…"

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 4 of 5

"Mrs. Park sat up in the evening; Mrs. White came and watched. Carrie so sick and suffering so much. We sent for Dr. B.; she died at one."

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 3 of 5

"… the hotel and furnished the rum and raffled off a white horse at $1/ticket. It was said that a hot time in the old town was had that night."

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Porter Lake

"Porter Lake is west of the New Vineyard Mountains. Many inlets supply the lake from all sides, as well as natural springs."

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Bethel Historical Society

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Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 3 of 3

"In 1853 the White Mountain guide Joseph A. Hall proposed to Abner Lowell, a Portland jeweler and mountain enthusiast, a plan for a carriage road to…"

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Malaga Island: a story best left untold - Resources, Links, and Bibliography for Malaga Island: A Story Best Left Untold

"Wray, Matt, Not Quite White: White Trash and the Boundaries of Whiteness, 2006, Duke University Press, Durham, N.C."

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 4 of 4

"… abundant undeveloped land and easy access to mountains and the sea are factors that have attracted families and businesses."

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Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Day 1

"The White Mountains were covered by heavy ice, blocking 850 miles of trails and roads. All that ice from the storm destroyed power lines, which…"

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - …then came the settlers…

"…then came the settlers… Granite mountains, Mount Desert, 1837Maine Historical Society While exploring Mount Desert as a place “to carry on…"

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Porter Family

"… was built in the area where the gas pumps at White Elephant are located today. That home later became the Hotel Strong."

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Blue Hill, Maine - A Real Downeast County Fair

"… as it was being filled and sailed over Blue Hill Mountain. Fortunately, it came down in the nearby town of Orland and was retrieved."

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Champlain Society - Page 1 of 2

"… than it is today: hike to the summit of Cadillac Mountain, view the sheer cliffs of the the island’s eastern shore, and visit the villages of Bar…"

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Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"… called "American Flag," "Yankee Spruce," "White Mountain," "200 Lump Spruce," "Licorice Lulu," "Trunk Spruce", "Sugar Cream," "Four-in-Hand," and…"

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… unstoppable waters, which rise and fall as the mountain tributaries overflow with melted ice and snow."

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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