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Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 2 of 5

"… John Scales bought the building, he opened a small drug store in 1875, called the Hobart Block. It was located on the north end of the bridge."

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Highlighting Historical Hampden - Bob's Bears

"… with a cage attached on the body and the other a small "two-bear trailer" pulled behind a car. Where this mini-menagerie arrived from I never found…"

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Skowhegan Community History - About the Project

"… president of the History House, then invited a small group of teachers to the History House for an introduction to their collections and to let…"

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… University of Maine at Farmington, a small public liberal arts college, Farmington continues to attract students, scholars, and academics to this…"

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Meeting House Park

"That small brick structure set back away from the road. The flames however crossed Main Street and took the Baptist Church, stayed on the west side…"

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Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 3 of 5

"It was a small hotel and contained three small businesses on the bottom floor. The residencies were above them."

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Historic Hallowell - Protect and Serve - Hallowell Fire and Police

"It was most often used to deal with instances of public drunkenness. As the population of the Town increased Selectmen saw the need for a formal law…"

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Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"The following sources are highly recommended for those yearning to probe more deeply. Skowhegan on the Kennebec by Louise Colburn History of the Old…"

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - The Brick Inn

"Small lots with road frontage were sold piece-meal, often referencing Belcher's Field. That field was later known as Pratt's Field and was used by…"

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Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 4 of 5

"It didn't take long before the space was too small. At the 1907 Annual Meeting the trustees proposed a library be built in Guilford."

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - "Fly Rod" Crosby - Page 3 of 3

"This small grass-roots organization has developed a new commemorative trail called the Fly Rod Crosby Trail which will eventually stretch 45 miles…"

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Historic Hallowell - A Chosen Place

"A small cape will abut a Victorian; a bungalow will sit beside what once must have been a farmhouse."

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Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 1 of 3

"Hardwood Products Company Following a variety of small, one man saw mills, one of the first manufacturers utilizing forest products on a large scale…"

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Guilford, Maine - BUSINESSES - Page 3 of 3

"Instead you will find lots of small businesses, including the Guilford Bed and Breakfast. Guilford Bed and Breakfast, ca."

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Guilford, Maine - Historic Buildings - Page 2 of 2

"… In the 1920s on State Route 15 in Guilford, a small lunchroom and filling station was opened for business known as the Chase-Em-In Tea Room."

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Skowhegan Community History - The Skowhegan Island

"… first mills were built along the 'sluiceway' and small dams were erected to raise water level and make the sluiceway more efficient for a power…"

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

"… him with a massive solid silver watch-chain, as a small token of their appreciation of him as a man and master workman."

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New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - North New Portland Village

"… on the main street and Lester Henderson had a small grocery store across the river on Route 16. All in all it is a great place to call home."

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Stephen Titcomb and the Settlement of the Sandy River Valley

"This was a small village consisting of three or four homes and some fish stores. They then followed the trail to the last house, which was log and…"

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Guilford, Maine - Veterans Tributes - Page 1 of 2

"… men forward and, in the face of withering hostile small arms and mortar fire, succeeded in placing an automatic rifle team in position to…"

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Historic Hallowell - Eastern Illustrating Company

"He and his small crew of photographers traveled through rural New England and New York focusing their lenses on locally known landmarks, street…"

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Historic Hallowell - Transportation

"Small streamers, named the Clarion and Della Collins, carried townspeople between Hallowell, Gardiner, and Augusta."

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"W.W. Small, now the home of Uno Mas Restaurant, was a store and mill. The mill put in an elevator so that grains could be loaded directly into the…"

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Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Schools

"… in the morning and attend secondary school for a small part of the day. Younger factory workers would attend nursery school for part of the day…"