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Rumford Area Historical Society

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Life on a Tidal River - The Bangor Fire of 1911 - Page 1 of 2

"As the fire spread towards Bangor High School, the principal and several students rescued 19 typewriters and all of the school’s trophies before the…"

Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"… school for boys and girls in grades six through high school. When Hannibal Hamlin was still young, he really wanted to become a lawyer."

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"John River and then back into the United States duty free. The farmers in the area catered to the lumber industry by growing grain, hay and potatoes…"

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"Doughty School; and Priscilla Soucie, School Library Media Specialist, William S. Cohen School Howard House, Bangor, 1869Bangor Public Library…"

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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

"Central School always had a food booth. In later years, junk auctions became popular. These were when people would sell junk that they didn't need…"

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

"The cost of seeds was high, as high as $1.00 for a peck of seed corn, and people had to travel a great distance to purchase such products."

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

"Serving the high school students of Cumberland and North Yarmouth, the Greely Institute building with its distinctive belltower was built in 1868…"

Guilford, Maine - Pre-Settlement And The First 100 Years

"… and the first school was kept in the loft of Capt John Bennett’s shed until the first school house was finished in 1818, across the street from the…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion

"… Park, a rustic amusement park built on the banks high above the Penobscot. A round trip ticket to the park, from the Main Road just over 2 tenths…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Early Settlements

"From his highly prominent location, he could view his 300-foot square-rigged yacht “Alcedo” swaying at anchor moored in the deeper waters of the East…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 2 of 4

"… and assure consumer food safety, clamming is highly regulated. Clams are an important resource not only for human consumption, but also for other…"

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"According to Cush Lane, a summer resident, when high tide fell around around 10:30 at night, there would be lobster boat lights flashing all along…"

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

"… the completion of this extension, will tower so high above all loss or injury sustained, that many years will not pass our citizens, irrespective…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Businesses and Cottage Industries

"It was a test to the ingenuity of these highly skilled workers to produce top quality and unique creations and still be able to compete favorably…"

Architecture & Landscape database - Frederick A. Tompson

"… joined the Fassett firm upon completing Portland High School in 1873. Fassett trained both young men as draftsmen."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Peru

"In 2008 the West Peru Elementary School was closed and a new elementary school, entitled Dirigo Elementary, was built to house students in grades…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"… operated two drugstores, and had been a high-ranking medical student from the University of Massachusetts before establishing his business."

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"established in Lubec • First Lubec High School class graduates (1897) 1900s 1900 • Census results – 3,005 1902 • Lubec Water & Electric District…"

Mercy Hospital - McAuley Residence

"… a social studies teacher at Catherine McAuley High School. In 1986, Sister Miriam was asked to change her sabbatical plans to undertake a research…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… competitive sports teams and, in 1965, the Lubec High School Marching Band traveled to Washington D.C."

Lubec, Maine - Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello - Page 1 of 3

"Lubec’s small but highly skilled school band provided music while the Navy destroyer John Paul Jones was anchored in the harbor."