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Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 2 of 5

"It was located on the north end of the bridge. After, Piscataquis Woolen Company built the mill and the store was moved by the office of Straw and…"

Guilford, Maine - BUSINESSES - Page 3 of 3

"… 18, 1879, the first casualty occurred at Low’s Bridge. Since there was no siding, cars that had to be loaded were left on the track and had to be…"

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"So great was the pressure under the bridge that the water burst through the road surface, leaving a hole a yard in diameter."

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

"… concrete and steel in constructing buildings and bridges diminished the importance of granite, affecting employment in the state's granite centers."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Representative Industries of Cumberland and North Yarmouth

"Purvis south of the bridge, near Mr. Mountford's mill, but it crumbled to decay. Mr. L. H. Wilson's mill on the same stream is on the site of an old…"

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"Main Street and bridge, Surry, 1912Surry Historical Society Probably because Surry originated in East Surry, which was tightly tied to Ellsworth…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Basketball: From Rivals to Teammates

"Casino and Bridge Street, ca. 1901 This is the Casino that was located on Cottage Street in Bar Harbor, where high school basketball was played."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"2 & 4 bridge to imagine it strong enough to move mammoth chunks of ice and snow during the spring flood season."

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

"Since there were no bridges, brooks and rivers were crossed at wading places or by ferry. By 1653, the King’s Highway reached from Portland to…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"This growth also led to the building of the first bridge over the Aroostook River, the lobbying for a railroad to come to Presque Isle and the…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"… money and encouragement to replace the wooden bridge originally built across the Presque Isle Stream on State Street by Presque Isle founder…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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