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

"Print. Penobscot River Railroad History of Penobscot County Maine, with illustrations and biographical sketches."

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Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"The beauty of the Penobscot and Kenduskeag Rivers, as first described by Champlain, is again seen as a vital part of the history, heritage, and…"

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Life on a Tidal River - Bangor and Social Reform Movements of the 1800s-1900s

"The tunnel ran from the Penobscot River located near Holyoke’s house in Brewer. The tunnel was found because the son of the family that later bought…"

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Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"… way to arrive in Lincoln was to paddle up the Penobscot River, walk the ancient Indian footpaths while fording the streams, or trek beside ox-drawn…"

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Lincoln, Maine - Solomon's Store

"5 Apr. 2010. "Solomon's Store, 1941". Photograph. Pictorial History of Lincoln, Maine. Lincoln. Ed. Penobscot Services Division."

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Lincoln, Maine - Gateway Motors

"… That Helped Build a Town on the Banks of the Penobscot. Lincoln, Me.: Lincoln Historical Society, 1995. 48-49. Print. Murchison, Dottie."

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

"No. 12. 1910-11. Bangor: Cannon & Co. Print. Bangor and Brewer Directory. No. 11. 1909. Bangor: Cannon & Co. Print."

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Highlighting Historical Hampden - Works Cited

"Historic Hampden. 1944. History of Penobscot County Maine with illustrations and biographical sketches. Cleveland: Williams, Chase & Co., 1882."

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Life on a Tidal River - Bangor Site Resources

"Bangor, Me.: Bangor Pub. Co.,1976. Print. Cole, Galen, et al. The Galen Cole Family Foundation and Cole Land Transportation Museum ."

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Life on a Tidal River - Bangor Man Rats Out Brady Gang - Page 1 of 2

"… sporting goods store called Dakins Sporting Goods Co. in Bangor, which became very successful. One day the Brady Gang came into his store and tried…"

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Lincoln, Maine - Aroostook War

"John River Valley , N. Aroostook Co., Me. and Madawaska Co., NB: A History of the Communities and People. Web. 8 Apr. 2010."

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Lincoln, Maine - Telegraphs & Telephones

"Vol. 1. Lincoln: Lincoln Historical Society. Print. Ser. 3. King, George R. “Lincoln Light Power CO.” Lincoln Historical Society (1993): 252-54."

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Highlighting Historical Hampden - Riverside Park

"… overlooked the tranquil Hampden Narrows of the Penobscot River. Owned by the Stern family of Hampden, the park was leased by the Bangor, Hampden &…"

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Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"… 1692, English Captain Benjamin Church arrived in Penobscot Bay with a company of men and landed on what came to be known as 700 Acre Island, a…"

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

"… Society The island of Islesboro, located in the Penobscot Bay, has a long and rich history, as one of the last coastal areas to be settled, in the…"

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Stetson Historical Society

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 1 of 4

"Other stories claim he was from the Penobscot or Androscoggin tribes. In 1793, he was one of several Indians asked to determine the boundaries of…"

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Part 6, pages 97-113

"Ten members of the Penobscot tribe paddled the canoes.   Part 6, pages 97-113 Topics and personalities include: Irish immigrants Brig. Gen."

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Holiday Events

"… park, people walk down to the fisherman’s co-op wharf and watch a wreath being thrown into the harbor commemorating those whose lives were lost at…"

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Women's Firsts

"… first woman manager of the Swan's Island Electric Co-op.Swan's Island Historical Society Three occupational areas, in particular, have an…"

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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Women in Colonial Economies - Page 4 of 4

"“A “Labyrinth of Uncertainties”: Penobscot River Islands, Land Assignments, and Indigenous Women Proprietors in Nineteenth-Century Maine.” The…"

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Baird's Quarry history

"… Historical Society Matthew Baird Contracting Co. of New York opened the Baird’s Quarry in Minturn in 1901."

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Bath's Historic Downtown - The Customs House

"… from the same quarry at Mussel Ridge Islands in Penobscot Bay. The architectural style of the 2.5 story building is Italianate."