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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Lydia Abbott Titcomb and Pine Tree Cottage, Farmington, ca. 1875

"Lydia Abbott Titcomb and Pine Tree Cottage, Farmington, ca. 1875 Contributed by Farmington Historical Society Description Pine Tree…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - East New Portland Village Schools

"East New Portland Central High School X The original Central High School was built in 1921, as the product of over a year's worth of town vote…"

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

"Education was important to the townspeople. The Pines , an elementary school, Central High School, and others were located in the area of East New…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - John Frank Stevens

"… from 1923-1930, after that he retired to Southern Pines, North Carolina where he died on June 2nd, 1943 at the age of 90."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"And the Normal School would be the catalyst for improved education in the public sector. Farmington is a proud community – proud of their downtown…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Early Settlers

"After Peggy died, Pine Tree Cottage eventually came to the Farmington Historical Society. The members of the Historical Society took great care to…"

Historic Hallowell - Day 8

"… who spent nine days trying to run the Suburban Pines Motel in Windham without power while housing eight relatives, then when a guest was using a…"

Surry by the Bay - Early Settlement

"Their houses were rough hewn from pine with no adequate provision for proper sanitation or ventilation."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 1 of 4

"These early blackboards were made of pine and coated with a mixture of egg whites and carbon from charred potatoes."

Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"Later, after the American Revolution, the cutting, sawing and transporting of enormous amounts of both pine and spruce boards began."

Historic Hallowell - Logging

"… shipped down the Kennebec River were mainly pines. When they got shipped down the Kennebec, they went to the Steam and Boom Company in Hallowell…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Gate no 2 design, Bangor, 1867

"… 9 of Scrap Book No 3, he wrote, "Rustic built of pine or cedar posts." The center of each side of the gate would be "filled with small round cedar…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 3 of 4

"… stretch of beach from the easterly tip of Pine Point through Old Orchard Beach to Hill’s Beach in Biddeford was often used."

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

"Donald A. Thurlow opened the Pine Point Seafood Market and sold fish, lobsters, clams and other seafood."

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin's plow, Hampden, ca. 1833

"… the plow that he "went into the woods and found a pine tree with a root running out like a plough shear and I made a plough and covered the…"

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

"The Scarborough anchorage at Pine Point is where the Scarborough, Nonesuch and Libby Rivers converge and the departure point for many fishermen."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 1 of 4

"… Bayley and Don Googins Local Fishermen at Pine Point, Scarborough, 1932Scarborough Historical Society & Museum Scarborough’s coastline, with…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks - Page 1 of 2

"Most of the pines measured about a yard across and one hundred feet high and grew so close to each other there was no room for limbs to sprout for…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 1 of 4

"He was a station agent first at Pine Point and later at Oak Hill. Because he felt it was his duty to care for his invalid mother, it wasn’t until he…"

Surry by the Bay - Sawmills of Cunningham Ridge

"… Surry Historical Society From the coveted tall pine for ships' masts to the coastal cedar for shingles, Maine's forest land has been the source of…"

Lincoln, Maine - Ira Fish

"… 1825-26, Ira and his crew put 5,000,000 feet of pine logs in the water. That is enough to run the mill for three to four years."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 1 of 4

"the same day, the station was moved to the Pine Point side of the tracks.(2) When the Pine Point station was discontinued, it was again moved to…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks - Page 2 of 2

"… three extensive beaches: Higgins, Scarborough and Pine Point. There are ledges, however, around Prouts Neck, Bluff and Stratton Islands (now part…"