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Lincoln, Maine - Gordon's Fox Farms

"… on the farm just had a litter, the owners would kill all but one of the kittens. Then they would let the mother cat take care of the pups that the…"

Historic Hallowell - Blizzards in Hallowell

"… few days the blizzard raged two lobstermen were killed. The kids were not aloud in school for weeks due to the blizzard and the roads were not…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Day 1

"It was a bad storm for everyone, it killed people and destroyed homes. It also led many people to be without power or heat."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Dreamland and Liberty

"… the use of automobiles, and new technology killed these entertainment venues, once an important part of Bath's life."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Bath Savings Institution and Hyde Block

"… officer in the City of Bath to ever be shot and killed on duty. According to the almanac in the September 5, 1883 issue of Bath Daily Times, people…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - III. An undercurrent of danger: Colonial Biddeford

"Six natives were killed and 15 wounded. In 1718 the area of west Saco and Winter Harbor became a separate town with the name of Biddeford, after the…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - A Man's Life in a Suitcase

"… initial assault on Peleliu Island, where he was killed by mortar fire on September 20, 1944. He was buried in Grave 95, Section 3 in a cemetery on…"

Home: The Wadsworth-Longfellow House and Portland - The Wadsworth Era: 1786-1807

"He was killed by an explosion during the Battle of Tripoli in 1804. The poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was named in his memory."

Early Maine Photography - War - Page 2 of 2

"… Fredericksburg, and Chancellorsville before being killed at Gettysburg on July 2, 1863. He is buried with 103 other Maine soldiers in the National…"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - 1620 to 1820: New England's Great Secret

"… Thomas Wannerton, "who drank to me a pint of kill-devil Rhum at a draught." Aside from that historic toast, Josselyn recorded some of the common…"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - 1820 to 1865: Temperance and the Maine Law

"One man was killed by Dow's forces. Portland's Rum Riot demonstrated the passionate, sometimes irrational, zeal of both factions."

Music in Maine - Community and School Marching Bands

"… to assimilate Indigenous youth with a mission to “Kill the Indian in him, and save the man.” He returned to the Penobscot Nation at age fourteen…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahock House and The Sagadahoc Block

"James E. Haley was killed soon after nine o' clock while working on the block. A stick of lumber fell from the saw horses as Haley was walking by and…"

Skowhegan Community History - Benedict Arnold's March

"… escaped, and almost the entire army was either killed or taken hostage. Arnold survived, however, and was known for his bravery and cunning in…"

Skowhegan Community History - The Skowhegan Island

"… of the journey, many of the animals and men were killed, and food and supplies were lost in the cold, icy river."

Life on a Tidal River - Three Civil War Letters - Page 3 of 4

"Frederick H. Rogers was killed in this battle. His name appears on the Civil War monument at Mount Hope Cemetery that honors the 236 soldiers from…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor and the Civil War

"Nine were either killed or severely wounded and 160 died of disease. Around 180 soldiers died total. Simon G."

Lincoln, Maine - Civil War

"… sometimes walk until their boots tore or were killed in battle. I am grateful that people were willing to die for what they believed in and for us."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 1 of 4

"… 1750s, when many European settlers were captured, killed, or had their homes burned. However, the settlers were persistent and eventually the…"

Skowhegan History House

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Other Recreation

"… There used to be a fine of $1,000 for illegally killing a moose. That was a lot of money when most people earned a $1 an hour at work."

Surry by the Bay - Early Twentieth Century

"… Wilbur McKeown, a 2nd Class Petty Officer, was killed by Japanese bombers at the battle of Savo Island, August 28,1942, while serving on the USS…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 3 of 4

"… population, than Rumford, and none had more men killed in action or died from wounds.” Rumford sent men to World War I, World War II, the Korean…"