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Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 3 of 3

"In the early 1920s Ridlonville played host to a chapter of the Ku Klux Klan; it is believed they built the Goodwill Hall."

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Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Stockholm, Maine

"This building was run by the Odd Fellows in the 1920s for ten years. These people then sold it to the Eureka Club. they used it for many things."

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

"It ceased operation in the 1920s and the building moved.(5) It was later burned down as a training exercise for firefighters."

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

"… Farm on Blanchard Road in 1914, and during the 1920s added 30,000 square feet of glass. Blanchard’s son-in-law, William J."

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

"… other businesses and stores developed during the 1920s and '30s, a new form of serving customers by home delivery began to take place, first by…"

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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Early Settlements

"… was not introduced to Islesboro until the late 1920s. Dark Harbor Village, 1906Islesboro Historical Society DARK HARBOR In 1884, the…"

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Colby College Special Collections

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Acadian Archives

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Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"By the end of the 1920s, however, the area residents discovered the problems with a single crop economy."

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Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"In the early 1920s, futuristic local businessman Edward Godfrey constructed a small airfield from two farms on outer Union Street."

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Blue Hill, Maine - Educating Blue Hill

"Still, not much improved until the 1920s when electricity and modern toilets were installed. When the electric light first came in, small bulbs hung…"

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"In the 1920s, the old Union Hall was renovated and renamed Community Hall. For many years this hall was used for public functions, being centrally…"

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Eastern Maine Medical Center

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