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Railroad Station, Fort Kent, ca. 1920

Acadian Archives

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Ouellette house, Van Buren, ca. 1850

L'Heritage Vivant Living Heritage

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Wabanaki beaded purse, ca. 1870

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - I. Headwaters of a community: Sowacatuck, Chouacoet, and the sea

"… Historical Society The Sokokis/Saco main village is thought to be Sowocatuck, where modern day downtown Biddeford and Saco now stand, in the areas…"

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Piles of logs along the Saco River, ca. 1910

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - II. Ripples of change: European exploration & settlement at Winter Harbor - Page 2 of 2

"… overlooking the harbor which would become the village of Biddeford Pool. Most of the settlers were employed farming, fishing or both."

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Copy of Major Phillips sale of lands to Richard Russell, Biddeford, 1673

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

"… Biddeford, 1673McArthur Public Library The village of Winter Harbor - west Saco was an increasingly dangerous place to live in the 17th and 18th…"

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Letter to Captain Nathaniel Goodwin of Biddeford, 1818

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - V. A Cascade of Booms & Busts (1790-1865) - Page 1 of 3

"The shift from the Pool to Falls Village began in earnest. More entrepreneurs came to town, to lend their visions, enthusiasm, and indeed their names…"

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J.G. Deering & Son Lumber Co., Biddeford, ca. 1880

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - IV. Engulfed by nationalism: Revolutionary Biddeford

"… shifting from Winter Harbor up the river to Falls Village. Prior to the building of the first bridge in 1758, the only way to cross the river was…"

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Saco River narrows, Biddeford, ca. 1915

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - II. Ripples of change: European exploration & settlement at Winter Harbor - Page 1 of 2

"… traveled up river and spent time among the native villages, where they were treated with kindness and generosity."

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Mono Aircraft Company, Presque Isle, 1935

Presque Isle: The Star City - Native Americans

"… settlement until after the Civil War, although Acadians had lived along the St. John River since 1650 and American settlers arrived in Houlton in…"

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Ox Cart at N.W. Marston's Store, South Lubec, ca. 1880

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"… French and Indian War 1755 • British deport Acadians to Maine and other New England communities 1775 • Machias residents capture British ship…"