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Life on a Tidal River - Bangor and the Civil War

"Bangor Soldiers and Prisoner of War Camps Bangor residents in other Maine Company's like Pvt. Alden Ellis, Lieutenant George Anson and George Varney…"

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

"During the 1800's a fair number of African Americans made Bangor their home. John Holyoke, a man from Brewer, was another abolitionist from the…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor: Healthcare Center of Eastern and Central Maine - Page 1 of 2

"The original building was fairly small for a hospital and it is unbelievable to see how substantially it has grown into a major operation."

Life on a Tidal River - Bass Park: A History of Fillies, Fame, and Fun

"The Bangor State Fair is one of the oldest fairs not just in Maine, but also in U.S., next to the Skowhegan State Fair, which is the oldest State…"

Life on a Tidal River - Three Civil War Letters - Page 2 of 4

"… engaged in six campaigns: Yorktown, Williamsburg, Fair Oaks, Gaines Mill, White Oak Swamp, and Malvern Hill before the next surviving letter."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Bangor Commercial article on World's Fair contest

"…   Bangor Commercial article on World's Fair contest The Bangor Commercial newspaper ran a contest in 1893, offering trips to the World's Fair…"

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Scrapbook 3: 1867-

"… pages 129-end Grant-Wilson Rally in Augusta, election results, Greeley's death,   Bangor Commercial article on World's Fair contest X"

Blue Hill, Maine - In Search of the Rustic Life

"Steamships traveled from Boston, Massachusetts to Bangor, Maine. Parker Point had its own wharf where a steamship transported people to and from…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 2 of 4

"Benjamin Cutter of Bangor bought 66 acres east of Second Pond where he established the long running Blue Hill Copper Mining and Smelting Company."

Guilford, Maine - Special Events

"Guilford Fair Guilford Fair - 1929Guilford Historical Society Guilford Fair - 1954Guilford Historical Society In the early part of the…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Bob's Bears

"… afternoon, at about the time of the Bangor Fair, I think of a happening from my early days on Short Wharf Road."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Bob Marley

"His first show was at a local health fair. Once he graduated from the University of Maine at Farmington in 1992, he continued his career in comedy."

Presque Isle: The Star City - John R Braden

"… to Mooseleuk Club, Presque Isle by the Bangor Fair as a souvenir of the Free For All Race won at Bangor, Maine Sept 21, 1922 by John R Braden (John…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Hampden Academy

"In 1848, the ladies of Hampden held a fair, and with the proceeds purchased a bell to be placed at the front of the school building."

Malaga Island: a story best left untold - Resources, Links, and Bibliography for Malaga Island: A Story Best Left Untold

"Phippsburg Historical Society, Phippsburg, Fair to the Wind, 1995, Penmor Lithographers, Inc., Lewiston, Maine."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"His customers knew that they would receive fair treatment from Arthur and he assisted them in any way he could."

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… to Jehovah’s Witness; the Northern Maine Fair is still an important rite of summer, WAGM transformed itself from an AM radio station to a…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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