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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

"The settlers encroached on the native hunting grounds and set nets which interfered with their fishing."

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Lucia Wadsworth's "assembly dress," Portland, ca. 1799

Historic Clothing Collection - 1800-1830 - Page 1 of 2

"… years, stylistic and decorative details began to encroach on the early simple and plain greco-style gowns, as may be observed in a delicate almost…"

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Mono Aircraft Company, Presque Isle, 1935

Presque Isle: The Star City - Native Americans

"… violence, and European (American and Canadian) encroachment. By the 1880s, native Maliseet and Mi’kmaq populations were near an all-time low."

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Railroad Station, Fort Kent, ca. 1920

Acadian Archives

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