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Music in Maine - Music stores

"Record Store Day helped drive the resurgence of vinyl and increased US music sales to more than a billion dollars annually."

Presque Isle: The Star City - National Community Christmas Tree - 1959

"… was, therefore, the first President to light the national Christmas tree for the Pageant of Peace. The Pageant was held on the Ellipse, a grassy…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Notable Residents

"… block in 1852 on the former site of the Paine store at the corner of Wadsworth and Main Streets, in which the new George's National Bank and…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston Expands - 1805 to 1846

"His store, one of three businesses at an area referred to as the Upper Corner, the intersection of County Road and Wadsworth Street, stood on the…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Andrew Anderson

"He says, “I’m not gunna tell you why but get your money out. Put it in the Nationals. Fast. That’s all I’m gunna say.” My father, I guess he thought…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Prison Fires - 1849 to 1924

"… O’Brien Block next door, location of the George's National Bank at the time. Prison Fire, Thomaston, 1923Thomaston Historical Society There…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - JP Cilley Ledger From Post

""Civil War Battle Summaries by State." National Park Service - Experience Your America. 13 Apr. 2009…"

Skowhegan Community History - Farming in the Skowhegan Area

"The first Grange was created in 1873 in Hampden Maine. The Grange connected the farmers and their families."

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Politics and Enforcement

"… in Maine had a Rum Room where seized liquor was stored. On dump day the liquor would be poured into a sewer, river, or the ocean often with some…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Edward O'Brien moves to Thomaston - 1850s

"… of Route One/Main Street and Wadsworth Streets, and currently serves as the Prison Store. <-Prev. Page ......................... Next Page->"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Maine State Prison

"… its nearly 100-year-old lime quarry, a wharf and stores on Wadsworth Street. Looking southeast toward Wadsworth Street Bridge, Thomaston, ca."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Emerson Letter

"… a post office, telegraph office, about a dozen stores and the usual number of lawyers and doctors, one public house, which we used for Provost…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Old North Church

"… Through General Knox’s involvement, a Town Meeting House was constructed in 1796 on High Street, and was the first house of worship in the town."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Captain Samuel Watts House

"… to the extent they became two of the nation’s first millionaires. Both owned large properties in New York, where they spent a good deal of time…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Early Shipbuilders - 1780s

"… both sides of the Creek in close proximity to the first shipyards in the area. Vessels were needed for both importing and exporting goods."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The Fales Edgarton House

"The first homes built in 1719 were crude log cabins and did not withstand the early hostile attacks."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Tillson Testimonial

"On July 21st Henry was among the soldiers at the first battle of Bull Run. Henry was among the soldiers killed when the Confederates drove the Unions…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The Edward O'Brien House

"Full-length windows carried to the floor on the first floor of both houses. Each house had decorated vergeboards along the eaves, and porches…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - P.H. Tilson Death Notice

""First Battle of Bull Run -." Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 01 May 2009 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Battle_of_Bull_Run>."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Prison Industries

"At first, the quarry was the main source of labor that provided income to help defray the cost of keeping a prisoner fed and clothed."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - General Henry Knox Museum

"… the American Revolution and George Washington’s first Secretary of War. Housed primarily in Montpelier, an elegant reconstruction of the nineteen…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Greenleaf Cilley

"It discusses the history of the Cilley family, including how Greenleaf Cilley was one of the first casualties of the Civil War."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Early 1800s

"… to him by Lucy Knox prior to 1820, was elected as first Governor when Maine became a state. Early Thomaston, Maine c 1820Thomaston Historical…"