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Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Brothers of the Civil War

"The bullet that removed him from the world took from it a frank, brave, and noble-minded gentleman.” Back in Gray, Maine, the sorrowful news was…"

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Lincoln, Maine - Main Street, Lincoln, ca. 1920

"… in Lincoln, Mattawamkeag and Passadumkeag during World War II. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."

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Lincoln, Maine - Railroads

"… used it to transport soldiers to and from World War II. B.J.'s General Store in Mattawamkeag was rented out to the Army to house black soldiers who…"

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Lincoln, Maine - Cars, Model T

"When the car was first created it was an outbreak across the globe. Everyone wanted one of these strange metal contraptions that have now changed the…"

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Lincoln, Maine - Main Street, Lincoln, ca. 1890

"The Civil War monument and Methodist Church are visible in the background, as this is Main Street facing north."

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Lincoln, Maine - Jonathan Clay Jr.

"There could have been huge changes if the war came here and was fought, and we could have had our town or even country taken over."

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Lincoln, Maine - Thomas G. Libby

"He went to war when he was fourteen to be a drummer boy. There was already a drummer boy, so he fought along side his father, Thomas S. Libby."

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Lincoln, Maine - Jacob Stinchfield

"The Aroostook War was when Maine was arguing with Canada for parts of the border. It was a bloodless war because we settled it with a treaty before…"

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Lincoln, Maine - Nathaniel Bodwell

"To me, anything that has to do with war is unreasonable and doesn't need to happen. I would be so scared knowing that he was only there to beat on…"

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Lincoln, Maine - Wartime Lincoln

"… of Mattawamkeag stationed in Iraq X   Bob Lyons Interview on the Korean War   Althea Nason Interview on Women in WWII Lincoln Then"

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Lincoln, Maine - Aaron Huntress

"Warren was ranked 1st Lieutenant in the Aroostook War. He was later discharged in muster on September 11, 1865. He later died on December 20, 1913."

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Lincoln, Maine - Newspapers

"Some people wouldn’t have even heard anything about the war at all. The people of Lincoln might not know when there are changes happening in other…"

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Lincoln, Maine - Gary Gordon

"… lucky I am to have a dad that isn’t a part of the war. Gary had a wife, Carmen Gordon, of Lincoln, and two children, Ian, 6, and Brittany, 3, at…"

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Surry by the Bay - Early Twentieth Century

"By the end of World War II, the woods and fields of Surry were free of these polluting items. When the war ended in August 1945, there was little…"

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Surry by the Bay - Surry Opera Company

"… together people from across the region and the world through music. Program CoverSurry Historical Society Beginnings: the Presumptuous Opera…"

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Lincoln, Maine - South Lincoln schoolhouse, Lincoln, ca. 1930

"About 1878 a new school house was built about five hundred feet below the site of the first one. In 1896 it was decided to move this building into a…"

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Surry by the Bay - Sawmills of Cunningham Ridge

"This saw mill remained in operation until before World War II. Over the years it produced lumber, barrel staves, and fish boxes."

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Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln Memorial Library, tables & fireplace, 1924

"… The Lincoln Memorial Library opened for the first time in 1924. This picture shows some of the original features of the library including tables…"

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Lincoln, Maine - Lower Main Street looking north, Lincoln, ca. 1948

"The first store on the left was Bailey's Drug Store. Next was Carney's clothing store and the third building was Grindell's Mens Clothing Store."

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Lincoln, Maine - W.A. Brown: Jack of all trades

"Will Brown was one of the first drivers of a Model T in the area. He bought his first Model T in 1904."

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Surry by the Bay - Broadway by the Bay

"It went dark for seven years until after the war when a new patron gave it new life under a new producer Charles O."

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Lincoln, Maine - Methodist Church, Lincoln, ca. 1925

"The clock first struck on Nov. 16, 1878, and it was run by granite counterweights and had to be wound every week."

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Lincoln, Maine - Methodist Church

"The first pastor to arrive at the Methodist Church was Elliot B. Fletcher. He was sent by the Maine Conference to provide knowledge about God and to…"

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Lincoln, Maine - Aaron Woodbury

"… he built the first construction which was the first house and first store in Lincoln. Eleven years later, in 1835, he left Lincoln and went to New…"