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

"Resources Bergquist, David. “Life on a Tidal River.” Life on a Tidal River - Narrative, Maine Historical Society…"

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Life on a Tidal River - The Bangor Fire of 1911 - Page 1 of 2

"George Abbott, a Brewer fireman, was killed when a chimney from a house on Penobscot Street fell on him while he was fighting a fire there."

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Life on a Tidal River - Bangor and the Civil War

"Alden Ellis, Lieutenant George Anson and George Varney did not return with their "muster mates." They were captured and sent to prisoner of war…"

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Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"Beahm, George. The Stephen King Companion. Andrews and McMeel, 1989. Burnham, Emily. “Happy 70th Birthday, Stephen King.” Bangor Daily News, Bangor…"

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Norcross Heritage Trust

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

"Portland, Me., 1903. Print. Stanley, R.H. and Hall, George. Eastern Maine and the Rebellion. Bangor, Me.: R.H. Stanley and Company, 1887. Print."

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

"Major General George McClellan General George B. McClellan's organizational skills transformed the Army of the Potomac into a well-drilled military…"

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Early Maine Photography - Occupational Photography

"… where he sailed vessels built by his brothers George and John Patten. He later joined his brothers’ shipbuilding firm and became one Bath’s…"

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Early Maine Photography - Post-Mortem & Mourning

"… Richards drowned while swimming in the Kennebec River at Swan Island opposite Richmond. These daguerreotypes of young Sarah were preserved in the…"

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Early Maine Photography - Occupational

"Five tintypes of Bangor origin depict river drivers in their work clothes and spiked leather boots. In one of these images, two loggers exhibit the…"

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Early Maine Photography - Famous People - Page 3 of 3

"… 1848 to 1882 he served Unitarian churches in Fall River, Massachusetts; Brooklyn, New York; and Germantown, Pennsylvania."

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Rum, Riot, and Reform - Bootleggers vs. Police

"1928 Courtesy of Joyce Butler Owned by George Butler, Police Commissioner in Biddeford. X Still Copper Collections of Maine Historical…"

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Historic Hallowell - History of The Cotton Mill

"It was created by George Robinson and backed by Justin E. Smith, John P. Flagg, Eben G. Dole, C.D. Bachelder and Captain Lawson Watts."

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Music in Maine - Community Music

"1895Maine Historical Society George Washington Kemp, Leeds, ca. 1890Maine Historical Society George Washington "Wash" Kemp, came to Maine in…"

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Lincoln, Maine - Mills & Paper Industry - Page 1 of 2

"The Lombard Steam Log Hauler Text by George King, Lincoln Historical Society Alvin Lombard was born in Springfield, Maine in 1856."

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Lincoln, Maine - Aroostook War

"Smith Taken by George King along Rt. 2 in Haynesville X Jake Mulligan “Research your topic and summarize the ‘who, what, when, and where’ in the…"

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Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Iron Foundry

"In 1878 George Fuller renamed the Iron works “George Fuller and Sons” while he worked with his sons."

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Historic Hallowell - The Fuller Foundry

"Webber, Sr., an individual partner In 1878, Mr. George Fuller was given exclusive control of the company, and the name was changed to “George Fuller…"

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Historic Hallowell - Hall-Dale Middle School 2009-2010

"… Armentrout Clio Barr Brandyn Bechard Amber Bell George Berry Adam Blanche Ashley Boerner Gabrielle Brown Spencer Buck Devin Chamberland Kait Clark…"

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Rum, Riot, and Reform - Politics and Enforcement

"… dump day the liquor would be poured into a sewer, river, or the ocean often with some fanfare. Not surprisingly, Rum Rooms were often the target of…"

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Historic Hallowell - Industry at the Mouth of the Vaughan Stream

"Hill, supplied the money to build the automobile. George McClench, Frank McClench, and Charles L. Spauding were the builders of the first automobile…"

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Historic Hallowell - City Marshals

"Fitz Morris was a son of William George Fish. He was born on April 17, 1873. Fitz Morris was taught in a public school in Hallowell."

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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Pejepscot Proprietors Papers, 1627‐1866

"… is derived); material concerning the voyage of George Weymouth; documents about murdered French Jesuit missionary Father Rasle of Norridgewock; and…"

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Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Day 1

"It was the worst ice storm in the history of Maine. Written by George Berry, Tasha Glazier, Ethan Rolfe"