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Lubec, Maine - Klondike: Lubec's Gold from Sea Water Hoax

"This gold was sent to New York and proved to be enough to convince investors that a fortune was to be had."

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Lubec, Maine - Susie Calder: Lubec's Sardine Queen

"… one girl from each factory and there were seven factories and I was the one chosen at the Union factory."

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 4 of 4

"… Society & Museum Source Notes 1.Susan Dudley Gold, ed., Scarborough at 350: Linking the Past to the Present (Scarborough, ME: Friends of the…"

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

"… his way up to commanding clipper ships carrying gold prospectors from New York to California, cotton from India to England, and bird guano from…"

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Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"Brown and Company built the first factory on Water Street. The next two decades saw 23 sardine factories constructed in Lubec, bringing employment…"

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Regional and Town History

"… precious gems, various ores, and even a bit of gold. Maine is the most heavily wooded of the lower 48 states, and, despite the aforementioned…"

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Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"… Charles, her father, moved to California for the Gold Rush. The rest of them family went as well. But it didn’t take long for her them to move once…"

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"The Blue and Grey turned into Navy Blue & Gold and Farmington students became Cougars. Farmington High School, ca."

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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