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Guilford, Maine - BUSINESSES - Page 3 of 3

"… Room, the Hudson Room, the Cummings Suite, the Garden Room, and the Highland Room--all ranging in price from $105-$135."

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Rustication

"… 60-room mansions with clipped lawns and formal gardens, estates reflecting their owners' wealth and rank."

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - The Brick Inn

"Daniel Belcher’s beautiful garden, and Margaret went to Boston, and spent four thousand dollars in furnishing it, so that now commence the married…"

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Life on a Tidal River - Bass Park: A History of Fillies, Fame, and Fun

"… venue of its kind in New England, the Boston Garden being the first. On December, 30, 1955 the Syracuse Nationals played the Boston Celtics as…"

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Presque Isle: The Star City - John R Braden

"It has since been moved to a garden spot behind the Forum building due to the expansion of the track for tractor pulls and other events."

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New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future

"… and make maple syrup; many others keep a large garden and spend time during the summer canning, freezing, and storing their harvest."

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New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - North New Portland Village

"… people would bring fruits and veggies from their garden. Ms. Gorman was first introduced to the New Portland Fair in 1933, its location also known…"

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Life on a Tidal River - Four Important Women of Bangor

"… Hope Cemetery Corp & Crematory - America's Second Garden Cemetery.” Mount Hope Cemetery Corp & Crematory, Mount Hope Cemetery Corp., 2019…"

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Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"… of crops and caused widespread damage to private gardens and homes. The torrential downpour was accompanied by gale winds together with lightening…"

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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