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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The Humphrey House

"He built the impressive Monk Humphrey House on Wadsworth Street, a grand three-storey Federal style house, which was dismantled around 1940."

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Historic Hallowell - Important Buildings and Institutions

"… visiting Hallowell, to-day, cannot fail to be impressed by the picturesque beauty of its location, and by the characteristic old-time New England…"

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The Watts Block

"He built an impressive three-storey brick hip-roof building and presented it to the town of Thomaston."

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Architecture

"… Society Thomaston has long been known for the impressive homes lining its tree-lined streets. It is a town whose architecture retains the original…"

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Historic Hallowell - A Chosen Place

"… of the state of Maine, and he recorded his impressions in a piece written for the December 2004 issue of Down East magazine entitled “The Chosen…"

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The John Ruggles House

"The house is impressive in size and fine detail both inside and out. Four large rooms on each floor flank a central hall, and an ell extends from the…"

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Nylander Museum

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Highlighting Historical Hampden - Early Settlement

"Wheeler was so impressed with the area during his exploration the year before that he collected his family from Durham, New Hampshire, and settled…"

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The "Edward O'Brien", the "Washington B. Thomas", & "Edna Hoyt"

"… shipwreck off Prout’s Neck only 60 days after her impressive launch. Captain William Lermond’s second wife, Hattie Winchenbach, lost her life in…"

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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The MCHP Experience: In Our Own Words

"… and see where they'd go with it; I was always impressed with the quality of their work and their dedication to doing a good job." -Renée…"

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Friendship Museum

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Tate House Museum

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Champlain Society - Page 2 of 2

"Redfield in 1894, an impressive record for any protected area and one that has been revisited by scientists in the twenty-first century."

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Life on a Tidal River - Bangor: Healthcare Center of Eastern and Central Maine - Page 1 of 2

"People were impressed at how efficient the doctors were at caring for the patients no matter how many there were."

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 2 of 4

"… also were also active by 1798, and built an impressive church on Franklin Street, and a subsequent Chapel on Linnel Street in the Virginia Section…"

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Charles K. Savage (1903-1979): The View from Asticou - Page 6 of 6

"… managed the Asticou Terraces Trust, much of his impressive conservation and preservation work along the eastern end of Mount Desert Island had been…"

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Andrew Anderson

"… No- this is why I can give you two different impressions of the depression- and they were all together different."

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Early Maine Photography - Early Maine Photography at Maine Historical Society

"The late James B. Vickery amassed an impressive collection during his lifetime, a legacy Earle G. Shettleworth, Jr."

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Architecture & Landscape database - Maine Architectural Renderings

"The impressive 1909 watercolor for the Portland City Hall was produced by the principal architects, Carrere and Hastings of New York for a project in…"

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Of The Arts Era

"… 1920Bar Harbor Historical Society To match its impressive roster, the Building of the Arts was an impressive structure."

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Bryants and Rockefellers: Two Seal Harbor Families

"The impressions that each family left upon one another lasted, and remain to this day. The story of the Bryants and the Rockefellers rings true with…"

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Movies Come To The Island

"… visitors ogling at the scantily clad mermaids, impressive diving tricks, and special effects. There were over 125 actors and crew on the island and…"

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield's Tuscan Opera House

"… Society Dixfield's Tuscan Opera House is an impressive four-storied building. There was a kitchen and dining room in the basement, theater and…"

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Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection

"… photographed and published that evening, an impressive and telling feat for the 1930s. The Gannett family were also well known aviation…"