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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VI. The deluge of industrial expansion & immigration (1865-1900) - Page 2 of 2

"The largest portions were from Canada (25%) and Ireland (12%), two heavily Catholic countries. Prior to this there had been only one Catholic Church…"

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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 9 of 17

"… 25 percent of all immigration to Biddeford and Ireland made up an additional 12 percent, both were heavily Catholic demographics."

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Life on a Tidal River - Bangor and the Civil War Resources

"Civilwar.org, n.d. Web. 5/23/2012. Francis Ireland letters 1862-1863, MS 261, Special Collections, Raymond H."

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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Beyond Borders: an historical overview - Page 3 of 6

"… of Sagadahoc in the 1730s and the colony of New Ireland in the 1770s. These promoters saw the region as an underutilized resource for British…"

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Rum, Riot, and Reform - Drinking Implements

"X Decanter, 1785-1800 Ireland Blown glass, engraved Rum Courtesy of Arlene Palmer Schwind X Chinese export porcelain punch bowl China…"

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Mercy Hospital - Sisters of Mercy

"… The story of Mercy Hospital has its origins in Ireland, where its founding order began in the early nineteenth century."

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

"… of lumber at Halifax and sailed for Belfast, Ireland. From there she moved on to Cardiff, Wales, to load coal for Venezuela, but just after leaving…"

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Rum, Riot, and Reform - Politics and Enforcement

"… of Maine Historical Society B St 96 A native of Ireland, Civil War veteran Murphy was pulled from jail by Capt."

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Home: The Wadsworth-Longfellow House and Portland - The Privy

"… of the residents were immigrants from Canada, Ireland, or Germany. In 1874, sewers came to Brown Street."

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Blue Hill, Maine - Shipbuilding: An Important Early Industry

"Snow, the bark was shipwrecked off the coast of Ireland; he was the only survivor. Folks near Galway rescued him."

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Lincoln, Maine - Workman's Hospital

"Dakota Ireland “Create a ‘why’ question, research the answer, and create response answering the question” Why did the Workman’s hospital close…"

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 1 of 4

"… especially Poland, Lithuania, Italy, Scotland, Ireland, England, came to build the dams, canals, brick structures, and other buildings on the…"

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Lincoln, Maine - Newspapers

"Newspapers All Around Diorama by Morgan Ireland X There were many newspapers that came out before the most recent one, the Lincoln News."