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Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Waterfront - Page 2 of 2

"… was established by the City of Hallowell and Kennebec County. People in Hallowell and Chelsea used the ferry to get to schools, jobs, and stores."

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Historic Hallowell - Dummer House

"As a judge on the Court of Common Pleas in Kennebec County, in 1794 he presided over a paternity case involving one of Martha Ballard's patients."

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Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Floods

"All citizens of Kennebec County had to wait, and wonder when this disaster will end. Hallowell Flood 1987Courtesy of Sumner A."

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Historic Hallowell - Thomas Bond House

"Hallowell House". An 1879 Kennebec County map shows the occupant of the Thomas Bond House as H.Q. Blake. H.Q."

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Historic Hallowell - City Marshals

"He was assigned the duties of deputy sheriff of Kennebec County in 1901 and City Marshal of Hallowell."

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Historic Hallowell - Prisons and Firearms

"… who commit crimes in Hallowell are sent to the Kennebec County Jail. Police Revolver, Hallowell Police Department, Hallowell, 1890,Hubbard…"

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Historic Hallowell - Protect and Serve - Hallowell Fire and Police

"… his Deputies in Pownalborough until 1799, when Kennebec County was established. When the first Town Hall was constructed in 1828 it included a…"

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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Who were the Kennebec and Pejepscot Proprietors? - Page 1 of 7

"… creation of Lincoln County in 1760, where the Kennebec Proprietors hoped juries in company towns would be more favorable to their legal arguments."

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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Who were the Kennebec and Pejepscot Proprietors? - Page 5 of 7

"Who were the Kennebec and Pejepscot Proprietors? Coll. 61, vol. 10, p. 179b-1 A copy of a letter issued by Samuel Goodwin to Mr."

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Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahoc County Courthouse

"… Movement Agency, County Commissioners Office, County Communication Center, County Treasurer, District Attorney, Register of Deeds, Register of…"

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Historic Hallowell - Day 8

"… As the ice storm continued all of Maine sixteen counties were declared federal disaster areas. Chainsaws became more hard to get for all the…"

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… an easy canoe trip from Norridgewock on the Maine Kennebec.” (History of Farmington Maine From Its Settlement to 1846, Thomas Parker) The…"

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Early Settlers

"… early settlers were a brave bunch, coming up the Kennebec River and over land by foot or horse through unsettled areas following the trails of…"

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Bath's Historic Downtown - Project Resources

"Gillet, Publisher, 1851. Sagadahoc County, Maine. J. Chace, Publisher, 1858. City of Bath, Sagadahoc County, Maine. Roe & Colby, 1873."

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Measuring Rock

"The party canoed up the Kennebec River as far as Hallowell, which was known as Bombahook at that time."

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Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"When Sagadahoc County was created in 1854, Bath became the county seat. Roe and Colby map detail, Bath, 1873Patten Free Library This population…"

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Bath's Historic Downtown - Student Exhibits

"… Grant Building The Patten Free Library The Railroad Station Sagadahoc Block and Sagadahock House The Sagadahoc County Courthouse 94 Front Street"

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Bath's Historic Downtown - Project Partners

"… for researching the history of Sagadahoc County and the genealogy of its residents. The History Room contains the archived collections of the…"

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Bath's Historic Downtown - Bath Savings Institution and Hyde Block

"Francis Fassett also built the Sagadohoc County Courthouse. Henry Swanton was the president of Bath Savings for many years."

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Stephen Titcomb and the Settlement of the Sandy River Valley

"The party canoed up the Kennebec River as far as Hallowell, which was known as Bombahook at that time."

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Bath's Historic Downtown - The Railroad Station

"… ferries began carrying train cars across the Kennebec River to the Knox and Lincoln railroad line that ran from Woolwich to Rockland."

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Bath's Historic Downtown - The Customs House

"For example, it has been the home of Kennebec Kitchens, Bartlett Design Co. , Chapman and Drake Insurance, Edward Jones Investments, and Spencer Gray…"

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Bath's Historic Downtown - Davenport Memorial and City Hall

"The neighboring building housed the Kennebec Fruit Company, and F. and E. Reed Insurance. George Davenport's brokerage business was at 55 Front…"