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Guilford, Maine - BUSINESSES - Page 2 of 3

"BUSINESSES HERRING BROTHERS Text by: Deven Martin, Kyla Desmarais, Sam Thomas Eighth Grade Students of Piscataquis Community Middle School Images…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Businesses and Cottage Industries

"… prompted some local entrepreneurs to launch business ventures, which were helpful for survival and personal comfort to island families."

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Aviation

"Local police offers guarded Lindbergh's plane, "Spirit of St. Louis", in which he made his historic flight across the Atlantic Ocean only two months…"

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

"Although he was new to the business, he understood how to hire the right people for the job and how to execute his creative vision."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Eureka Hall, Stockholm

"There are now two present owners that run the business, Robert Rankin and Susie Anderson. The hall was originally built in the early 1920s by the Odd…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Aerial Photography

"… was an innovator in the field, highlighting local interest stories with heavy illustration. Further, technological advancements during World War I…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"The name of the business was then changed to A.R. Gould and Company. Business continued to prosper. In 1884, Gould sold the candy portion of his…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 534-603

"… of soldiers in Bangor and the war on local businesses; and his wife's serious illness and medical interventions used."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 452-534

"… on Center Street -- with illustrations, and business dealings and failures, including Pendleton & Ross, Shaw & Merrill furniture manufacturers…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - "Twenty Nationalities, But All Americans"

"On a local level, changes in Portland city government and the rise of the Ku Klux Klan were motivated by anti-immigrant sentiments."

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Icons & Influencers

"… commitment to photographic journalism garnered local interest and support until it ceased publication in 1971."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox

"The local citizens, looking forward to their arrival, welcomed the Knox family in a formal address. For his part, Knox clearly loved the town of…"

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 2 of 5

"Eugene continued the business up until his death in 1956. His son John and his wife continued the business after."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Merchants' Row

"Business owners also advertised by placing large signs outside their shops; these symbols made people instantly recognize the type of retail store."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: Brick Works

"… Eaton, Knox “went largely into the brickmaking business, near the water below the upper wharf” and his wastebook clearly demonstrates that Boston…"

Guilford, Maine - The Next Fifty Years 1916-1966

"Many businesses seemed to be “changing hands” or were “merging” but most remained and improved their services – including the bakery, hardware store…"

Guilford, Maine - Modern History: 1966 to Present

"… restaurant rebuilt and enlarged; a furniture business expanded, a new car wash was constructed and the 16 units demolished in the flood were…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Early Shipbuilders - 1780s

"… in 1777, several enterprising men had started businesses in the “Crick Village” section, a cluster of buildings centered on Mill Creek, where it…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"… Library There have been many different buildings, businesses, and people to pass through the intersection of Centre and Washington Streets in the…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: Lime Works

"In addition to lime burning, Knox busied several local men with associated industries such as cutting wood for the kilns, or making hoop poles for…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Early History - 1719 to 1740

"Encouraged by this profitable business, Waldo gathered several Scottish Presbyterian families together, bringing them to the area with renewed hopes…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Notable Residents

"… of Robinson and Main Street to a friend and business acquaintance of Henry Knox, Benjamin Bussey of Boston, MA."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The End of Wooden Shipbuilding - 1910 to 1950

"… 1912, one of the longest operating boatbuilding businesses in Thomaston. Prior to the 1980s, the firm had worked on close to 300 vessels."

Guilford, Maine - Pre-Settlement And The First 100 Years

"In 1890 the population was 1022 and along with the B & P railroad, the town had 29 businesses, 2 churches, 2 physicians, 1 dentist, 1 lawyer, 2…"