Maine Memory Network

Washburn-Norlands Living History Center

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Surry by the Bay - History of Surry

"… who was then President of the Massachusetts State Senate. “Our plantation has sent a petition to be incorporated; the name I can not like very…"

Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Notable Residents

"In 1837, as a United States Senator, John Ruggles initiated legislation creating the Patent Office as we know it today, holding the first patent in…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 2 of 4

"Rufus again was elected to the United States Senate in 1813 and reelected in 1819. While serving in the senate, Rufus worked on the Missouri…"

Margaret Chase Smith Library

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Additions and New Wing - 1824 to 1843

"Warden Miller lived in a house on the site of the current Masonic Temple on Main Street. Warden Rose resigned within four years of his appointment…"

Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"Senate, 9 May 2017, www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/generic/VP_Hannibal_Hamlin.htm King, Tabitha, and Marsha DeFilippo."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 2 of 4

"Rufus represented New York in the United States Senate; and as a senator, worked on the Missouri Compromise that permitted Maine to enter the Union…"

Life on a Tidal River - William S. Cohen, The Man and the School

"He was elected to the U. S. Senate in 1978, 1984 and 1990. While in the Congress, Cohen was forced to vote on two very controversial issues: Richard…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Basketball: From Rivals to Teammates

"… Desert Island Historical Society Former state senator and Mount Desert High School star, Dennis Damon, reported that when he was growing up in the…"