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Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - "Man on the Street"

""Man on the Street" Street scene, Monument Square, Portland, ca. 1924Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media The Portland Evening Express…"

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Lubec, Maine - Lubec's 1911 Centennial Celebration - Page 2 of 2

"… of Pythias Hall on Pleasant Street bordered Monument Lot with its share of streamers. The Order of Knights of Pythias is an international…"

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The General Henry Knox Museum

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Founding of Acadia National Park

"The government first made it a National Monument. In 1919 it became Lafayette National Park, the first east of the Mississippi."

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Cottagers

"But there were monumental exceptions, such as John D. Rockefeller’s 100-room “Eyrie” and New York physician Edward Dunham’s sprawling “Keewaydin”…"

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Lincoln, Maine - World War I

"Also, Lincoln put up a monument to keep the memory of World War I in this town. The monument is located near Rite Aid in downtown Lincoln."

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Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Project Partners

"… Lindsten Stuga, and Laden, as well as the monuments and old cemetery behind the Capitolium. In addition, the Historical Society puts on the annual…"

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: The Funeral

"Henry Knox monument, Thomaston, ca. 1871Thomaston Historical Society Unfortunately for Knox, it took several years for him to find a permanent…"

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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VIII. Changing course and new beginnings (1955-Present) - Page 2 of 2

"Civil War Monument, 2010. Photograph by Jamiee Beatson, Biddeford High School. X Biddeford, however, has other plans for itself."

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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VI. The deluge of industrial expansion & immigration (1865-1900) - Page 1 of 2

"There is Biddeford granite in the Lincoln monument in Springfield, Illinois and the foundations of the Brooklyn Bridge."

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Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 1 of 4

"Dedication of monument to Blue Hill's founders, 1910Blue Hill Historical Society The first European settlers, among them the Osgoods, Parkers…"

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 2 of 3

"… spent much of its time soliciting funds for monuments and memorials, busts and equestrian statues of Union soldiers and heroes, granite shafts…"

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Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 2 of 3

"… in Market Square, now the site of the statue in Monument Square. At the far left is seen the tower of the Free Will Baptist Church on Casco Street…"

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Life on a Tidal River - Three Civil War Letters - Page 3 of 4

"His name appears on the Civil War monument at Mount Hope Cemetery that honors the 236 soldiers from Bangor who died in the war (only fifty-five names…"

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Prominent Women

"This monument honors them for their service to local education. Elizabeth Anne Chase Akers Allen Another interesting Strong native was Elizabeth Anne…"

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Surry by the Bay - Phebe Fowler: A Woman of Property

"… his name listed on the African-American Civil War Monument in Washington, D.C. at the corner of Vermont and U Streets in northwest Washington, D.C."

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Historic Hallowell - Carvers and Quarrymen

"… on the statue of "Faith," part of the Founder Monument now in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Among his other notable works is the carving of "Library"…"

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Acadia National Park

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Maine Historical Society

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Grand Army of the Republic

"… spent a lot of time setting up funds for monuments, memorials, busts and equestrian statues of Union soldier heroes, granite shafts, urns, tablets…"

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Lincoln, Maine - Methodist Church

"Stinchfield Monument, Lincoln, ca. 1887Lincoln Historical Society Caitlyn Anderson The Methodist Church was built in Lincoln in 1839, at the…"

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Lincoln, Maine - Civil War

"Soldier's Monument X "How did the Civil war impact your life? Your future? Or future as a town?" The Civil War impacted my life because, when I…"

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 1 of 4

"… served on the committee that erected the Soldiers Monument in Dunstan. She was chosen to unveil the statue before the largest crowd ever assembled…"

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Porter Family

"Elias's home was built across from the Veterans’ Monument. He was a livestock broker. Thurza Porter married Lemuel Crosby, and their daughter…"