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Presque Isle: The Star City - State Street Baptist Church

"The church building is the oldest public standing building in Presque Isle. In 2004, dry rot and lightning damage required the removal of the…"

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Harbor Cottage, The Old Ell (“Mame’s House”), and the Big Barn

"… New Englander styled house with an ell on the South side, was built and located just uphill from A.C.’s parents and siblings living in the Old…"

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Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… the Swedenborgian Church, the Winter Street Church and the Central Congregational/Chocolate Church, were joined by more elaborate structures in the…"

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Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"It currently is occasionally used as a church , and primarily it is used as an arts center for dancing, musical productions, and more."

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Bath's Historic Downtown - Ledyard Block

"To the south, at Union Wharf, King sold property to William Ledyard and Asa Palmer for $300 in 1806."

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Music in Maine - Sacred Music

"… lyre while leading the Baptist Church choir in South Limington. Blowing through the small whistle sets the pitch and helps musicians tune their…"

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Bath's Historic Downtown - The Railroad Station

"… Free Library The current railroad station, just south of downtown at the south end of Commercial Street, was built in 1941."

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Bath's Historic Downtown - Lincoln Block

"When summer came, workers would take the ice down south by ship where they could use it to keep things cold, so produce, meats, and dairy goods would…"

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Bath's Historic Downtown - The Customs House

"… of the Customs House, at 1 Front Street, south of Lambard Street, was started in 1852 and finished in 1858."

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Lincoln, Maine - Main Street, Lincoln, ca. 1920

"… This view of Main Street in Lincoln looking south shows some of the stately old buildings that once adorned Main Street."

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Lincoln, Maine - MacGregor's Spool Mill

"In 1874, he bought a sawmill in South Lincoln that was built by James Emerson in 1871, and turned part of it into a spool mill."

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Lincoln, Maine - W.A. Brown: Jack of all trades

"… in the area my family would have to travel south to get a vehicle. It affected the future because starting the dealership brought other dealerships…"

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Lincoln, Maine - Other Early Hospitals

"We also had a nursing home located in South Lincoln. This was originally not a nursing home, so it was repaired in the spring of 1956 and on April 1…"

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Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"… Lincoln, a torrent of water swept down upon the south of the town of Lincoln, inundating stretches of the highway running to Enfield, washed out…"

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Early Schools

"… was on the east side of the Sandy River in the South Strong area at the junction of South Strong and the road now known as Knowlton Road."

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Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Resources and Links

"… Walnut Hill: a history of the First Congrgational Church, United Church of Christ. North Yarmouth, Maine. Whittier, Kathryn H., Ed."

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Music in Maine - Community Music

"… and “acted as though they were in the Old Sunny South.” The poster details the history of General Oliver Otis Howard, who assisted the Kemps…"

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Wood Products of Strong

"… service north to Kingfield, west to Phillips, and south to Farmington. "Clin" or "C.V.", as he was better known, acquired property on Upper Main…"

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

"… the Masons and Eastern Star, the Granges in East, South, and North Blue Hill, and the Baptist and Congregational churches were the center of social…"

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Music in Maine - Radio Cowboys and Country Music

"… and bluegrass music emerged in the American South, a blend of English folk songs, Scots-Irish fiddle and dance music, sacred music, and banjo and…"

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Cumberland & North Yarmouth - "Main Streets" of North Yarmouth and Cumberland

"Whittier, Kathryn H., ed. North Yarmouth, Maine: First Congregational Church, United Church of Christ, 2006. Hurd, Holly."

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - III. Boom, bustle, bust: The Steamboat Years to WWII

"The Baptist Church was founded in 1817, and the church building itself was constructed in 1883. Baptists, Methodists, Advent Christians, and the…"

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Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 2 of 4

"… cotton from India to England, and bird guano from South America to Europe. The stately federal-style houses that grace the shaded village streets…"

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

"… the war six years later as a lieutenant in the South leading African-American troops. Olin is honored to this day by having his name listed on the…"