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Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 2 of 5

"Upstairs in the house there was a room for the meetings to be held in. It didn’t take too long and the town and the fire department got bigger and…"

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Porter Family

"Jeremy Porter's house was built in the area where the gas pumps at White Elephant are located today. That home later became the Hotel Strong."

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Early Settlers

"… house in Farmington was torn down to make room for the new Post Office prior to 1936, Harold obtained some of the timbers from the old house and…"

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… the town boasted 32 school districts, mostly one-room schoolhouses. In John S.C. Abbott’s History of Maine, Farmington was touted as a community…"

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 3 of 4

"… required, and the caskets were kept in the back room and under the building, with access through a trap door in the floor."

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

"Grand Army of the Republic Text By: Strong School 7th and 8th Graders, 2011-2012 Return to Student Research G.A.R."

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Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"The History Room, which contains many original sources of information about Bath’s history, is a public reference facility, the sponsor of an annual…"

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John Martin: Expert Observer - "A Little Daisy," Katahdin Iron Works, 1890

"… in it & with some other little girls came to my room when I was gone & hung it up over my sink in my room." View additional information about…"

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Historic Hallowell - The Information Call Script

"I RAN OUT INTO THE STEET IN HALLOWELL, AND AS I REMEBER, IT WAS AN ONE WAY STREET. FROM THERE I SAW ROOFS BEING THROWN AROUND AND I SAW MR."

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Minturn Schoolhouse

"The school outhouse changed location over the years, and at one point its runoff froze on the rocks below."

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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Early Settlements

"In 1884, a school house was situated near the Bluff because the local students had to travel too far to attend the Parker School in Pripet."

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Bath's Historic Downtown - Columbian Block

"There were also a variety of rooms for entertainment and socialization. Another business that was in the Columbian Block was the Columbian Theatre."

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Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 5 of 5

"At that time, it had eight rooms, four bedrooms and one bath. It was heated by oil and an old-fashioned wood stove despite the two fireplaces, and…"

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Blue Hill, Maine - Educating Blue Hill

"Issues involving the schools were not discussed in town meetings until school consolidation took effect, and did not involve the entire town, but…"

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Bath's Historic Downtown - Davenport Memorial and City Hall

"… of schools' office is at one of the schools, but the school board meetings are still held at City Hall."

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - "Fly Rod" Crosby - Page 2 of 3

"Jeremy Porter built one of Strong’s most beautiful homes, which later became the Hotel Strong and then served as a 16 bed hospital run by Dr."

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - A Murder In Strong

"A Murder In Strong Text By: Strong School 7th and 8th Graders, 2011-2012 Methodist ChurchStrong Historical Society Return to Student Research…"

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 362-451

"He described other houses he owned, and ones he lived in, especially the Soule house, which became his family home; and his brother Alonzo's visit…"

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

"… Lauren Quimby 7th grade students at Bath Middle School With images from the Patten Free Library X The Hyde Block, currently known as Bath…"

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Bath's Historic Downtown - Merchants' Row

"This fire broke out on one of the coldest nights of the coldest winters, in the boot and shoe store of Samuel Foote on Front Street, north of…"

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 4 of 4

"Homework Emily, grade 8 Scottow's Hill One Room School Students, ca. 1920Scarborough Historical Society & Museum Attitudes towards homework in…"

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Soldiers Of The Civil War

"Soldiers Of The Civil War Text By: Strong School 7th and 8th Graders, 2011-2012 Return to Student Research Many young men from Strong and Freeman…"

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Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"… building, a large apartment complex (Washington House) and one of Bath's few traffic lights. Washington Street has become world-famous for its…"

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Bath's Historic Downtown - 94 Front Street

"Working his way up, he owned Webber’s Drugstore through the time span of 1912-1933. He was a school board member, and a Captain of the Third Maine…"