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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 1 of 4

"When the bounds of the patent were surveyed, it was discovered that Foxwell and Watts had instead settled within what was then called Black Point."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Wabanaki Agency in the Proprietor Records - Page 1 of 5

"… Alan Taylor observed: In 1800 the Pejepscot Patent's settlers complained that "each claimant comes producing pompus Parchmints of royal patents or…"

Lincoln, Maine - Mills & Paper Industry - Page 1 of 2

"Alvin designed the patents and his brother built the inventions. The Log Hauler’s patent was designed in 1901."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 3 of 5

"R.S. Morse applied for a patent for a “Cabbage Slicer” and received one on May 24, 1870 for his “favorite” Washtub Agitator."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Lowell's General Store, Commerce, & the Railroad

"… “one car Royal Gem, one car Taylor’s Fancy Patent, just received direct form the mills and to be sold very low for cash or exchange of produce."

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 3 of 4

"… proprietorship of his 1500-acre Black Point Patent in 1633. On a voyage to the West Indies in 1643, Cammock died, leaving his estate to his wife…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"One of these grants became known as the Waldo Patent, which comprised approximately 1000 acres. It included the whole of Knox County (except for Fox…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - North New Portland Village

"… and druggist in the North Village manufactured a patented garment hanger that he invented. Many of these items were sold in the Eastern part of the…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… instead the province of New Brunswick gave him a patent to the land so he could live on it, but he could not sell it or claim ownership."