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Bath's Historic Downtown - 94 Front Street

"94 Front Street By Kyle Hietala The Building Front Street, in Bath, Maine has been one of the most densely packed business areas throughout the…"

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Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"The confluence of the Kenduskeag River with that of the Penobscot River beckoned development. Yet, it would be more than a hundred and fifty years…"

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Lincoln, Maine - Pulp Mill, Penobscot River, 1902 - Page 1 of 2

"The paper mill came in 1910 and was built in front of the pulp mill. The trestle at right is still used by the railway today."

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Life on a Tidal River - The Bangor Fire of 1911 - Page 1 of 2

"… when struck there the flames looked miles high in front of us and you can imagine the feelings when got in sight of the Universalist Church and saw…"

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Life on a Tidal River - Resources

"Gilman, Robert;, and John Heide. Home Front America: Popular Culture of the World War II Era. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1995. Print. Shaw, Dick."

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Life on a Tidal River - Bangor: Healthcare Center of Eastern and Central Maine - Page 2 of 2

"Joseph Hospital front entrance, Bangor, ca. 1955St. Joseph Healthcare Saint Joseph Hospital in Bangor, Maine, is one of the major medical centers in…"

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Historic Hallowell - Logging

"It had a ski in the front for snow, two tracks in the back for movement which was powered buy the steam engine, and also about four to ten sleds to…"

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Lincoln, Maine - Steamboats

"… me as they try to move from the back to the front of the boat. The back of the boat carries all of our luggage."

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Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… stretch of the Kennebec River and the system of river-parallel ridges on which the city is situated include crustal plate movements, river erosion…"

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Bath's Historic Downtown - Student Exhibits

"… Grant Building The Patten Free Library The Railroad Station Sagadahoc Block and Sagadahock House The Sagadahoc County Courthouse 94 Front Street"

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Bath's Historic Downtown - Welcome

"… Room at the Patten Free Library? X Front Street, From Post Office Square, Bath. ca. 1930Patten Free Library A year-long learning…"

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Bath's Historic Downtown - Lincoln Block

"… The Lincoln Block, located at 52, 54, and 56 Front Street, originally known as the Sagadahock Bank Block, was built in 1878."

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Bath's Historic Downtown - Merchants' Row

"The wind carried the fire along the west side of Front Street burning down everything in its path, almost impossible to stop."

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Bath's Historic Downtown - Dreamland and Liberty

"It was given a false front to make the building look bigger. The theatre changed its name in 1919 to the Liberty Theatre, to honor the end of World…"

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Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahock House and The Sagadahoc Block

"… the current Sagadahoc Block located at 66-84 Front Street. The hotel was built by Captain John Patten, on Shaw's Point."

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Bath's Historic Downtown - Columbian Block

"The Leonard and Mitchell Drugstore, at 194 Front Street, was also part of this block. This business, along with the Mikelsky Music store at 168 Front…"

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

"The date is on the front of the 3 1/2 story building. The Bath Savings Institution building was first built in an Italianate style."

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Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"In 1892, Swett purchased the Webber Drugstore on Front Street. In 1894, Lewis B. Swett opened his second drugstore, as recorded in a newspaper…"

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Historic Hallowell - Volunteer Firefighters and their Fire Clothes

"… also with black in the middle with a number in front. Now the firemen wear jackets that are either black or tan with yellow or orange stripes…"

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Historic Hallowell - Hallowell's First Dwelling

"… built a comfortable frame house of two stories in front and one at the rear, according to the fashion of the times; and ever after that, the…"

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Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Works Cited Page

"1998, Storm Edition: Day 3, sec. Front Page. Cheever, Dave. “The Army Has Been Assembled.” Kennebec Journal 11 Jan. 1998 Storm Edition ed.: A1."

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Bath's Historic Downtown - Davenport Memorial and City Hall

"… Museum The Davenport Memorial building at 55 Front Street was constructed in 1929. The three-story building with a bell tower is 56 feet wide and…"

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Lincoln, Maine - Asa Griffin, Lincoln, ca. 1900

"… Asa Griffin is shown with a horse and carriage in front of the Masonic Hall in Lincoln in the early 1900s."

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Bath's Historic Downtown - Old Town Hall and Grant Building

"The Grant building is brick with a front of granite and limestone in the art deco style. There were 473 Grant stores nationwide."