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Rumford Area Historical Society

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 4 of 4

"… there would be no Rumford: PENNACOOK FALLS Rumford Falls Maine 1895Greater Rumford Area Historical Society in the spring, sun high in the…"

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Fires in Rumford

"SOURCES: Rumford Falls Times, August, 4, 1923 Rumford Falls Times, July 20, 1988 Poem by John McInnis Rumford Falls Times, November 29, 1929…"

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 1 of 4

"Hugh J. Chisholm, Rumford, ca. 1920Greater Rumford Area Historical Society The forward thinking Hugh J."

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 2 of 4

"The 10 mile distance from Rumford Point to Rumford Falls led to the building of the Kimball School at the Point."

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 3 of 4

"Rumford Mechanics Institute of Rumford, ca. 1911Greater Rumford Area Historical Society Fun and recreational needs of the town were also…"

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford High School Basketball - 1970s - Page 1 of 2

"… Text By: Matt Kaubris Images provided by: Rumford Area Historical Society Rumford High School was built in 1969, with the first class…"

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Building Boom and Piers above the Falls

"Weston & Nghia Ha Images contributed by Rumford Area Historical Society The pictures to the left show the use of piers and booms that were built in…"

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Hugh J. Chisholm, Sr. - Page 1 of 2

"… the Rumford region: Rumford Falls Paper Company Rumford Falls Sulfite Company, Rumford Falls Publishing Company, Rumford Falls Boom Company…"

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Hugh J. Chisholm, Sr. - Page 2 of 2

"The Rumford Falls Realty (an outgrowth of the Rumford Falls Power Company) was established to develop these residences."

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Mt. Zircon Reservoir - Page 3 of 3

"Sawyer, Sawyer & Moulton Copy of a Draft Contract between Rumford and Mexico Water District, Rumford, Maine…Contract for Stripping Basin Mt."

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Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 1 of 4

"Rumford Falls Looking South, 1916Greater Rumford Area Historical Society It took eight years to quietly negotiate the purchase of lands…"

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Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 4 of 4

"SEE NOTE Dam Construction at Rumford Falls, ca 1895Greater Rumford Area Historical Society A study was conducted in 1985, prompted by the high price…"

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Continental Paper Bag Company

"In the spring of 1900, the new Bag Factory at Rumford Falls was started; in December of 1900, the bag machines from the New York plant were shipped…"

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Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 2 of 4

"… of B Machine at Oxford Paper Company, Rumford, 1915Greater Rumford Area Historical Society In 1912, Hugh J Chisholm stepped down as President of…"

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Buckfield

"High School Portland and Rumford Falls Sunday Paper Train August 1898, BuckfieldGreater Rumford Area Historical Society Buckfield was first…"

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Western Maine Foothills Region - About the Project

"Rumford Falls, Buckfield Railroad, ca. 1870Maine Historical Society From the beginning, the RSU has endeavored to forge cohesion among its far-flung…"

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Ridlonville

"… Historical Society Sources Remembering Ridlonville, Beverly Melanson Rumford Falls Times Society Dedicates Ridlonville Rock by Bruce Farrin"

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 2 of 3

"… the river were the Rumford Falls Paper Company, Rumford Falls Power Company, and the Rumford Falls and Rangeley Lakes Railroad."

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Regional and Town History

"… in Byron? What’s the story of the Buckfield and Rumford Falls Railroad, or all those stagecoach lines that used to run hither and thither? What was…"

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 3 of 3

"Harlow, Rumford Falls Times, February 15, 1940. "Mayor Park of Mexico Corner, Etched by a Globe Man," Boston Daily Globe, Sunday, July 20, 1890…"

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Peru

"… Number Two (now known as Milton Plantation), Rumford, Jay, Hartford, and Sumner. It is a tradition here that Merrill Knight and Daniel Lunt, both…"

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Bridgton Historical Society

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Western Maine Foothills Region - A Man's Life in a Suitcase

"… schedule a Funeral Director to meet the train in Rumford to pick up his body. Arrangements were made for John to be buried in the family plot in…"