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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Meeting House Park

"… took the buildings on lower Broadway then headed south on the west side on Main Street. All the buildings burned on the west side except the Free…"

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

"… miles square, whose center is about five minutes south of the forty-fifth parallel of north latitude."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… allowed for the quick movement of timber south and tourists north. For the first time in western Maine’s history, rural communities had reliable…"

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 4 of 5

"… was located at the corner of Hudson Avenue and South Main Street. This building soon had extensive fire damage in 1979."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"… the Committee on the State School for Boys in South Portland. He felt that the school was badly needed."

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"… 1863Bangor Public Library When war between the South and the North broke out in April 1861, Bangor eagerly answered President Lincoln's call for…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Railroad into the Village

"… the travel to reach the depots from the north and south without difficulty. Oct. 6, 1870: Upon the completion of the Railroad Bridge to this…"

Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"… owned a ferry business that went from Portland to South Portland until 1896. He was even in the silver and coal mining business in Maine."

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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