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Poland Spring Preservation Society

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Music in Maine - Drum, Stockton Springs, ca. 1840

"Drum, Stockton Springs, ca. 1840 Contributed by Maine Historical Society Description Colonel Freeman McGilvery (1823-1864) of Stockton…"

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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - V. A Cascade of Booms & Busts (1790-1865) - Page 1 of 3

"Spring built bridges connecting the Island to Biddeford and Pepperellborough 1795-8. Captain Bradbury built a fulling mill on Spring's Island for the…"

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Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Student Projects

"The first projects were created in the spring of 2006 and during the 2006-07 school year. We have added to them with students doing research at the…"

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Lincoln, Maine - High Street Bridge, Lincoln, ca. 1903

"… was built after the wooden bridge washed out by a Spring flood in 1902. The large white building on the right is the Plumly Building, home of the…"

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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 8 of 17

"Deering in 1866 on Spring Island in Biddeford near Bradbury Dam. J.G. Deering was eventually renamed J.G. Deering & Son Company once Joseph G."

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Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - 1925 National Governors' Association Convention

"… that was held at the illustrious Poland Springs Hotel in Poland, Maine. Executives, their families, and their staff were welcomed at the Maine…"

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Historic Hallowell - Shipping

"Because the snow covered the roads, and in the spring, the car would ruin the road because of the mud. According to Sam Webber."

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Lubec, Maine - Team Members

"… Lubec, ME 04652-0422 (207) 733-2997 Fall/Winter/Spring (207) 733-2197 Summer http://www.mccurdyssmokehouse.org Lubec Memorial Library 55 Water…"

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Potato Harvest Memories - Page 2 of 5

"She never went back to graduate. In the spring, my grandmother, with other women and children would cut the seed potatoes in the potato house."

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Presque Isle Congregational Church

"In the spring of 1914, a lot on Second Street, next to the present post office, was sold to the church."

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Riverside Park and Arboretum

"… project, completion was delayed until the spring of 1980. The 4.4 acre park space includes soccer and softball fields, a 30’ x 90’ support…"

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Surry by the Bay - Resources

"… 1998 Cushman Lane, Surry Historical Society, Spring 1995 INTERNET Fort Knox.maineguide.com/history of Penobscot.html…"

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John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin in Spanish cloak, Bangor, 1846

"… was a very appropriate garment for me." In the spring of 1846, he bought the stove pipe hat, which had just come into fashion."

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Fish weir, Ball Hill Cove, Hampden, ca. 1832

"… 1864 about his life and experiences, recalled the spring the year of 1832 or 1833 being early and described and drew this illustration of the fish…"

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Picnic, Fort Point Light, and Fort Pownal, 1865

"… Wharf, Fort Pownal, Fort Point Light in Stockton Springs, and a picnic that he and his wife and children had."

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Skowhegan Community History - Kennebec River Log Drive

"The loggers then started storing logs for spring. During that time they played anything from football to whiffle ball."

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Historic Hallowell - The Boston Flint Company

"… partner This process was done during the spring because glue could not be made in hot weather, nor a large quantity in the winter on account of it…"

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Marsh: "Land of Much Grass" - Page 4 of 4

"21. No. 4. Spring, 1982 Hodgdon, Frank. “Scarborough the Way It Was.” The Current, 18 November 2004 Karr, Paul, and Jeff Clark."

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 4 of 4

"… Rumford Area Historical Society in the spring, sun high in the sky, water rushing over granite rock, the Androscoggin River flowing high with…"

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Gravenstein apple, Bangor, 1866

"… and 5 feet 1/2 inch to the lower branches. In the spring of 1866 the was no part of it larger than my finger but during the season it thickened up…"

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Biddeford Mills Museum

A historic mill museum dedicated to creating exhibits that will educate the community and highlight mill history; as a research collection to assist the public in locating information on the mill's buildings, history and employees; and to ensure the story of Biddeford's economic and industrial revolution remains relevant and accessible to diverse audiences.

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - JP Cilley Ledger From Post

"§ Participated in the Battle of Sulphur Springs August 1863. § Confined in Armory Square Hospital from December 1863 to April 1864."

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Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 1 of 4

"… European settlement at Blue Hill began in the spring of 1762 when Joseph Wood and John Roundy sailed "downeast" from the Boston colony to a…"