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Site Pages
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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Shipbuilding
"Shipbuilding Sign with Ship, Thomaston, Maine 2009Thomaston Historical Society Text by Margaret McCrea."
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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The Great Depression
"… conducted a live interview with his aunt, Signe Gardner of Thomaston, as well. Along with Keith Shortall, Maine Historical Society staff also…"
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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Tillson Testimonial
"… to his studies, but he loved his country more and signed up to serve on the 12TH of June in Company C of the 4th Maine regiment of volunteers."
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New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - Welcome to New Portland!
"Welcome to New Portland! New Portland Town Sign X Welcome to New Portland! Here at our site, you can explore many different historical…"
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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - A Murder In Strong
"… the night, talking to everyone they met, but no sign of Lura. Lura V. Libby The inscription reads: "LURA V. Dau."
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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Soldiers Of The Civil War
"His uncle was given fifteen dollars for signing him up for the Army. He enlisted in Battery 2, 1st Maine Light Artillery, on November 11, 1861."
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Bath's Historic Downtown - Entertainment- Alameda and Opera House
"The manager of the time at one point put a sign on the door giving the message that the theatre was closed because the piano was floating."
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Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview
"… post-war decline, but had begun to show serious signs of deterioration, especially on the fringes."
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Highlighting Historical Hampden - Introduction
"… Route 1A entering Hampden have been welcomed by signs depicting Dorothea Dix and Hannibal Hamlin. However, long before these famous Mainers came to…"
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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Maps
"This map shows the location of the eight signs, connects them in the intended order for the most efficient walking tour, and has photographs of the…"
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Guilford, Maine - SPORTS - Page 1 of 3
"He would find the coach’s steal signs. When MCI (Maine Central Institute, Pittsfield) came into the league it messed up the scheduling."
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Home: The Wadsworth-Longfellow House and Portland - The Longfellow Era: 1807-1901
"… published his first poem in the Portland Gazette, signing it simply "HENRY." He graduated from Bowdoin College in 1825."
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New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - East New Portland Village
"This petition was signed at East New Portland. He built the first framed house in town now owned by Richard and Lisa Emery."
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Highlighting Historical Hampden - John Crosby
"… Society organized its own church with a covenant signed by John Crosby and nine others. In 1835 a building was erected on land presented by John…"
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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - North Church
"… I.328a Resources: Farmington Historical Trail sign in front of North Church Translation of Plato's Republic…"
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Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion
"… moved or destroyed and today there are no visible signs that the park was ever in operation. Back to the War of 1812 Continue to Changing Times"
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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Railroad into the Village
"(Contrary to what the present Walking Tour sign says, the Train did not cross into Farmington in 1869."
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Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Schools
"… and endowment of an Academy at Hallowell Hook was signed by Governor Hancock. The act then proceeded to be passed by the General Court of…"
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Historic Hallowell - The Tiger and the Lion
"… been destroyed by time or are in museums, a true sign of our heritage. The other tubs include the Lion, three other Tigers, the Cascade, and the…"
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Historic Hallowell - A Post-Revolutionary Generation
"… east of Portland, “The Hallowell Bookstore -- Sign of the Bible.” He imported the best books available from England and stock from the Boston book…"
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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Lillian Nordica, Farmington, ca. 1911
"… Library Description Lillian Nordic signed her photograph, "To the library, Lillian Nordica." The date is uncertain, but it is thought…"
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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Mildred Thomas and Harold Sawyer, ca. 1910
"… Library Description Handpainted and signed photograph of Harold Sawyer and Mildred Thomas."
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Bath's Historic Downtown - Merchants' Row
"John Hayden, who owned an earlier jewelry trade had a sign of a compass to symbolize that everything in his store had perfect measurements, that his…"
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"It is dated January 2, 1917, and signed by the President and the Treasurer of the Association. There is also a seal in the lower left-hand corner."