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Life on a Tidal River - Three Civil War Letters - Page 3 of 4

"… of Sharpshooters & 1 Regt of Regulars 17th U.S. & 1 Regt Of Cavalry (call the best Volunteer Cavalry in the service) all of which are to be…"

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - WWI Impact on Farmington's Agriculture

"This program was created by the U.S. Dept. of Labor and Dept. of Agriculture. “Women will go to farms where farmers are willing and ready to use…"

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Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"Senate: Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities, U.S. Senate, 9 May 2017…"

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Life on a Tidal River - Four Important Women of Bangor

"During her career in the U.S. Army Nurse Corps, or as child in a small rural town in Maine, she accomplished numerous achievements."

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Life on a Tidal River - Bass Park: A History of Fillies, Fame, and Fun

"… the oldest fairs not just in Maine, but also in U.S., next to the Skowhegan State Fair, which is the oldest State Fair in the U.S."

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Life on a Tidal River - Three Civil War Letters - Page 2 of 4

"They were, like the rest of the U. S. forces, being drilled and trained under the command of General McClellan."

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Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"… saw action even aboard the famous ironclad, the U.S. Monitor. Nearly 2,700 men from Bangor served during the Civil War, 236 of whom did not return…"

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Lubec, Maine - Myron Avery, Lubec, and the Appalachian Trail

"… Law school, then practiced Admiralty Law with the U.S. Navy. Avery also served in World War II, returning to inactive duty after five and a half…"

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Acadia National Park

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

"Boyer of the U. S. Marine Corps Reserve assured Fannie that Private Barry served the battalion and Corps both efficiently and loyally, and that he…"

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Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 1 of 3

"When this failed, the Excahnge became the city’s U.S. Custom House. After standing only fifteen years, the Exchange burned on January 8, 1854."

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Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"was finally settled, establishing the border between Canada and the U.S.; Campobello and Lubec. During the occupation Jabez Mowry and several other…"

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Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"Government chose Presque Isle’s airport as the site for the U.S. Army Air Base; the construction of the Presque Isle Air Base in 1941 kicked off a…"

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"Government was not only interested in how many people there were, but in the value of farms, types of crops grown and numbers of animals."

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Lubec, Maine - McCurdy Herring Smokehouse - Page 3 of 4

"… his article, published in the 1896 Report of the U. S. Commission of Fisheries, anticipates what was printed yet almost one hundred years later."

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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - RESOURCES

"Franco-Americans of the state of Maine, U.S.A., and their achievements: historical, descriptive, and biographical. Lewiston, Me.: H.F. Roy, 1915."

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Lincoln, Maine - Jonathan Clay Jr.

"Presently, the U.S. has been fighting in Iraq for seven years. Some will be going on to Afghanistan to fight the war there."

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Lincoln, Maine - Civil War

"… care less if the South was separated from the U.S. Theresa Clifford "How does this topic connect to you in your life today?" Without the Civil War…"

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 4 of 4

"… for each year until fourth year they took U.S. History in the place of math. The number of electives to chose from was much lower than today."

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Acadian Archives

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Eastern Maine Medical Center

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