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Salmon Brook Historical Society

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Washburn-Norlands Living History Center

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Mono Aircraft Company, Presque Isle, 1935

"Linn was a native of Washburn. The boy standing by the front wheel is six-year-old Gary M. Boone of Presque Isle."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad

"Washburn declared this its “Greatest Day”. The big red trolley cars were greeted very enthusiastically with bunting and flags, speeches, dignitaries…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Adventures in Aroostook County - Page 1 of 3

"… the Jeremiah, the interviewee Jeremiah grew up in Washburn, Maine until he was 12 years old. He was in the middle of eight siblings."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Tillson Testimonial

"Washburn, Geaorge S. Personal War Sketches. Philadelphia: Louis H. Everts, 1890. Secondary Source These sketches described the injuries and deaths of…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Shipbuilding Declines - 1857 to 1861

"… Creighton, Amos Walker, Chapman & Flint, and Washburn. Water Street Houses, Thomaston, Maine c 1870Thomaston Historical Society When…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"The line originally ran 10.8 miles from Presque Isle to Washburn. In 1911, an additional 11.3 miles were laid to reach New Sweden."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The "Edward O'Brien", the "Washington B. Thomas", & "Edna Hoyt"

"… being built gradually increased until 1903, when Washburn Brothers launched the “Washington B. Thomas,” a 5-master of 2639 tons, the largest craft…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Mid to Late Nineteenth Century

"Ichabod Washburn, also of Massachusetts, developed wire to make sewing machine needles, and spring steel wire for hoop skirts and bustle supports."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Shipbuilding Industry Expands - 1850 to 1857

"Sails were cut and sewn at the sail lofts of Washburn & Sons and William Campbell. Shipyard owners and builders, Robinson, McCallum and Counce, sold…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Brothers of the Civil War

"The soldiers trained at Camp Washburn (named for Maine Gov. Israel Washburn), a temporary assembly and camp area in Portland’s East Deering, across…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - John Crosby

"… to Minneapolis, Minnesota with Callawallader Washburn and founded the Washburn-Crosby Company. John IV and others bought out the company in 1928…"

Freedom & Captivity Portal

The Freedom & Captivity digital collection in the Maine Memory Network, and the complete digital archive housed at Colby Special Collections, is a repository of personal testimonies, ephemera, memorabilia, artifacts, and visual materials that capture multiple dimensions of the experiences of incarceration for individuals, families, and communities, as well as for survivors of harm.

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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