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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - V. A Cascade of Booms & Busts (1790-1865) - Page 2 of 3

"… in 1868 and spend the rest of his life in Washington, D.C. When war broke out between the states in 1861, the first company of Biddeford volunteers…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Brothers of the Civil War

"As they turned the corner onto Congress Street, they were met by “a cavalcade of mounted citizens, a detachment of the Police and a battalion of the…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… and Aroostook County which was separated from Washington County in 1839 coincides with the expansion of the western United States more so than the…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Notable Residents

"… the east of Robinson, was killed in a duel near Washington, D.C. in 1838, at which time Robinson was elected to fill the remainder of his term."

Home: The Wadsworth-Longfellow House and Portland - The Longfellow Era: 1807-1901

"1862NPS, Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site A lawyer, he added a brick side entrance to the house during renovations…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield's Tuscan Opera House

"… four members of the Order from England instituted Washington Lodge No. 1. With this, the Odd Fellows were spreading their organization across the…"

Music in Maine - Community Music

"1895Maine Historical Society George Washington Kemp, Leeds, ca. 1890Maine Historical Society George Washington "Wash" Kemp, came to Maine in…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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