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Aroostook Historical and Art Museum

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - More on the Old Ell

"… fetch fresh water by taking buckets down to the brook next to the house and there was a nearby outhouse used in the coldest months."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Economic History of Main Street, Northeast Harbor - Page 1 of 3

"… Harbor A TALE OF BOOM AND DECLINE Text by Brook Ewing Minner and Hannah Stevens, with additional research by Parker Brown Images from the…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - The Abbott School

"… from behind the school down to and across the brook; the little cars ran by gravity. The purpose of this railroad escapes reason – perhaps it was…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - Bridges of West New Portland

"… discussion relative to a bridge over Seven Mile Brook at this place. The reason this bridge thought of was so that the settlers on the North side…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Hampden Academy

"… Listen to The Elusive Championship, by a Reeds Brook Middle School student, as told by Bob Hawes."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Emerson Letter

"Vol. II. Hallowell, 1865. This brook briefly explains about Fales' life. It includes important details about his life such as his rank in the army…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Roads: From Footpaths to Super Highway

"Since there were no bridges, brooks and rivers were crossed at wading places or by ferry. By 1653, the King’s Highway reached from Portland to…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 2 of 4

"… a bloody battle ensued in the vicinity of Moore's Brook, about two miles from the garrison. Swett and Richardson were killed and less then a half…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Native Americans

"Munsungan Chert fluted spear points at the Bull Brook site. 4. George Sawyer collection is on display at the Nylander Museum in Caribou."

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor and Social Reform Movements of the 1800s-1900s

"Florence Brooks Whitehouse was a very important member of the suffrage movement from Maine. She founded the Maine branch of the Congressional Union…"

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

"Country music superstar Garth Brooks who has sold over 100 million albums, has appeared. Other famous performers have been Bill Haley and the Comets…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 3 of 4

"Spring Brook Farm on Greely Road, started in the early 1800s by Beza Blanchard, began commercial operations under Frank Blanchard after his service…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future

"He traveled up the Seven Mile Brook (today known as the Carrabassett River) by canoe late in the fall of 1783."

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - North New Portland Village

"Clark Brook was named for this family. A good brickyard was located near the Clark homestead and the brick school house was built in 1845 with bricks…"

Otisfield Historical Society

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Bangor Public Library

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Eastern Maine Medical Center

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