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Historic Clothing Collection - Eighteenth Century - Page 3 of 3

"A combination of the eighteenth century English taste for clothes suited to an active country life, fine quality English dark wool broadcloth, and…"

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Historic Clothing Collection - Eighteenth Century - Page 2 of 3

"Eighteenth Century Bright pink petticoat, ca. 1780Maine Historical Society A quilted petticoat of bright pink calamanco (polished wool) with…"

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Historic Clothing Collection - Eighteenth Century - Page 1 of 3

"Eighteenth Century Revolutionary-era styled gownMaine Historical Society As of the year 2020, the earliest garments in the MHS collection…"

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Regional and Town History

"The first white settlers arrived in the late eighteenth century, drawn by the abundance of fish and game, timber, waterpower, and farm land."

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Historic Clothing Collection - Themed Image Galleries

"… the examples in the overview make clear from the eighteenth to the late twentieth centuries, Maine's populace kept up with changing styles, and…"

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Historic Clothing Collection - Site Overview

"… covers the collection’s holdings from the late eighteenth century through about 1980. It is tailored for a non-specialist audience."

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

"The Eighteenth Century Resettlement occurred in the fall of 1702 when eight men, likely accompanied by their families, sailed from Lynn to Black…"

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Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"Downtown from 1759 to 1815 The center of shipbuilding activity and settlement in the latter half of the 18th century was in what is now known as the…"

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Early Maine Photography - War - Page 1 of 2

"Both Heyer and Sawyer were born in the mid-eighteenth century, fought in the Revolution as young men, and lived for more than a century – long enough…"

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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Beyond Borders: A Wabanaki Perspective - Page 2 of 4

"… strong echoes with Wabanaki diplomats from the eighteenth century documented in the Proprietor records—Loron Sagouarroab and his shuttle diplomacy…"

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Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Skyline Farm - Making and Preserving History

"… 1781 – 1876 In the latter part of the eighteenth century, families began moving inland to the back lots of Ancient North Yarmouth where lumber and…"