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Presque Isle: The Star City - Unitarian Church, Presque Isle, 1895

"… Church, which exhibited the bell at the front entrance of its church on Academy Street. View additional information about this item on the Maine…"

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - In the beginning, there were the Wabanaki…

"… at Manchester Point (Northeast Harbor) by the entrance to Somes Sound. Adapted to the seasonal rhythms of the region, they migrated between…"

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Soldier transport ships, Bangor, 1865

"… that banners describing their battles were at the entrance to the high school. About 800 soldiers marched in formation to Abbot Square."

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Bowdoin College Museum of Art

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Lithgow Public Library

"… blocked symmetrically over the windows and entrance. An arched doorway and medallions featuring the names of admired writers adorn the exterior…"

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Economic History of Main Street, Northeast Harbor - Page 2 of 3

"Additions were constructed, new entrances were added, and the small side streets could no longer adequately handle the traffic."

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: The Old Church on the Hill

"… which was an open court leading to the main entrance. Paul Revere Bell Commissioned for Thomaston Meeting House, 1797The General Henry Knox…"

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Mercy Hospital - Founding of Mercy

"Queen's Hospital entrance, Portland, ca. 1930 Queen's Hospital EntranceNorthern Light Mercy Hospital The demand for a hospital was so great that…"

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - The Brick Inn

"Notice the complex brick work around the entrance. (photo taken in 2020) X Who actually turned a one-family home into apartments in unknown."

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Charles K. Savage (1903-1979): The View from Asticou - Page 4 of 6

"… Mountain gatehouse (Acadia National Park) to the entrance to Asticou at the junction of Routes 198 and 3."

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Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook

"… houses were built into a bank of earth with an entrance facing the north. These houses were often located under evergreen trees or other shady…"

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Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook

"… houses were built into a bank of earth with an entrance facing the north. These houses were often located under evergreen trees or other shady…"

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Bath's Historic Downtown - Entertainment- Alameda and Opera House

"The entrance was very elaborate at the Bath Opera House with the stained glass, but the rest of the exterior was plain."

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Bath's Historic Downtown - Davenport Memorial and City Hall

"There are columns at its entrance to define the curved front; above these columns is an inscription that states, “Davenport Memorial In Memory of…"

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 4 of 4

"… fish any of the islands found at the Saco River entrance, for these were the grounds of Saco (Camp Ellis) fishermen."

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Rumford Area Historical Society

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield's Church on the Hill

"… Society This early building had separate entrances for the men and women and a balcony in the back which opened into the church proper."

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Blake Library Special Collections, UMFK

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Home: The Wadsworth-Longfellow House and Portland - Streetscape, 1790-1930

"The entrance was on Preble Street; the back of the home faced the side of the Wadsworth-Longfellow house."

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Mercy Hospital - School of Nursing - Page 2 of 3

"… in stone above the door of the hospital’s main entrance, the shield was also worn on student nurses’ pins."

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

"The big red coffee grinder stood near the entrance.” Dr. Jay Grindle had an office on Main Street and is credited for saving many lives in Northeast…"

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Highlighting Historical Hampden - Hampden Academy

"The first floor would hold the main entrance which opened to a corridor that would run the length of the building."

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Highlighting Historical Hampden - Riverside Park

"… over a ravine and then on through the main entrance. It was said that some children gained free admission by hiding out in the bushes there and…"

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Lubec, Maine - The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head

"… volcanic basalt, black and craggy, defile the entrance to Passamaquoddy Bay. Early navigators petitioned for protection from the treacherous…"