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Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"… and property damage… Building up in the so-called Fish Hill section of Lincoln, a torrent of water swept down upon the south of the town of…"

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1794 map of Farmington

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… through on their way to the “up country” where fishing and hunting would be the draw. But those same folks coming from Boston or New York could…"

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Farmington Harvest, pre 1900

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"… wheels, beans, sugar, spices, slabs of salt fish, molasses barrels and the pot belly stove. The store became a “nucleus for wholesale trade in…"

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SEE NOTE Detail of USGS Topographical Map of Bath, 2000

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… and the resulting international trade in fish, furs and lumber led to the boom period of 19th-century wooden shipbuilding."