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Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 3 of 4

"… Society's wholly owned subsidiary, Champion International, in Massachusetts, on June 4, 1958. ( It is of historical interest to note that Hugh J…"

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Fires in Rumford

"… pulpwood that were stored on the grounds of the International Paper Company and the Oxford Paper Company were constantly sprayed with water to…"

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Early Maine Photography - Famous People - Page 3 of 3

"… picture in 1856, Longfellow had established an international reputation for his poetry. Born in Portland in 1807, he graduated from Bowdoin College…"

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Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection

"While on international trips, Gannett would receive news from his father, who acted essentially as an international correspondent. William P."

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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Fixing Borders on the Land: The Northeastern Boundary in Treaties and Local Reality, 1763-1842 - Page 3 of 5

"1840Maine Historical Society Maine’s international border was the most bitterly contested segment, and an excellent visual orientation appears in…"

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Music in Maine - Bluegrass Music

"BMAM is a member of the International Bluegrass Music Association and supports the Maine County Music Hall of Fame and Museum that has inducted many…"

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Lubec, Maine - Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello - Page 1 of 3

"Spanning the start of the world’s longest international border, this art in engineering opened in 1962 between Lubec, Maine and Campobello Island…"

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Blue Hill, Maine - Jonathan Fisher: Unlocking the Person Beyond the Parson

"He also spent two summers as a intern minister in Blue Hill where he learned about the community and they about him."

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 3 of 4

"… to Stroudwater, location of today’s Portland International Jetport. The Scarborough complex was used for private enterprises, such as air shows and…"

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Acadia National Park

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Bridgton Historical Society

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Windham Historical Society

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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Fixing Borders on the Land: The Northeastern Boundary in Treaties and Local Reality, 1763-1842 - Page 2 of 5

"The fundamental treaty that made fixing the international border such a long and difficult process, however, was the Treaty of Paris that ended the…"

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

"… speeches, writing letters to state, national, and international authorities, and sometimes this took the form of open protest along major roadways…"

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Rum, Riot, and Reform - 1820 to 1865: Temperance and the Maine Law

"… Dow promoted his approach nationally and internationally. In spite of endless adjustments, however, the Maine Law never succeeded in destroying the…"

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Historic Hallowell - Police and Fire Citations

"2010. Circopedia:  The Free Encyclopedia of the International Circus. 1 Apr. 2011 <http://www.circopedia.org/ index.php…"

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

"While still in the Grange building we had several interns from Carrabec High School, developed programs with teachers at Central School, and held…"

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Bath's Historic Downtown - The Patten Free Library

"He has an international reputation, and a daughter named Dahlov Ipcar who is an artist that made the children's room mural."

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Blue Hill, Maine - The Musical Culture of Blue Hill

"… since then the Library has been recognized as an international resource for sheet music. Flash in the Pans: Even though the steel drum group, Flash…"

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Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 2 of 5

"The town got an International Fire Truck in 1956. This truck had a 750 midship pump, an 800 gallon tank with two booster reels, and other necessary…"

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 4 of 4

"Haigis was the Maine State Director for the International Rescue First Aid Association. Another “first” attributed to Dr."

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Seashore Trolley Museum

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 1 of 4

"Zircon Reservoir); the International Paper Company; the Rumford Falls Sulphite Company; the Continental Paper Bag Company; and finally, the Oxford…"

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Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 2 of 4

"… used paper machines that had been purchased from International Paper Co. for the production of heavier weights and brown papers."