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Blue Hill, Maine - Looking for the Lost Cemetery

"Looking for the Lost Cemetery By Rick Sawyer How can an entire cemetery disappear? It would seem that it couldn't, but then where is it? The first…"

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Emerson Letter

"Fales was a strong-willed man who never lost hope throughout the raging war. Emerson Fales Transcription Camp of Maine 4th Near Bottoms Bridge Eight…"

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Raymond Wallace

"Did you have many struggles? My father lost his job, and then he went to work for a rich family for 4 to 5 years."

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Welcome to Strong

"… some of the town's core stories before they are lost in time. The Strong MCHP Team invites you to relive and revisit some of the stories that…"

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Ammunition Case

"The Union army lost 460 soldiers, all of which probably carried ammunition cases. Ammunition CaseThomaston Historical Society"

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Beniah Harding

"After 2 weeks I lost 9.5 pounds, he told me I was a half pound left, but he’d let me in anyways, so that’s how I was enlisted."

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Andrew Anderson

"And all of a sudden- BANG. October came and everything folded and he lost every penny he had.+-"

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 3 of 3

"… were destroyed and more than 1,000 people lost their homes. Yet, according to masonic records, from 1775 to 1786, the Grand Lodge either admitted…"

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The "Edward O'Brien", the "Washington B. Thomas", & "Edna Hoyt"

"… Lermond’s second wife, Hattie Winchenbach, lost her life in the shipwreck. Schooner "Edna Hoyt" Thomaston, ca."

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Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"Bath’s downtown, which had lost its industrial dimension, had become a retail center facing stiff competition to remain financially viable."

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Guilford, Maine - Historic Buildings - Page 1 of 2

"This beautiful building was lost to a fire in 1928. Guilford Town Hall, 1916 CentennialGuilford Historical Society Remains of Guilford…"

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Guilford, Maine - Modern History: 1966 to Present

"The town was named the Lilac Capital and the Chickadee Capital of Maine and a Little Miss Lilac Pageant was held in conjunction with the ongoing…"

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Guilford, Maine - EVENTS - Page 1 of 3

"In this fire many files were lost in this fire. The town hall was not built again on this spot. (Maine Memory Network 2000-2010) One of the big…"

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Guilford, Maine - SPORTS - Page 1 of 3

"At the end of his twenty three years of coaching, he had coached 428 games, won 309 games and lost 119 games. (Information by Dave Gaw)"

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - "Fly Rod" Crosby - Page 3 of 3

"… obituary ending with this message: “Rangeley has lost one of its most famous people and America has lost its most famous woman sportsman."

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Highlighting Historical Hampden - War of 1812

"… Chamberlain was a shipbuilder from Orrington and lost two ships in the Battle of Hampden. (Little 1909) Many townspeople were held captive on a…"

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - North Church

"The Church lost its steeple in a 1947 storm. Founded in 1898, the Women's Alliance held an annual May Day fair, which raised funds to maintain the…"

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New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - East New Portland Village Schools

"… and the school stood until 1939, when it was lost to a fire. Parsons or Elder Neighborhood School, New Portland, ca."

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Guilford, Maine - SPORTS - Page 3 of 3

"… into their first playoff game in Ashland and they lost 2-1, but it was an awesome accomplishment that they even made it that far."

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 1 of 3

"… from the effects of a declining population and lost industry. Strong Historical Society Responsibilities increased with each elevation on the…"

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Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 4 of 5

"On December 6, 1902 the building was lost to a fire. The whole building was ruined. A new Odd Fellows Hall (I.O.O.F.) was built in 1904."

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Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"… in light of the fact that these people fought and lost a battle for their very existence on land they had called home so many decades before the…"

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Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 2 of 3

"mentioned above. In 1884, this mill was lost to fire, and in 1901, the facility on the north side which had recently been expanded, was severely…"

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Skowhegan Community History - The Skowhegan Island

"… and men were killed, and food and supplies were lost in the cold, icy river. Just recently a new park was built on the island to commemorate…"