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Mt. Desert Island Hospital

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Historic Hallowell - Dr. Benjamin Page

"During the Plague of 1812, his superb knowledge and skill saved many lives. He is credited with being the first physician to inoculate human with the…"

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Historic Hallowell - Martha Ballard

"… and raised in a family that included physicians (her uncle was a doctor as were two brothers-in-law)."

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Historic Hallowell - In Sickness and in Health

"… the years following the Revolution many trained physicians came to the Kennebec Valley to establish medical practices."

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Historic Hallowell - This won't hurt a bit!

"… Jenner and provided them to his colleague, local physician Dr. Benjamin Page, who administered the vaccine in Hallowell."

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Dr. Charles Snell, Bangor, ca. 1867

"Snell, he wrote, was his family's physician, delivered all six of the Martin children, and treated Clara Martin through several serious illnesses."

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico Corner

"Walker was the earliest educated physician, whose residence occupied the site of the Henry Parks house. Dr."

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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Kennebec Proprietors Biographies

"He was a prominent Boston physician who eventually exponentially increased his net worth by engaging in the importing of medical supplies."

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Rusticators on the Rise

"However, for successful academics and physicians, along with other relatively regular folks, nature’s offerings remained paramount."

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Early Years on Mt. Desert Island

"The first physician came to Mt. Desert Island in 1799. Kendall Kittredge, along with his wife, Sally Whiting, arrived on MDI in 1799."

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Cottagers

"Rockefeller’s 100-room “Eyrie” and New York physician Edward Dunham’s sprawling “Keewaydin” with its 35-foot-high stone tower – both in Seal Harbor."

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Historic Hallowell - The Hallowell Union Fire Club

"His nickname was “ The Beloved Physician.” He was married to Abigail Odlin who was born May 28, 1748. Abigail’s father was Deacon John Odlin."

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Caring For Our Families and Friends

"… plantation in finding and supporting a nurse or physician” including “removing sick people to mainland hospitals.” (Westbrook, 173) Leila…"

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Rum, Riot, and Reform - Drinking Implements

"… men of the parish in 1775 at a time when most physicians still considered alcohol to be a medicine."

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Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 2 of 3

"… constructed retirement home of longtime Portland physician James M. Cummings. The doctor built this island farm in 1856."

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Rum, Riot, and Reform - Influential & Interesting Documents

"As a physician of some stature, he influenced a new generation of medical leaders. In his 1790 edition, he used this chart to illustrate the…"

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New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - West New Portland Village

"… Directory Business Card Dated 1860 Samuel Vose Physician & Surgeon Gould & Spooner Dry Goods & Groceries John P. Hodson Postmaster S.S."

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 2 of 4

"Bisbee in 1895. Dr. Laura F. Noyes, a female physician and her two physician daughters, Dr. Sarah E. Noyes (Brooks) and Dr. H. Louella Noyes, and Dr."

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

"There was a physician (three in the summer), two dentists, an attorney and an architect. There were also two billiards halls and the Neighborhood…"

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Abbe Museum

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 4 of 5

"… on the town’s list of residents, we offer a very accomplished staff at the Dixfield-Elsemore Clinic, named after one of our beloved physicians."

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Mercy Hospital - Founding of Mercy

"… a Class A rating by the American College of Physicians and Surgeons. This was accompanied by the establishment of a permanent lay medical staff…"

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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Pejepscot Proprietors Biographies - Page 1 of 2

"Oliver Noyes Oliver Noyes (1699-1720) was a physician and merchant by profession. Noyes graduated from Harvard in 1695 and was very active in Boston…"