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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: Land Dealings

"… my wife, all the money which father Flucker and Waldo squeased out of the Broad-Bay Germans (settlers of the Waldo Patent in Waldoboro)” and “I…"

Waldoboro Fire Department

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Fires in Rumford

"Waldo Street Area Waldo Street Fire slide show The Waldo Street Fire was, and still is, Rumford’s most serious fire."

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell House

"… Daniel Webster, Franklin Peirce and Ralph Waldo Emerson. The Federal Period architected building spanned eighty-four feet on Second Street, rose…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: Sources

"… in Maine; also including papers of Samuel Waldo, Thomas Flucker and Isaac Winslow. Originals at the Maine Historical Society Library, Collection…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Early History - 1719 to 1740

"Samuel Waldo built the first limekiln in which to burn stone quarried from the former prison site for shipment to the Boston market."

Maine State Archives

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Hugh J. Chisholm, Sr. - Page 1 of 2

"… local farmer outside of Rumford Center, Waldo Pettengill, to act as his agent to procure 1400 acres of land."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Beyond Borders: an historical overview - Page 2 of 6

"… promoting a million-acre claim (later called the Waldo Patent) to the west of Penobscot Bay. For these proprietors and others like them who…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 3 of 4

"Waldo Street Fire, Rumford, 1923Greater Rumford Area Historical Society The history of Rumford also has its share of tragedies, such as fires…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Building Boom and Piers above the Falls

"Here is the letter from Waldo Pettengill to Hugh J. Chisholm regarding plans to build the booms and piers for the mill. Mr."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"Knox purchased the remaining shares of confiscated land (some of the Waldo family members had made the mistake of remaining Loyalists, and their…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Our Resources

"… 76, 150 Main Road, 734.2253 www.maine.gov/local/waldo/islesboro/ LIVING RESOURCES For a list of Islesboro's "living resources," (individuals who…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston Narrative

"Map of the Waldo Patent, 1786The General Henry Knox Museum The first Europeans to stay in the area came as a result of the Muscongus Patent, a…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 1 of 4

"… was accomplished by a local confidante, farmer Waldo Pettengill, while Hugh was working on the design of the manufacturing facilities and the…"

Surry by the Bay - Early Twentieth Century

"When the Waldo-Hancock Bridge opened in 1931, this marvel of engineering provided a much easier mode of transportation at a time when more and more…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 2 of 4

"… those families living in the Hancock Street/Waldo Street/”flats”areas. Other schools existing in 1895 included Rumford Corner, Abbotts Mills, North…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 1 of 4

"… engaged the most well-to-do farmer of the area, Waldo Pettengill of Rumford Center, as his business agent to procure the riparian rights along the…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Early Settlements

"… three miles in width, Islesboro is today part of Waldo County on the midcoast of Maine dividing East and West Penobscot Bays."