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[Mattamiscontis]; Part of Township 1 Range 7 NWP, Lots 27, 28, and 29 as explored during 1933.
- Part of T1 R7 NWP "Mattamiscontis", Lots 27, 28, and 29 as explored during 1933.
- Type: OBJECT
- Collection: Maine Land Office - Plan Book Maps
Argyle Township Property Plan [Plan 4 of 7]
- Property plan of Argyle Township by the State of Maine Bureau of Taxation. Plan 4 of 7. Surveyed by James Sewall Company. Includes forest land classification, roads, lot lines, public ways, jeep trails, camp roads, abandoned roads, buildings, and waterways. Scale of 200 feet to 1 inch.
- Type: OBJECT
- Collection: Maine Land Office - Plan Book Maps
Argyle Township Property Plan [Plan 6 of 7]
- Property plan of Argyle Township by the State of Maine Bureau of Taxation. Plan 6 of 7. Surveyed by James Sewall Company. Includes forest land classification, roads, lot lines, public ways, jeep trails, camp roads, abandoned roads, buildings, and waterways. Scale of 200 feet to 1 inch.
- Type: OBJECT
- Collection: Maine Land Office - Plan Book Maps
Kingman Township, Tax Plan 3, Village Lots
- Kingman Township Tax Plan 3, Village Lots. Scale of 1 inch to 200 feet.
- Type: OBJECT
- Collection: Maine Land Office - Plan Book Maps
Summit Plantation T1 ND
- Summit Plantation T1 North Division as explored during 1938. Scale of 1 inch to 40 chains.
- Type: OBJECT
- Collection: Maine Land Office - Plan Book Maps
[Herseytown Township] T2 R6 WELS, Maine State Highway Commission Right of Way Map, Section 4
- [Herseytown Township] T2 R6 WELS, Maine State Highway Commission Right of Way Map, Section 4, Federal Aid Project I-95-9 (27)
- Type: OBJECT
- Collection: Maine Land Office - Plan Book Maps
George French Collection
- George Washington French (1882-1970) was born in Kezar Falls, Maine to John F. (1851-1926) and Francena (Towle) French (1860-1950). George was the second of four children. His older brother William R. (1879-1953) known as Will, was a Maine Guide. He also had a younger sister Mabel D. Bragdon and a younger brother Earnest “Ern” (1891-1916). He attended Parsonsfield Seminary, Bridgton Academy, and Bates College where he excelled as an athlete. He taught and coached at Deerfield and Monson academies. In the summer of 1911, he married Margaret B. Sears in Hawley, Massachusetts. They had two children Donald Sears (1912-1996) and Barbara Louise (1915-). During this time he worked as an executive for the Boy Scouts of America. In the early 1920s the family relocated to New Jersey. In 1922 he decided to devote all of his time to his greatest interest, photography. For many years his photographs won awards and were printed on calendars and as greeting cards. In 1936 he became the official photographer for the Maine Development Commission.
Augustin Thompson/ Moxie
- Dr. Augustin Thompson, of Union, creates his “Moxie Nerve Food” in 1884. Using groundbreaking marketing techniques, Thompson’s ‘distinctively different’ elixir grows in popularity in 2005 Moxie is named the official soft drink of Maine. Moxie is now immortalized at the Matthews museum in Union and celebrated during the annual Moxie Festival in Lisbon Falls.
Maine Bicentennial Moments
- The Maine Bicentennial Moments are 30-second public service announcements featuring Maine history. Each PSA includes images and documents from the Archives and other sources to highlight a particular person, place or event in Maine history. These PSAs will be aired on broadcast television throughout the State during the bicentennial commemoration period in addition to being posted online. Batches of PSAs will be released seasonally during the bicentennial commemoration period, taking viewers from Maine’s Act of Admission to the Union all the way up to modern times. Each PSA is meant to pique viewers’ interest and encourage further exploration of the topic.