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Hamlin Memorial Hall - Paris Hill

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Hamlin Memorial Hall - Paris Hill

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Hamlin Memorial Hall - Paris Hill

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Hamlin Memorial Hall - Paris Hill

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Hannibal Hamlin

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The most famous story connected with Molly Ockett's healing powers has to do with her cure of the infant Hannibal Hamlin, who was born at Paris Hill, Maine, on August 27, 1809, and who later became Lincoln's first vice-president. During the winter…

Hanover Dowel Mill in March 1896

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Flooding in the nearby town of Hanover was severe in March of 1896. The Hanover Dowel Mill is shown in this photo, with the Androscoggin in the background.

Hanover Ferry model

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Dating from 1873, the Hanover Ferry was one-third owned by the town of Bethel, and two-thirds by Hanover. It operated on the Androscoggin River between Hanover village and East Bethel until 1934. During the 19th and first half of the 20th…

Hanover intervale

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The first white settlers to venture into this region discovered something the Abenaki had known for generations: the level "intervales" alongside the Androscoggin and other rivers contained amazingly fertile soils that were ideal for raising a…

Hanover mill

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Small, water-powered saw- and grist-mills were essential to the founding of towns along the Androscoggin and its tributaries. In fact, many of these modest structures were the first framed buildings erected in the communities.

Hanover, Maine, settled in 1774, incorporated in 1843

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Booklet produced for the Hanover Bicentennial Celebration (July 10, 1976).

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