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Gardiner, Kennebec, Maine, USA
"Gar/ diner, city of Kennebec co, Me, on the W. bank of the Kennebec River, at the mouth of the Cobbosseecontee River, and on the Maine Central Railroad, 7 miles S. of Augusta, and 56 miles N.N.E. of Portland. Large vessels can ascend to this place, which has a bridge across the Kennebec River and is liberally supplied with water-power. It contains 8 churches, 3 national banks, a savings-bank," city hall, a public library, a high school,4 paper-mills, * flour-mill, 4 saw-mills, a woollen-factory, several machine shops, 2 potteries, and manufactures of sash and blinds, bricks, carriages, and furniture. Lumber and ice are the chief articles of export. One daily and 2 weekly newspapers are published here. Pop. in 1890, 5491."
Lippincott's Gazetteer of the World: A Complete Pronouncing Gazetteer Or Geographical Dictionary of the World Containing Notices of Over One Hundred and Twenty-five Thousand Places ...
Joseph Thomas
January 1, 1895
J.B. Lippincott
"Gar/ diner, city of Kennebec co, Me, on the W. bank of the Kennebec River, at the mouth of the Cobbosseecontee River, and on the Maine Central Railroad, 7 miles S. of Augusta, and 56 miles N.N.E. of Portland. Large vessels can ascend to this place, which has a bridge across the Kennebec River and is liberally supplied with water-power. It contains 8 churches, 3 national banks, a savings-bank," city hall, a public library, a high school,4 paper-mills, * flour-mill, 4 saw-mills, a woollen-factory, several machine shops, 2 potteries, and manufactures of sash and blinds, bricks, carriages, and furniture. Lumber and ice are the chief articles of export. One daily and 2 weekly newspapers are published here. Pop. in 1890, 5491."
Lippincott's Gazetteer of the World: A Complete Pronouncing Gazetteer Or Geographical Dictionary of the World Containing Notices of Over One Hundred and Twenty-five Thousand Places ...
Joseph Thomas
January 1, 1895
J.B. Lippincott
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Leading Business Men of LEWISTON, AUGUSTA and VICINITY, BOSTON, MERCANTILE PUBLISHING COMPANY
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The "Castle", One of the Oldest Buildings
Leading Business Men of LEWISTON, AUGUSTA and VICINITY, BOSTON, MERCANTILE PUBLISHING COMPANY
1889
Gardiner, Maine, USA
Water St., Looking East
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Gardiner Paper Mills, Gardiner, Me.
Gardiner, Maine, USA
First Baptist Church and Parsonage, Gardiner, Me.
Gardiner, Maine, USA
Depot Square
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Johnson House and Opera House, Water St.
Gardiner, Maine, USA
Snow-Hazzard Co. Shoe Factory
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Water Street, 1905
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Episcopal Church
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Lake Cobbosseecontee, near Gardiner, Maine
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Steamer Landing
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Commonwealth Shoe Factory
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Johnson House
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Hollingsworth & Whitney and S.D. Warren Paper Mills, 1908
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P.O. Block
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Water Street, looking West
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Hollingsworth & Whitney Paper Co. Mill
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Bridge Street
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Congregational Church
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View up River, Main Ave.
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Mount Tom, Oakland's Estate
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The Park
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Canning Factory
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The Paper Mills
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Gardiner-Randolph Bridge
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Dam at Paper Mills, Cobossee Stream, 1912
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St. Joseph's Catholic Church, 1917
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Church of the Nazarene
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High School
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Shrine Club, 1920
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Public Library
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M.C.R.R. Depot, 1925
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Hazzard Shoe Factory, 1934
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Gardiner Shoe Company
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One ingredient only: ground up dates. NOTE: Not good in coffee because it does not dissolve.
One ingredient only: ground up dates. NOTE: Not good in coffee because it does not dissolve.
History and News of Gardiner, Maine, USA
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1865 - Fire at Gardiner, Maine
Gardiner, Thursday, July 6.
The extensive Jarvis Steam Tannery, with all its stock of bark, &c., was destroyed by fire this noon; loss $20,000;... Read MORE...
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1869 - Schoolhouse Fire
AUGUSTA, Me., Nov. 8.
The Lyccum building, at Gardiner, used as the schoolhouse for the highschool, was destroyed by fire yesterday afternoon. The... Read MORE...
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1882 - A GREAT FIRE IN GARDINER, ME
SIXTY DWELLINGS AND MANY MILLS DESTROYED - THE LOSS VERY HEAVY.
GARDINER, Me., Aug. 7. - The most extensive conflagration that ever visited... Read MORE...
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1886 - Gardiner
Gardiner, in the southern part of Kennebec County, is situated on the western bank of the Kenneec River about 25 miles from the sea. The Kennebec... Read MORE...
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1886 - A BIG FIRE IN MAINE
ICEHOUSES AND OTHER BUILDINGS BURNED - LOSS $250,000.
GARDINER, Me., June 7. - A most disastrous fire, causing the loss of nearly $250,000 worth... Read MORE...
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1889 - Gardiner
In this State of magnificent rivers, the Kennebec has been widely regarded as unsurpassed for its beauty, and the power and charms of the towns and... Read MORE...
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1912 - FIRE DESTROYS MILL
Gardiner, Me., June 18 - Fire today destroyed the mill of the Oakland Manufacturing Co. Woodworkers and dealers in Southern lumber, and two adjoining ... Read MORE...
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1916
Gardiner, a city of Kennebec co., Me., on the W. bank of the Kennebec River, at the mouth of the Cobbosseecontee River, and on the Maine Central R.,... Read MORE...
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