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Farwell Brothers |
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Dick Farwell (in hat) other person unknown. Courtesy of Alton Danforth |
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Water Tower & Potato House |
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(foreground) Gravity fed water tower to fill train boilers (removed in 60's) and the Potato House (rear) used to store potatoes before shipping to NY & MA. |
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Half Moon Stream Bridge |
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This bridge used to span the Half Moon Stream on Rt. 220 to Knox. This is not a covered bridge although it looks it in the photo. It was red and replaced in the 1920's. Courtesy of Beatric Bryant |
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Thorndike Village |
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Taken from bridge |
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Thorndike Depot |
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The Maine Central Railroad came to Thorndike in 1870. The station was fastened with a huge english padlock and became known as Padlock Station. Taken over by Belfast & Moosehead Lake Railroad in 1925. The station house is now in the Boothbay Railroad Museum. Courtesy of Beatrice Bryant |
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Sayward's Mill |
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This was a lumber mill located on Half Moon Stream operated from 1876 to 1908. Operated in conjunction with a grist mill from 1877 to 1880. The building is no longer standing. Courtesy Madeline Blanchard |
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Thorndike General Store |
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Late 1930's photo of proprietor Eddie Flick. He bought the store from Maplewood in the 1940's and sold general merchandise, grain, hardware, boots, and fertilizer. He operated it until early 1960's when Flewelling took it over. Courtesy of Ernest Flick |
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The John Foote Farm |
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Built in late 1700's by early pioneer John Foote. The Foote potato was perfected on this farm. Photo likely taken early 1800's. The house burned in March 1981. Courtesy of Guy & Elizabeth Libby |
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School House |
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This old schoolhouse sat on the corner of the Files Hill and East Thorndike roads. Fred Cole taught here in the early 1900's. The boy on the right is Henry Small alongside his sister Mattie. Photo from late 1800's. Courtesy of Guy & Elizabeth Libby |
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Harvest Days Haying |
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Putting up hay on the Henry Small farm in the early 1920's. Henry small on top. Courtesy of Roger Wingate |
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Load of Hay |
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On the Philbrick Farm now owned by Dan Raven. Almon Higgins is on the load with Frank and Lewis Philbrick on the ground. Courtesy of Buddy Ward |
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Reaper |
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Philbrick farm now owned by Dan Raven. Herb Boulter on the reaper with Frank and Lewis Philbrick on the ground. Courtesy of Buddy War |
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Blacksmith Shop |
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Owned by Charles Cox and Roy Gordon. The Farwells also used this building as an iron shop. Taken down in the late 1970's by Minnie Morton. Nothing is known of the Simpson in the picture. Courtesy Beulah Fortier |
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Edgar Cole's Garage |
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Situated on the site of the Thorndike Auto Parts building Mr. Cole sold Triple X Gas. Photo taken September 1934, Roland "Dempsey" Overlock stands in the foreground. Courtesy Madeline Blanchard |
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Bryant Farm |
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Original owner David Bryant since 1856 later sold to James Bryant and remained in the family until 1900's. Photo taken about 1903, currently owned by the Schartners who market berries and apples. Courtesy of Herbert & Phyllis Schartner |
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Moulton Farm |
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Situated on top of Moulton Hill in East Thorndike first settled by Charles White then sold to William Philbrick who built substantial buildings. It became the show place of Thorndike. The buildings were gone before Will Moulton bought the farm. Potatoes and onions were gornw here. It has since been broken up into house lots. Courtesy of Guy & Elizabeth Libby |
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