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Canals on the National Register of Historic Places in Maine
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813:California
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608:References
583:2010-07-30
409:Songo Lock
399:) reached
253:Fore River
140:70°25′30″W
1515:Landmarks
1501:Westbrook
1496:Waterford
1466:Otisfield
1365:Long Lake
1233:Watershed
1033:Wisconsin
998:Tennessee
903:Minnesota
878:Louisiana
624:cite book
380:and then
338:gunpowder
303:, square
277:Waterford
265:Long Lake
249:Westbrook
137:43°44′0″N
1486:Standish
1471:Portland
1451:Harrison
1431:Falmouth
1416:Bridgton
1339:Bridgton
1189:Category
1018:Virginia
968:Oklahoma
948:New York
923:Nebraska
913:Missouri
898:Michigan
888:Maryland
873:Kentucky
853:Illinois
828:Delaware
818:Colorado
808:Arkansas
470:See also
453:Goodrich
449:Harrison
445:Bridgton
443:reached
417:Harrison
413:Bridgton
273:Harrison
269:Portland
237:Standish
188:74000317
114:Location
1506:Windham
1476:Raymond
1348:Windham
1135:Related
1038:Wyoming
1013:Vermont
918:Montana
858:Indiana
838:Georgia
833:Florida
803:Arizona
793:Alabama
439:. The
433:Raymond
395:(later
376:(later
288:masonry
285:granite
241:Windham
1491:Sweden
1481:Sebago
1461:Norway
1456:Naples
1441:Gorham
1411:Albany
973:Oregon
928:Nevada
868:Kansas
843:Hawaii
798:Alaska
734:Topics
425:Sebago
421:Naples
385:Berlin
350:brandy
330:Apples
326:lumber
309:horses
305:sterns
247:, and
245:Gorham
223:. The
1421:Casco
1404:Towns
1315:Lakes
1105:Palau
1003:Texas
883:Maine
848:Idaho
577:(PDF)
570:(PDF)
487:Notes
462:case
429:Casco
322:sails
318:masts
257:locks
231:from
225:canal
217:Maine
173:Built
122:Maine
1446:Gray
1059:Guam
1008:Utah
963:Ohio
863:Iowa
630:link
435:and
314:keel
301:bows
211:The
176:1832
165:Area
271:to
183:No.
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