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Bowdoinham Eight Hour Day Promoted in 1852 Shipyard Move
A historical note recounts Bowdoinham Maine adopting a ten hour day in 1852 for Kennebec shipyards. Workers gained a bell for the town hall and a festival attended by Bath and other area mechanics to celebrate the reform. The article details plans for a new Swan Island building and the Captives of the Noble family during an Indian attack. It also references the Moosehead steamer trial and Connors of local homes.
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Bath
Maine
Bowdoinham
Jong
Bowdoin
Kennebec
Samuel Gray
Hay
Col
Colby Coombe
the Cathance
Cooper & Bailey
Boston
New England
Steai
W. Carr
T. W. Fork
W. Frost
BL White
W. Graves
Chas. H. Allen
Kennebec River
Massachusetts
John Eliot
Samuel Goodwin
Jacob Bailey
Canada
Goodwin
Lithgow
Port Richmond
Inti
Inediane
Wiscasset
Norridgewocks
Pemaguld
Jamey Whidden
Lazarus Noble
Abigail Noble
Whidden
Timothy
Solomon
Swan Island
Palisade
Novle
Moosehead
Bath Iron Works
Maine Central Railroad Company
Bar Harbor
Maine Central
County
Swat
Fort Richmond
Jenkins
Bailey
Fanny Noble
Vaudreuil
Montreal
Mis Lady
Eleanor
Coavent
Panny
Pownalborough
Louisbourg
Pepperell
New Hampshire
Joseph
Alfred Noble
Worcester
Anada
Massachutts
Lazarus
Ben
James Whidden
James