Stories about "What's In a Lewiston Name"
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What’s in a Lewiston Name: Gile
Wednesday, February 14, 2024 2:54 pm
Older alumni might recall Mount Gile in Auburn as a recreation spot, a ski slope, a destination on the annual Stanton Ride, and where a stone monument marks a 19th-century tragedy.
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What’s in a Lewiston name: Edward Little
Friday, September 22, 2023 3:07 pm
Across the Androscoggin River in Auburn, atop Goff Hill, the public high school is named for Edward Little, a 19th-century lawyer and philanthropist.
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What’s in a Name: Montello
Friday, June 17, 2022 4:12 pm
A residential area just north of campus, Montello is the name of a street, a rise of land familiar to generations of Bates joggers, and once home to two commercial mineral springs.
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What’s in a Lewiston Name: Thorne
Thursday, October 21, 2021 12:20 pm
The name "Thorne" goes deep into Lewiston history, providing half the name of the nearby Thorncrag Nature Sanctuary.
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What’s in a Lewiston Name: Sabattus
Friday, August 13, 2021 10:47 am
This occasional BatesNews feature explores the stories, facts, and figments behind common place names in the Lewiston-Auburn area.
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What’s in a Lewiston name: Luiggi’s
Thursday, February 25, 2021 9:34 am
A favorite Bates haunt since the 1950s, Luiggi’s Pizzeria is named for its founder, Luiggi Carmine Talarico.
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What’s in a Bates Name: Libbey
Friday, November 8, 2019 11:15 am
Dedicated 110 years ago, Libbey Forum was donated to Bates by Lewiston mill owner and entrepreneur W. Scott Libbey.
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What’s in a Lewiston Name: Frye
Tuesday, October 2, 2018 3:22 pm
Home to cozy student houses, a hopping social scene, and the campus coffeehouse, Frye Street is named for an illustrious Lewiston family.
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What’s in a Lewiston Name: Pettengill (or Pettingill?)
Friday, August 31, 2018 7:38 am
Here’s your guide to all names Pettengill and Pettingill, a Bates building, street, and park.
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What’s in a Name: Tree Streets
Thursday, June 28, 2018 2:36 pm
The downtown Lewiston neighborhood where streets have names like Oak and Maple is dubbed “the tree streets.”