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During the 19th century, jobs in textile and lumber mills also attracted European immigrants of many nationalities, especially the Irish. In the 1870s the state recruited Swedish settlers to farms in Aroostook County.
During the 19th century, jobs in textile and lumber mills also attracted European immigrants of many nationalities, especially the Irish. In the 1870s the state recruited Swedish settlers to farms in Aroostook County.
== Websites  ==
*[http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives]
*[http://www.afhs.ab.ca/aids/talks/notes_mar99.html Border Crossings US/Canada)]
*[http://www.sec.state.ma.us/arc/arcidx.htm Massachusetts On-line Databases - Passenger Manifest]


== References  ==
== References  ==
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