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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.
-== Records  ==
-The major port of entry for immigrants who settled in New England is Boston. Other ports of entry include New York and Canadian ports. The article [[United States Emigration and Immigration]] lists several important sources for finding information about immigrants to this country. These sources include many references to people who settled in Maine.
 '''Passenger Lists for Maine'''