Lewiston

[ loo-uh-stuhn ]

/ ˈlu ə stən /

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noun

a city in SW Maine.

a city in W Idaho.

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Now 63, Anderson farms wheat, pulse and oil seed on about 4,400 acres of the rolling folds of the Palouse prairie surrounding Lewiston.
The Fight to Save the Salmon|By Brian Bennett/Lapwai, Idaho with Photographs by Kiliii Yüyan|October 18, 2021|Time
In the 31 years since he opened his law practice on Lisbon Street in downtown Lewiston, Maine, Jim Howaniec has never been in a situation like the one he now faces.
Amid Calls for Reform, Maine’s Criminal Defense System Reaches a “Breaking Point”|by Samantha Hogan, The Maine Monitor|June 8, 2021|ProPublica
Maine’s 2nd Congressional District, which includes Lewiston, is massive, stretching to cover nearly all of Maine while forming the largest district east of the Mississippi by land area.
The Road to a Tied Election Runs Through Here|Nick Fouriezos|October 15, 2020|Ozy
In later life he was connected with railway projects and died at Lewiston, Idaho, in 1869.
Early Western Travels 1748-1846, Volume XXX|Joel Palmer

Lewiston had renewed the note for sixty days, and then for sixty more, but with the proviso that this was the last extension.
The Wayfarers|Mary Stewart Cutting
Lewiston had become a place of much importance, being the transhipping point for a great through freighting business.
A Century of Sail and Steam on the Niagara River|Barlow Cumberland
The steamer "Rochester" is also recorded as running between Lewiston and Hamilton in 1843 to 1849.
A Century of Sail and Steam on the Niagara River|Barlow Cumberland
At Lewiston we took everyone on board that wanted to come; in fact, our "runners" strenuously invited them.
A Century of Sail and Steam on the Niagara River|Barlow Cumberland