Keywords: Hog Island
Item 22540
Josiah Willard, Boston, to William Pepperrell, Kittery, 1729
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1729 Location: Boston; Kittery Media: Ink on paper
Item 66136
Steamer "Gurnet," Little Diamond Island, ca. 1935
Contributed by: Boston Public Library Date: circa 1935 Location: Portland Media: Linen texture postcard
Item 88230
Sterling property, N. Side Elizabeth Street, Peaks Island, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Howard W. Sterling Use: Hog House
Exhibit
Britain was especially interested in occupying Maine during the Colonial era to take advantage of the timber resources. The tall, straight, old growth white pines were perfect for ships' masts to help supply the growing Royal Navy.
Site Page
Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Businesses and Cottage Industries
"… indicate the frequent town recordings of sheep, hog and cattle markings, demonstrating that animal raising for sale and consumption was an…"
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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Early Settlements
"… then “Longue Island Plantation” and then “Long Island.” In 1789, this island and the adjacent islands including Seven Hundred Acre, Job’s and Lime…"
Story
Swimming with Jellyfish
by Cathy. L
At the age of 19 Cathy attended an Audubon Camp at Hog Island.
