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Lincoln, Maine - Osgood's Store

"I know that store also because my grandfather was alive during the time the store was here and shopped right in this town."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Circus swing, Boston, 1853

"Circus swing, Boston, 1853 Contributed by Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Description John Martin (1823-1904) of Bangor…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Lowell's General Store, Commerce, & the Railroad

"Croswell's Store c. 1890 Located in Farmington Falls, Croswell's Store opened in 1816. The store was run by the Croswell family until 1958."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Businesses and Cottage Industries

"in Boston etc.), meat, fish and produce for the expanding summer colony. During peak season delivery trucks hurried about to the summer cottages and…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Notable Residents

"… acquaintance of Henry Knox, Benjamin Bussey of Boston, MA. Bussey completed the house and in 1844 sold the property to Captain Edward Robinson, a…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: Brick Works

"… the area of Broad Street and India Street, replacing decaying wharves; and the Dover Street Bridge between Boston and South Boston opened in 1805."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Summer Resorts

"… plots for development by wealthy families from Boston, New York and Philadelphia. Designed by well-known architects, on often vast acreages, these…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 139-194

"He also wrote about a trip to Boston on a steamer, Andrew Jackson monetary policy, his foray into cutting cord wood, picking up lumber and other…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Montpelier

"… the estate built for General Henry Knox by Boston housewright Ebenezer Dunton in 1795. This mansion was considered to be one of the finest of its…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"… shipped surplus produce such as potatoes back to Boston on the same vessels. The first regular packet (small sailing craft) line was established in…"

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"… being transported from Halifax, Nova Scotia, to Boston, Massachusetts. According to newspaper reports, “Long-time residents of Lincoln said the…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Lockheed 10A, Presque Isle, 1940

"… Description A Lockheed 10-A "Electra" of the Boston-Maine Airways is shown in Presque Isle. This was the same model plane as was flown by Amelia…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"… clapboards, and laths were shipped to the Boston market while boards and 2’ X 4’s were sold locally."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: Sources

"Boston : Samuel G. Drake, c1873. Lonergan, Thomas J. Henry Knox : George Washington's Confidant, General of Artillery, and America's First Secretary…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Beniah Harding

"… My father was fortunate, he ran restaurants in Boston, of course running a restaurant he had access to food, and he would exchange meals not for…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: Shipping

"… of Asa Rogers and finished recently.” By May 15, Knox had pressed the Quick Lime into service by shipping lime to Wales & Beale in Boston."

Lubec, Maine - S.S. Cumberland: Steamer Brought Passengers and Prosperity to Lubec but Met Tragic End

"Due to Eastport’s connection to Boston the town had the best stocked stores in the county. It was said that the lines of clothing, hardware, shoes…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: Land Dealings

"… on the Second Tuesday of September to receive any communications which may be offered by the said settlers. HKnox. Boston, August 1798.”"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston Narrative

"… John Beauchamp of London and Thomas Leverett of Boston. In June 1630 five passengers were sent on the sailing vessel Lyon from England to establish…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Early History - 1719 to 1740

"… from the former prison site for shipment to the Boston market. Soon a second kiln was added to meet the demands of trade and lumber was added as…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Atticus: A Fugitive Slave

"… the vessel Susan (occasionally referred to as the Boston). The Susan had shipped a cargo of lime and hay from East Thomaston, Maine, to Savannah…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston is Incorporated - 1777

"Sloops were built, making regular trips to Boston to transport lime, staves and cordwood, returning with cargoes of flour, bolts of cloth and…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 1 of 13

"… farmers had a more direct route to markets in Boston and New York. The demand for Maine potatoes and starch changed the economy from the pioneering…"