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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Ocean View Hotel

"Ocean View Hotel Ocean View Hotel porch, Swan's Island, ca. 1900Swan's Island Historical Society The Ocean View Hotel was located at 241…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield's Tuscan Opera House

"… spreading their organization across the Atlantic Ocean to United States. Then, in 1857 and 1892, two I.O.O.F. lodges were built in Kansas."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Old Buildings

"… The Tea Room Redmen's Hall Seaside Hall Andrew Smith Store The McCormick house Ocean View Hotel Odd Fellows Hall"

Blue Hill, Maine - Long Island: The Forgotten Community - Page 2 of 3

"… by the indians were "running his sheep into the ocean." He said he lived alone on the island, but evidently there was no house in 1785 because he…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 2 of 4

"Between 1792 and 1891, 133 wooden ocean-going sailing vessels were built in Blue Hill. Captain John W. Kane, Blue Hill, ca."

Blue Hill, Maine - Blue Hill Spearheads Development on the Downeast Coast

"… East Eight Miles, then South South East to the Ocean and then West South West Eight miles and then to the first Bounds mentioned: containing a Neck…"

Blue Hill, Maine - In Search of the Rustic Life

"It overlooked the ocean and offered guests a scenic view of Blue Hill Mountain. The inn offered “Electric Lights, Long Distance Telephone…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Project Sources

"… Treworgy, the protest (insurance claim) of the /Ocean Ranger/ and the bills of laden and Charty Party for the/ Lemuel Peters/ are all on file at…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… shaped for shipbuilding and easily reached by ocean-going ships. Front Street, Bath, ca. 1903Patten Free Library The cultural factors laid…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks - Page 1 of 2

"Before roads, railroad bridges and tide gates, ocean water overflowed the marsh at high tide. Boats were able to sail up the Scarborough River and…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Islanders at Work

"He and his wife also owned the Ocean View Hotel in Swan’s Island Village where many dances took place."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Welcome

"… that brings together the new and the old, the ocean and the land. It creates a stronger sense of community through a greater understanding of the…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Dance

"Captain Herrick’s Ocean View Hotel in Swan’s Island Village had a well used dance floor. Once the Odd Fellows Hall was built in 1909, dances were…"

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Ship Captains

"At the outbreak of the Civil War 1861, Agry retired. Captian Benjamin Gould House, Winthrop Street, Hallowell, 1968Hubbard Free Library Captain…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Shipbuilding: An Important Early Industry

"One of the largest Blue Hill vessels, the Ocean Ranger, was built in 1854. Blue Hill was an ideal location."

Wilson Museum

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Marsh: "Land of Much Grass" - Page 1 of 4

"… the tide sweeps nutrient-rich water into the ocean and feeds offshore fish and their young. Additionally, the grass plants provide temperature and…"

Fifth Maine Regiment Museum

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 3 of 4

"… a hydraulic hauler that pulls a trap up from the ocean floor. A lobsterman is able to pull many more traps in a day using the latter method."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 4 of 4

"… using fathometers to check the water depth and ocean floor. Before fathometers, lobstermen used greased window weights attached to twine to do…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Movies Come To The Island

"… Fox Studio's 1917 feature Queen of the Sea, an oceanic adventure starring Annette Kellermann. The shoot drew crowds of locals and visitors ogling…"

Cumberland Historical Society

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Skowhegan Community History - The Skowhegan Island

"… corn, and harvest corn on their return from the ocean. Before the first dam on the island, there were two waterfalls."

Lubec, Maine - Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello - Page 1 of 3

"… long time summer home, lies 10 miles across open ocean from mainland New Brunswick. But a mere 300 yards from the U.S. mainland at Lubec, Maine."